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As a silent film enthusiast, I’m all for the restoration of old movies especially something as old and and as rare as this Edward S. Curtis film. The fact that it is 100 years old is astonishing. The fact that it it isn’t in better condition is, alas, not astonishing at all as that isContinue reading “IN THE LAND OF THE HEAD HUNTERS (1914): One Movie/Two Different Versions”

SHIRAZ (1928) is the second of three silent films that make up a truly remarkable trilogy. The other two are THE LIGHT OF ASIA (1927) and A THROW OF DICE (1929). They were a collaborative effort between an Indian producer/star, British financing, and a German director. All 3 movies were shot on location in IndiaContinue reading “SHIRAZ (1928): Indian Filmmaking Before Bollywood”

I’m sure that most people (myself included) had no idea that an Indian cinema existed before the films of Satyajit Ray. A THROW OF DICE or PRAPANCHA PASH to give the film its Indian title was one of several films made by the team of German film director Franz Osten and Indian actor Himansu RaiContinue reading “A THROW OF DICE (1929): A Silent Indian-German Co-Production”

Every time Halloween rolls around, I’m always on the lookout for something appropriate to watch. I’ve had this DVD for 7 years now and I remember liking it when I first watched it but that was right after I purchased it and I hadn’t seen it since then. Having recently re-read Gogol’s original story THEContinue reading “THE VIY: Wonderful Russian Adaptation Of The Nicolai Gogol Short Story”

The AIP version of BLACK SUNDAY is one of my most vivid memories from watching horror movies on TV. I don’t remember it playing in the theaters in my home town of Greenville, SC but I’m sure it did but it would have been of no consequence as I wasn’t old enough to see it.Continue reading “BLACK SUNDAY (1960) – My Introduction To Euro-Gothic Cinema In The Version I Remember”

Finally DEAD OF NIGHT, which is one of the greatest of all supernatural films, is available in a transfer that does this benchmark film justice. I hesitate to call it a horror film as only two segments out of five would qualify. The rest of the movie features stories that alternate between the fantastic andContinue reading “DEAD OF NIGHT (1945): The Best Transfer Yet Of This Supernatural Classic”

I never thought i would see the day when HOUSE OF THE LONG SHADOWS would ever look this good. After suffering through various abysmal VHS, DVD, and Instant Video transfers, SHADOWS is reborn in this new Blu-Ray transfer. It even looks better than when I saw it in the theaters back in the 1980s. OfContinue reading “HOUSE OF THE LONG SHADOWS: This Stunning Blu-Ray Transfer Looks Better Than The Original Did”

I saw more movies in theaters during the 1970s then in any other period of my life. This 1977 remake of the 1932 ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (restoring H.G. Wells’ title) was one of the few films that I saw in a cinema on multiple occasions. I was able to talk several of my friendsContinue reading “THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU (1977)”

I remember seeing THE MAD DOCTOR on TV back in the early 1960s and although I didn’t see it again until the release of this Blu-Ray half a century later, parts of it, especially the ending, had remained with me. Why this film has not made its bow on home video until now is beyondContinue reading “THE MAD DOCTOR: Rare Basil Rathbone Flick Is Now Available Once Again”

In 1974, Vincent Price ended his long association with American international Pictures (starting in 1960 with HOUSE OF USHER) by appearing in MADHOUSE which was originally to have been called “The Revenge of Dr. Death”. It also marked the end of Price in a starring role and the end of the old school style ofContinue reading “MADHOUSE: Vincent Price’s Last Starring Role”