Tag Archives: Witch
Through Fire, Water and…Brass Pipes (1968)
By 1968, Russian director Aleksandr Rou (Vassilisa the Beautiful) had permanently associated his name with cinematic fairy tales aimed at children. To Western audiences he is best known for his film Jack Frost (Father Frost, 1964) because of its inclusion … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 60's, Aleksandr Rou, Baba Yaga, fairy tale, Russian, Undersea Kingdom, Witch
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Horror Rises from the Tomb (1972)
Scream Factory’s new 5-disc, 5-film set The Paul Naschy Collection seeks to bring wider exposure to Spain’s horror auteur, writer/director/star Paul Naschy. Scream has modeled this set after their three indispensable volumes of Vincent Price films, which I hope means … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 70's, Carlos Aured, Emma Cohen, Helga Liné, horror, Paul Naschy, severed head, Surreal, Talisman, Vampire, Warlock, Witch, Zombie
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The Thief and the Cobbler: A Moment in Time (1992)
Richard Williams, the legendary Canadian-born animator who authored The Animator’s Survival Kit and won an Oscar for Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), spent almost three decades of his life trying to complete an Arabian Nights-style adventure pushing the animated form … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Inkwell
Tagged 70's, 80's, 90's, Animation, Anthony Quayle, Arabian Nights, cyclops, Donald Pleasence, Fantasy, Psychedelic, Richard Williams, Surreal, Vincent Price, Witch
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