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Monthly Archives: March 2020
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
The opening caption of an English language import of one of animator Lotte Reiniger’s shorts, “The Adventures of Dr. Dolittle: The Lion’s Den” (1923), reads: “The characters in this little comedy have no real existence. They have been designed and … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Inkwell
Tagged 20's, Aladdin, Animation, Arabian Nights, genie, Lotte Reiniger, Magician, Silent, Witch
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In the Aftermath (1988)
Perhaps the strangest entry in the post-apocalypse genre is In the Aftermath (1988), a hybrid of live action and Japanese anime patched together for the home video market by Roger Corman’s New World Pictures – though it feels like the … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 80's, Animation, Post Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Surreal
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The Damned (1963)
I was originally going to post about The Damned (aka These are the Damned, 1963) as a “double feature” with X the Unknown (1956), which is also a Hammer black-and-white SF film dominated by Geiger counter clicks. The Damned can … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 60's, Gangs, Hammer, Joseph Losey, Macdonald Carey, Oliver Reed, radiation, Science Fiction, Shirley Anne Field, Viveca Lindfors
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