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Malpertuis (1972)
I have wanted to see Harry Kümel’s Malpertuis (1972) ever since reading a detailed synopsis in Phil Hardy’s Horror: The Aurum Film Encyclopedia (1985; indispensable for its many obscure films, less commendable for its often patronizing opinions of the genre). … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Fantasy, gorgon, Greek Mythology, Harry Kumel, Orson Welles, Scary Mask, Surreal, Zombie
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Clash of the Titans (1981)
So yesterday I went to Thor: The Dark World (2013), and – probably because I had just re-watched 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) that morning, I was particularly struck by how far special effects have come, how casually sophisticated … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's, Adventure, Burgess Meredith, Claire Bloom, Fantasy, gorgon, Greek Mythology, Harry Hamlin, kraken, Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Medusa, Pegasus, Ray Harryhausen, The Underworld, Ursula Andress
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