Tag Archives: Sword and Sorcery
Double Feature: The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)/Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)
When I was a child, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) and Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977) were one and the same – a four-hour Sinbad miniseries, with all the islands, wizards, beautiful girls, and Ray Harryhausen … Continue reading
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Here in Madison we have a restaurant called the Tipsy Cow, and on the wall hangs a chalkboard that diagrams a key moment from Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975): a cow being catapulted onto the heads of King … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Harpo
Tagged 70's, Arthurian Legend, Comedy, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Monty Python, Sword and Sorcery, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, witches
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The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
In my review of The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984), I pointed out that it may be a lousy movie, but there is still a substantial divide between this low-budget exploitation movie from the Roger Corman factory and much of … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 80's, Action, Fantasy, Richard Moll, Sword and Sorcery
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