Tag Archives: Sword and Sorcery

Heavy Metal (1981)

Posted on September 16, 2011 at 5:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Heavy Metal magazine debuted in the U.S. in the spring of 1977 with the image of a pointy-breasted robot bashing to pieces another robot with a wrench. The publishers of the National Lampoon had compiled this “adult illustrated fantasy magazine” … Continue reading →

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Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Posted on August 8, 2011 at 6:39 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Conan and I go way back.  My first impression of the character was when I went to Universal Studios in California in 1983, just a wee tyke, taking notice of the brochure’s advertisement for the Conan the Barbarian stunt show … Continue reading →

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Wizards (1977)

Posted on January 8, 2011 at 10:21 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Wizards is a film that only seems to make some kind of logical sense when viewed as part of a Ralph Bakshi marathon.  Placed in context within his body of work, sandwiched between the radically cartoonish, venomously indignant Coonskin (1975) … Continue reading →

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