Tag Archives: Science Fiction
10 Hammer Favorites
Reviewing The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) has me thinking about my favorite Hammer films, horror or otherwise. What follows is a list of the Hammer films I return to the most often and with the greatest pleasure. It’s not … Continue reading
Posted in Marathon
Tagged 50's, 60's, 70's, Andrew Keir, Charles Gray, Christopher Lee, Collinson Twins, dinosaurs, Dracula, Fantasy, Frankenstein, Hammer, horror, Linda Hayden, Oliver Reed, Peter Cushing, prehistoric, Quatermass, Raquel Welch, Ray Harryhausen, Satanism, Science Fiction, Susan Denberg, The Devil, Vampire, Werewolf
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The Fury (1978)
Brian De Palma followed his hit shocker Carrie (1976) with another exploration of telekinesis and its violent manifestations, the operatic and ambitious genre hybrid The Fury (1978). Anticipating David Cronenberg’s Scanners (1981), The Fury follows two young adults with powerful psychic abilities and … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 70's, Amy Irving, Brian De Palma, Charles Durning, horror, John Cassavetes, John Williams, Kirk Douglas, psychic, Science Fiction
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The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
Blasted out of the Arctic ice with atomic testing is a prehistoric creature called the Rhedosaurus, scaly, spiny, and massive jawed, stomping on four legs, and sending a scientist toppling over a ridge. Later that man, Thomas Nesbitt (Paul Hubschmid, … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 50's, Cecil Kellaway, Coney Island, dinosaurs, Fantasy, Kenneth Tobey, Ray Bradbury, Ray Harryhausen, Science Fiction, Stop Motion
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