Tag Archives: Terry Gilliam
Monty Python’s Flying Circus: The Norwegian Blu-Ray Edition
Last November Network in the U.K. released their sparkling new restoration of the landmark series Monty Python’s Flying Circus (1969-1974) to mark its 50th anniversary. All four series are available in Network’s region-free box set, “The Norwegian Blu-Ray Edition” (get … Continue reading
Posted in Late Night TV
Tagged 60's, 70's, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Monty Python, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
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Jabberwocky (1977)
The nonsense title of Jabberwocky (1977), taken from a Lewis Carroll poem written in nonsense words (in Through the Looking Glass), could not be more appropriate, because it is a proudly nonsense film. It also defies categorization, or even easy … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 70's, Comedy, Fantasy, Lewis Carroll, Max Wall, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
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Cry of the Banshee (1970)
Cry of the Banshee (1970) opens with a quote from Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Bells,” and his name was featured prominently in the advertising, despite the fact that the film is not an adaptation of Poe at all – but … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 70's, AIP, Christopher Wicking, Gordon Hessler, horror, Madness, Satanism, Terry Gilliam, Vincent Price, Werewolf, witches
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