Tag Archives: Fantasy
She (1982)
She – apparently filmed in 1982 but not released until 1985 – opens with a quote from H. Rider Haggard’s source novel, “In Earth and Skie and Sea/Strange Thynges Ther Be,” which apparently is all the impetus writer/director Avi Nesher … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's, Action, cheesecake, Fantasy, God, Punk, Science Fiction, Sword and Sorcery
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Mysterious Island (1961)
Since I just covered 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), this naturally leads us into Mysterious Island (1961), the film adaptation of Jules Verne’s sequel, which follows up on the fate of Captain Nemo and his Nautilus. Eventually. In the … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 60's, Action, Fantasy, giant animals, Jules Verne, Ray Harryhausen, Science Fiction
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
We typically put Disney movies in a category of their own; we exclude them from the greater world of twentieth century cinema, and discuss them only in the context of the history of the Walt Disney Company. Thus it’s often … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Midnight Matinee
Tagged 50's, Action, Fantasy, giant animals, giant squid, James Mason, Jules Verne, Kirk Douglas, Peter Lorre, Science Fiction, Walt Disney
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