Tag Archives: 60’s
Queen of Blood (1966)
In today’s world of globalization and internet file-sharing, you couldn’t really get away with what American International Pictures was doing in the mid-60’s: cutting up Russian special effects epics, inserting new American footage with different plotlines, and releasing them under … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 60's, AIP, Alien Invasion, Basil Rathbone, Dennis Hopper, horror, John Saxon, Roger Corman, Russian, Science Fiction
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A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967)
Hammer’s third go at the Robin Hood legend is something of a latecomer, there being a seven-year gap between this film, A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967), and their previous Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960). It’s what we would now … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Midnight Matinee
Tagged 60's, Action, Adventure, Hammer, Robin Hood
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The Brigand of Kandahar (1965)
I’m sure Hammer would have loved to have had a David Lean in their stable of directors. They craved prestige. She (1965) took them furthest in the direction of big-budget adventure spectacle, and it was enough of a hit to … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Midnight Matinee
Tagged 60's, Adventure, British Colonialism, Hammer, Oliver Reed
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