Tag Archives: 70’s
On the Comet (1970)
Karel Zeman (1910-1989) was a Czechoslovakian animator and filmmaker whose shorts and feature length films are like multi-media playgrounds in which actors move amongst baroque painted backdrops, interact with stop-motion animated creatures matted against deliberately flat, Victorian-style paintings and cut-outs, … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 70's, Animation, Fantasy, Jules Verne, Karel Zeman, Psychedelic, Science Fiction, Surreal
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Double Feature: Enter the Dragon (1973)/Challenge of the Tiger (1980)
Is there anything which says “the 70’s” more succinctly than kung fu? Yes, there was the David Carradine series (1972-75); there were also comic books, like Marvel’s Master of Kung Fu (introduced in 1973); Peter Cushing pursued Dracula into Hong … Continue reading
Posted in Double Feature, Theater Psychotronic
Tagged 70's, 80's, Action, Bruce Lee, Kung Fu, motorcycle, Villain Petting White Cat
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The Secrets of Isis: “The Lights of Mystery Mountain” (1975)
Andrea Thomas (Joanna Cameron) seems like an ordinary high school science teacher, albeit one who keeps a pet raven in the classroom. Yet, as the opening credits tell us, on an archaeological dig in Egypt she uncovered a mystical amulet … Continue reading
Posted in Late Night TV
Tagged 70's, Action, Egypt, Fantasy, Saturday Morning TV, Superhero
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