Monthly Archives: May 2014

Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955)

Posted on May 30, 2014 at 1:03 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

“My friends and I, we just had the best holiday ever!” begins Journey to the Beginning of Time (Cesta do pravěku, 1955), the startling and wonderful live-action fantasy film from Czech animator Karel Zeman. Zeman, who would go on to … Continue reading →

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King Kong (1933)

Posted on May 27, 2014 at 2:54 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

The most famous monster movie ever made has aged so well because it is about awe and wonder. That is the topic of King Kong (1933) and its method. Obviously, it is still a film from 1933 – every film … Continue reading →

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The Shadow of the Cat (1961)

Posted on May 26, 2014 at 8:20 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

The Shadow of the Cat (1961) has long interested Hammer fans, partly for its unavailability on DVD and partly because it isn’t quite a Hammer film, being a Hammer co-production with B.H.P. Films (it went out under the B.H.P. name). … Continue reading →

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