Tag Archives: Witch
Father Frost (1964)
To mark the upcoming premiere of the new season of Mystery Science Theater 3000 on Netflix, I’ve been covering each of the Russian films featured on the classic run of the series, including The Day the Earth Froze (Sampo, 1959), … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, Aleksandr Rou, Baba Yaga, Christmas, fairy tale, Fantasy, Father Frost, lovable animals, Mushroom, Russian, Surreal, Witch
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Sampo (1959)
Longtime readers of this website (are there such things?) may recall that I have reviewed several Soviet-made fairy tale films in the past. Well, hoist your shields, lift your swords to the air, and invoke the firebird, because we’re about to … Continue reading
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Tagged 50's, Aleksandr Ptushko, fairy tale, Fantasy, Finnish, Russian, Sampo, Surreal, Sword and Sorcery, Witch
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Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo premiered in May of 1958, and later that year another James Stewart/Kim Novak pairing, the Christmas-themed Bell, Book and Candle, was released just in time for the holidays. (The film’s New York premiere was on Christmas day.) The two make … Continue reading
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Tagged 50's, Beatnik, Christmas, Comedy, Elsa Lanchester, Ernie Kovacs, Fantasy, Hermione Gingold, James Stewart, Kim Novak, screwball comedy, Witch, witches
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