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Ilya Muromets (1956)

Posted on January 21, 2017 at 11:01 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Russian director Aleksandr Ptushko’s Ilya Muromets (1956) is another of his fantasy epics, and rates highly among his considerable body of work for its inventive, nonstop special effects and the grand scope of its production. But, of course, it also … Continue reading →

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Dragonslayer (1981)

Posted on June 8, 2015 at 7:49 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

I wanted to follow up my review of Excalibur (1981) with Dragonslayer (1981), not just because it’s another sword & sorcery film released the same year, but because it’s trying to do much the same thing thematically, albeit with a … Continue reading →

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The Flight of Dragons (1982)

Posted on May 24, 2015 at 1:19 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

There’s a good chance that if you grew up in the 80’s and you loved fantasy, you remember The Flight of Dragons (1982). For years, my memory was extremely selective – I recalled an early scene set in a bookstore … Continue reading →

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