Tag: Mod
Hercules, Samson and Ulysses / Damon and Pythias
Recently, the Warner Archive Collection debuted two of the more enjoyable Pepla I’ve seen in their manufactured-on-demand (MOD) line of DVDs, the epic Italian features Hercules, Samson and Ulysses (1963) and Damon and Pythias (1962). Although it may be obvious to you by the titles alone, these Sword-and-Sandal pictures draw heavily from Greek mythology, as [...]
Lisztomania
To have had director Ken Russell develop your biopic, as the 19th century pianist Franz Liszt (1811-1886) did here, meant having your life story cinematically-butchered by a raving madman. Now, before the stones start flying here, allow me to raise my hands defensively and assure you that I in fact mean this in a good [...]
Fox Cinema Archives: First Wave (Part Two)
Read Part One here. In this article, we will be looking at the Fox Cinema Archive Manufacture on Demand titles; Claudia (1943), The Foxes of Harrow (1947), and My Wife’s Best Friend (1952). As with most MOD titles, the films were put on DVD using the best source material available. This means that no one [...]
The Casserole Club
Okay, I’ll fess up. The whole reason I volunteered to review The Casserole Club is that I’ve always had a little crush on Kevin Richardson – he’s the only reason I have Backstreet Boys CDs in my collection (wait, did I just admit I have Backstreet Boys CDs?). Add to that my love for Jane [...]
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