Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall
Doctor Faustus (1967)
Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) is best known for his plays The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus and Edward II, and conspiracy theorists have long postulated that he faked his premature death (he was stabbed just above the eye during a brawl) and … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 60's, Christopher Marlowe, Elizabeth Taylor, Faust, horror, Richard Burton, Satanism, Surreal, The Devil
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Chandu the Magician (1932)
In The Spider (1931), Edmund Lowe (Dinner at Eight) portrayed Chatrand the Great, a hypnotist and magician who solves a murder. Its success led Lowe to take on the role of the similar (and similarly named) Chandu the Magician (1932), reuniting … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 30's, Action, astral projection, Bela Lugosi, Chandu, death ray, Edmund Lowe, Egypt, Fantasy, hypnotism, Irene Ware, Marcel Varnel, William Cameron Menzies, Yogi
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When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970), shot on location in the Canary Islands, is the most notable of Hammer’s attempts to recreate the global success of One Million Years B.C. (1966). It didn’t have Raquel Welch, and it didn’t have … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, cheesecake, dinosaurs, Fantasy, Hammer, Jim Danforth, prehistoric, Stop Motion, Val Guest, Victoria Vetri
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