Tag Archives: Fantasy
Alice in Wonderland (1933)
As a longtime Alice fan, I was always interested in seeing the 1933 Paramount Studios version. (At least, in the Leonard Maltin Movie Guide, its cast made it sound like an interesting, large-scale production.) My first (partial) viewing was completely … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Midnight Matinee
Tagged 30's, Alice in Wonderland, Cary Grant, Fantasy, Gary Cooper, Surreal, W.C. Fields, William Cameron Menzies
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The Twilight Zone: “Nick of Time” (1960)
By the time this episode aired, The Twilight Zone had already become legendary for its outlandishness. Previously, science fiction, fantasy, and horror were seen as kids’ stuff, and though Rod Serling had already established himself as a screenwriter of note, … Continue reading
Posted in Late Night TV
Tagged 60's, Anthology, Fantasy, Richard Matheson, Rod Serling, Science Fiction, Twilight Zone, William Shatner
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Barbarella (1968)
My first viewing of Barbarella (1968) was held to commemorate the purchase of a lava lamp, which, in retrospect, was ideal, because the film seems to exist inside of one. Roger Vadim’s science fiction spectacle is at its grooviest when … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 60's, angel, cheesecake, Comedy, Fantasy, Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, Psychedelic, Roger Vadim, Science Fiction, sexploitation, Surreal
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