- Welcome to the theater. Mind the leaking roof.
-
Recent Posts
Tags
30's 40's 50's 60's 70's 80's Action AIP A Month at the Grindhouse Animation cheesecake Christopher Lee Comedy Dracula Drama fairy tale Fantasy Frankenstein Hammer Haunted House horror Japan Jean Rollin lovable animals Madness Patrick McGoohan Peter Cushing Psychedelic Rock Musical Roger Corman Russian Satanism Science Fiction sexploitation slapstick Slasher Stop Motion Surreal Sword and Sorcery The Devil The Prisoner Vampire Witch witches Zombie-
Blogroll
- AV Club
- Backlots
- Christina Wehner
- Cinematic Catharsis
- Classic Film & TV Cafe
- Classic Horror Film Board
- Criterion Forum
- Dave Kehr
- DVD Beaver
- DVD Drive-In
- DVD Maniacs
- Fascination: The Jean Rollin Experience
- Goregirl's Dungeon
- Jeff Kuykendall
- Last Drive-In
- Mobius Home Video Forum
- Paracinema Magazine
- Psychotronica Redux
- Satellite News (MST3K)
- Shout! Factory
- Silver Screenings
- Tim Lucas / Video Watchdog
- Trailers from Hell
-
-
Tag Archives: Grim Reaper
The Phantom Carriage (1921)
“Now you know why I’m afraid of something fatal happening to me on New Year’s Eve,” the man says. He’s sitting in a cemetery, drinking with two other vagabonds, and he’s just explained the legend of The Phantom Carriage (Körkarlen, … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 20's, Drama, Fantasy, Grim Reaper, horror, New Year's Eve, Silent, Surreal, Swedish, Victor Sjöström
Comments Off on The Phantom Carriage (1921)
100 Essential Films of the Fantastic (26-50)
Part 2 of the 100 Essential Films of the Fantastic. See Part 1 for an introduction. To view all 100, visit the list’s contents page. #26 The Maze (1953) D: William Cameron Menzies Rebecca meets H.P. Lovecraft in this tale … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 100 Essential Films of the Fantastic, 50's, 60's, Alien Invasion, Bunuel, Captain Nemo, cyclops, demons, Dracula, Dragon, Edgar Allan Poe, Federico Fellini, giant animals, giant ants, giant squid, Godzilla, Greek Mythology, Grim Reaper, H.G. Wells, Hammer, Japan, Jules Verne, Nouvelle Vague, Ray Harryhausen, Robby the Robot, Roger Corman, time machine, Universal Monsters, Van Helsing, Vincent Price, Walt Disney, William Cameron Menzies
2 Comments
Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life (1983)
In the official pressbook for Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life (1983), the last of the Monty Python films and the formal end of the group’s creative output, Graham Chapman described the film’s story thusly: “We start just prior to … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Harpo
Tagged 80's, British Colonialism, Comedy, Eric Idle, fish, Graham Chapman, Grim Reaper, Heaven, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Monty Python, Musical, Surreal, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Comments Off on Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life (1983)