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The Phantom Carriage (1921)

“Now you know why I’m afraid of something fatal happening to me on New Year’s Eve,” the man says. He’s sitting in a cemetery, drinking with two other vagabonds, and he’s just explained the legend of The Phantom Carriage (Körkarlen, … Continue reading

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100 Essential Films of the Fantastic (26-50)

Part 2 of the 100 Essential Films of the Fantastic. See Part 1 for an introduction. To view all 100, visit the list’s contents page. #26 The Maze (1953) D: William Cameron Menzies Rebecca meets H.P. Lovecraft in this tale … Continue reading

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Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life (1983)

In the official pressbook for Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life (1983), the last of the Monty Python films and the formal end of the group’s creative output, Graham Chapman described the film’s story thusly: “We start just prior to … Continue reading

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