Category Archives: Theater Fantastique
Double Feature: Planet of the Apes (1968)/Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Has there ever been a more unexpected cinematic franchise than that spawned by Planet of the Apes (1968)? Actors in ape makeup, their moving lips unglimpsed beneath a coconut-shaped mouthpiece, arguing over matters of politics, science, and philosophy. Each film … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, 70's, Action, Charlton Heston, Planet of the Apes, Rod Serling, Roddy McDowall, Science Fiction
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Queen of Blood (1966)
In today’s world of globalization and internet file-sharing, you couldn’t really get away with what American International Pictures was doing in the mid-60’s: cutting up Russian special effects epics, inserting new American footage with different plotlines, and releasing them under … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, AIP, Alien Invasion, Basil Rathbone, Dennis Hopper, horror, John Saxon, Roger Corman, Russian, Science Fiction
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Sayonara Jupiter (1984)
It is the year 2125. The Earth’s population is 18 billion, and colonies throughout the solar system hold an additional five billion (the opening titles inform us). New sources of energy and sustenance are urgently pursued to sustain those vast … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's, Dolphin, Japan, Jupiter, Killer Shark, Science Fiction
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