Tag Archives: 60’s
The Thief of Baghdad (1961)
Although the Douglas Fairbanks vehicle The Thief of Bagdad (1924) was a pastiche not based on any particular tale in the Arabian Nights, it inspired a strain of remakes, each of which banked on the audience’s familiarity with the title … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 60's, Arabian Nights, Arthur Lubin, Arturo Dominici, Edy Vessel, Fantasy, Giorgia Moll, Killer Trees, Magician, Pegasus, Steve Reeves, Witch, Wrestling
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The Vampire and the Ballerina (1960)
Renato Polselli’s L’amante del vampiro (The Vampire’s Lover, 1960) – released two years late in the U.S. as The Vampire and the Ballerina, on a double-bill with Vincent Price’s Tower of London – represents Italy’s newfound embrace of Gothic horror, which … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 60's, dance, horror, Renato Polselli, Vampire
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Capsule Reviews
Well, I didn’t mean to leave this site gathering cobwebs for a few weeks (although cobwebs are always a good look), so as I get caught up from a summer vacation, forgive this rambling, scattershot post. I’ll get back to … Continue reading
Posted in The Lobby, Theater Caligari
Tagged 60's, 70's, Carroll Baker, Edwige Fenech, giallo, horror, Jean Seberg, Leon Klimovsky, Marisol, Sergio Martino, Umberto Lenzi
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