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Tintorera (1977)
“Which is the most dangerous?” “Tintorera. Americans like you call it ‘tiger shark’…” [Original title: ¡Tintorera!] [aka Tintorera: Tiger Shark, Tintorera: Killer Shark, Tintorera: Bloody Waters] Director: René Cardona Jr Starring: Hugo Stiglitz, Andrés Garcia, Susan George, Fiona Lewis, Eleazar Garcia, … Continue reading
Et Al. June20
The Madness Of Dr Tube (1915) Original title: La Folie du Docteur Tube. The most interesting thing about this short, experimental film directed by Abel Gance is the evidence it provides for how quickly certain scientist tropes got nailed down—the … Continue reading
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Claws (1977)
“If he hunt Devil Bear, he don’t come back. That bear is Kushtaka—the devil!” Director: Richard Bansbach and R.E. Pierson Starring: Jason Evers, Leon Ames, Anthony Caruso, Carla Layton, Glenn Sipes, Buck Young, Myron Healey, Wayne Lonacre, Bill Ratcliffe, … Continue reading
Seven Footprints To Satan (1929)
“The soul of your betrothed will depend upon your success on the Seven Stairs!” Director: Benjamin Christensen Starring: Creighton Hale, Thelma Todd, DeWitt Jennings, Sheldon Lewis, William V. Mong, Laska Winters, Angelo Rossitto, Kamiyama Sōjin, Ivan Christy, Kalla Pasha, … Continue reading
Posted in Horror
Tagged 1920s, Abraham Merritt, Angelo Rossitto, Benjamin Christensen, Charles Gemora, comedy, Cornell Woolrich, Creighton Hale, DeWitt Jennings, First National, Horror, Ivan Christy, Kalla Pasha, Kamiyama Sōjin, Laska Winters, Loretta Young, old dark house, Sheldon Lewis, silent, Thelma Todd, William V. Mong
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No Time At All (1958)
“The plane is flying. They seem to think he’s coming into Idlewild, where he was supposed to all along. They’ve spotted him visually – he’s back on radar – but he’s got no radio, no lights…” Director: David Swift Starring: … Continue reading
Posted in Disaster movie
Tagged 1950s, aeroplane, based on a novel, Betsy Palmer, Buster Keaton, Charles Bronson, Charles Einstein, Chico Marx, David Swift, Disaster movie, Everett Sloane, Florence Halop, Harry Einstein, Jack Haley, James Gleason, Jane Greer, Jay C. Flippen, Jim Bannon, Keenan Wynn, made-for-TV, Playhouse 90, Reginald Gardiner, Regis Toomey, Robert Bailey, Ron Hargrave, Shepperd Strudwick, Sylvia Sidney, William Lundigan
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Rodan (1956)
“The Pteranodon is the largest flying species recorded in our history. According to the computer calculation from its egg-shell, this one – we named it ‘Rodan’ – has a 270-foot wing-span…” [Original title: Sora No Daikaiju Radon (Giant Sky … Continue reading
Posted in Science fiction
Tagged 1950s, Hirata Akihiko, Honda Ishirō, Imaizumi Ren, Japanese, kaiju eiga, Kimura Takeshi, Kisaragi Kanta, Kobori Akio, Kuronuma Ken, Matsuo Fumihito, Mizunoya Kiyomi, monster, Murata Takeo, Ogata Rinsaku, Sahara Kenji, science fiction, Shirakawa Yumi, Suzukawa Jirô, Tajima Yoshifumi, Takagi Kiyoshi, Toho, Yamada Tatsunosuke
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Lone Wolf And Cub: Baby Cart At The River Styx (1972)
“My son and I have chosen a life of evil… For this day we have been long prepared. If this is where we lose everything that we hold dear – if this is what fate has decreed for us – … Continue reading
Posted in Cult
Tagged 1970s, Ayukawa Izumi, Cult, Hara Seishirô, Japanese, Kishida Shin, Koike Kazuo, Kojima Goseki, manga, Matsumoto Keppei, Matsuo Kayo, Minoru Ōki, Misumi Kenji, Nitta Shôgen, Toho, Tomikawa Akihiro, violence, Wakayama Tomisaburō
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Tentacles (1977)
“There must be something monstrous out there; monstrous and infernal.” [Original title: Tentacoli] Director: Oliver Hellman (Ovidio G. Assonitis) Starring: Bo Hopkins, John Huston, Shelley Winters, Delia Boccardo, Henry Fonda, Claude Akins, Cesare Danova, Alan Boyd, Sherry Buchanan, Alessandro … Continue reading
Posted in Killer animals
Tagged 1970s, Alan Boyd, Alessandro Poggi, an animal dies, an animal really dies, Bo Hopkins, Cesare Danova, Claude Akins, Delia Boccardo, Helena Mäkelä, Henry Fonda, Italian, Jaws rip-off, Jerome Max, John Huston, killer animal, Leonard C. Lightfoot, octopus, Ovidio G. Assonitis, Patrick Mulvihill, Philip Dallas, Roberto Poggi, Shelley Winters, Sherry Buchanan, Sonia Molteni, Steven W. Carabatsos, Tito Carpi
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Et Al. April20
The Eyes Of The Mummy (1918) Original title: Die Augen der Mumie Ma (The Eyes Of Mummy Ma). Arranging his sightseeing during a visit to Egypt, Prince Hohenfels (Max Laurence) is strongly discouraged from visiting the tomb of Queen Ma. Overhearing, … Continue reading
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and you call yourself a scientist!? 