Tag Archives: Hammer
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
It’s possible that The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) is Hammer’s best Frankenstein movie. This is a high bar to clear – from 1957 through 1974, the Peter Cushing-led series is for the most part more interesting and intelligent than the … Continue reading
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Tagged 50's, Eunice Gayson, Francis Matthews, Frankenstein, Hammer, horror, Michael Gwynn, Peter Cushing, Terence Fisher
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The Meaningless Obligatory Midnight Only End of the Year Award List of Blu-rays Released in 2018
Happiest Retro Film Discoveries of 2018 Dragon Inn (King Hu, 1967) – Criterion Collection King Hu, who would later direct A Touch of Zen (1971), delivers a wuxia with physics-defying swordplay and virtually nonstop action, dispensing with any necessary exposition … Continue reading
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Tagged 20's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, Arabian Nights, Dario Argento, George Romero, Hammer, Jamil Dehlavi, Joe Dante, John Carpenter, John Goodman, John Landis, King Hu, Linda Blair, Michele Soavi, monkey, Slasher, Tom Hanks, William Castle, wuxia, Zombie
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Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971)
Hammer’s Mummy series, unlike its Frankensteins and Draculas, offered no continuity between installments, which were released only sporadically. Following Terence Fisher’s The Mummy (1959), which capped a classic Peter Cushing/Christopher Lee monster trilogy that began with The Curse of Frankenstein … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Andrew Keir, Hammer, horror, Michael Carreras, Mummy, Seth Holt, severed hand, Valerie Leon
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