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Tag Archives: Ralph Richardson
Tales from the Crypt (1972)
Amicus Productions, the British film company launched by Americans Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg, found its niche with the horror anthology: Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1964), Torture Garden (1967), The House That Dripped Blood (1970), and Asylum (1972) among them. … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 70's, AIP, Amicus, Christmas, E.C. Comics, Freddie Francis, horror, Joan Collins, Patrick Magee, Peter Cushing, Ralph Richardson, Santa Claus, Zombie
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Things to Come (1936)
By the 1930’s, H.G. Wells had become one of the most prominent political and sociological thinkers and futurists of his time, writing volume after volume speculating on where mankind was headed and where it ought to go, with technology and … Continue reading
Dragonslayer (1981)
I wanted to follow up my review of Excalibur (1981) with Dragonslayer (1981), not just because it’s another sword & sorcery film released the same year, but because it’s trying to do much the same thing thematically, albeit with a … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 80's, Dragon, Fantasy, Peter MacNicol, Ralph Richardson, Sword and Sorcery, Walt Disney
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