Tag Archives: Action
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
Posted in Double Feature, Theater Fantastique
Tagged 60's, 70's, Action, Charlton Heston, Planet of the Apes, Rod Serling, Roddy McDowall, Science Fiction
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A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967)
Hammer’s third go at the Robin Hood legend is something of a latecomer, there being a seven-year gap between this film, A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967), and their previous Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960). It’s what we would now … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Midnight Matinee
Tagged 60's, Action, Adventure, Hammer, Robin Hood
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Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation (1989)
When I was in high school, I was tasked with creating a video for U.S. History class. My friend and I treated it as though we had been commissioned to make a short film for the Oscar telecast. We collaborated … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Psychotronic
Tagged 80's, Action, Home Movie
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