Author Archives: lyzmadness

Conquest Of The Pole (1912)

Posted on July 31, 2016 by lyzmadness

  [Original title:  À La Conquête Du Pole]   Director:  Georges Méliès Starring:  Georges Méliès, Fernande Albany Screenplay:  Georges Méliès, based upon a novel by Jules Verne       Synopsis:  At a gathering of the great minds of the … Continue reading →

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The Rev’s Sermons

Posted on July 29, 2016 by lyzmadness

Book and film reviews by guest reviewer, The Rev! Book reviews: Gila! Killer Deadly Nature Film reviews: B-Fest 2017

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Gila!

Posted on July 29, 2016 by lyzmadness

    “The tissues match,” she went on, “but the hide outside is different.”     “How different?” he asked.     “It’s harder. More like scaly armor.” She ran a hand through her hair. “It has to be a mutation. And it must be a … Continue reading →

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A Trip To The Moon (1902)

Posted on July 28, 2016 by lyzmadness

  [Original title: Le Voyage Dans La Lune]   Director:  Georges Méliès Starring:  Georges Méliès, Henri Delannoy, Victor André, Bleuette Bernon, Jehanne d’Alcy Screenplay:  Georges Méliès, based upon the novels of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells       Foreword:  … Continue reading →

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Et al. May16

Posted on July 7, 2016 by lyzmadness

The Charlatan (1929) When Florence Talbot (Margaret Livingston) has a reading with the fashionable psychic, Count Merlin (Holmes Herbert), she gets more than she bargained for. Merlin addresses her as “Florence Dwight”, describes her past as a circus performer, and recounts the … Continue reading →

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Moments

Posted on July 7, 2016 by lyzmadness

Great (or at least, favourite) scenes and shots. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ The Indian Tomb (1921): For some of us, the high-point of this absurd Oriental fantasy is a sequence in which the Rajah of Eschnapur (Conrad Veidt) either embodies or impersonates (it … Continue reading →

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College Coach (1933)

Posted on June 28, 2016 by lyzmadness

  Director:  William A. Wellman Starring:  Pat O’Brien, Dick Powell, Lyle Talbot, Ann Dvorak, Hugh Herbert, Arthur Byron, Donald Meek, Arthur Hohl, Guinn Williams, Nat Pendleton, Ward Bond, Joe Sauers (Joe Sawyer), John Wayne Screenplay:  Niven Busch and Manuel Seff … Continue reading →

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War Of The Insects (1968)

Posted on June 18, 2016 by lyzmadness

“Insect behaviour has been abnormal all over the world. The damage they’re causing is spreading. Planes everywhere are flying into swarms and crashing. Genocide. The annihilation of mankind…”   [Original title: Konchû Daisensô (Insect War)] [aka Genocide] Director: Nihonmatsu Kazui Starring: Sonoi … Continue reading →

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A New Leaf (1971)

Posted on June 14, 2016 by lyzmadness

  Director:  Elaine May Starring:  Walter Matthau, Elaine May, Jack Weston, George Rose, Doris Roberts, James Coco, William Redfield Screenplay:  Elaine May, based upon a story by Jack Ritchie     A New Leaf follows the travails of aging playboy … Continue reading →

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Without Love (1945)

Posted on June 12, 2016 by lyzmadness

  Director:  Harold S. Bucquet Starring:  Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Keenan Wynn, Lucille Ball, Carl Esmond, Felix Bressart, Patricia Morison, Gloria Grahame Screenplay:  Donald Ogden Stewart, based upon the play by Philip Barry       Without Love was the … Continue reading →

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