The City of the Dead (although I prefer the more sensational U.S. title, Horror Hotel) was a staple for horror television back in the black and white days. Milton Subotsky rewrote the script and produced it, so this pretty much makes it the first Amicus production. And a good one it is, too. The poster art is killer.
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How can you go wrong with an Italian horror starring Barbara Steele and a German one with Klaus Kinski? A solid double bill of terror.
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The Ghost (1963) and
Dead Eyes of London (1961)
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Funny how you can take a lively television animated series and make it a dull and lifeless-actioner for the big screen. Costuming was especially lazy, and would it have hurt to inject some humor–any humor–into this misfire?
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I found out about this movie after reading Night Gallery: An After Hours Tour (which I highly recommend). Dark Intruder was the pilot for a potential series for television called The Black Cloak, produced by Jack Laird. Dailymotion is currently offering a slightly blurry copy for view, and it's well worth the time spent.
Here's the pressbook to whet your appetite. Bon appetite.
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Here's a fun pressbook exhibitor aid for Tarzan's Secret Treasure. Every weekend for me as a kid, showing on local television, would be the Tarzan and Abbott and Costello movies. Comic reader version: Download Tarzan's Secret Treasure
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Tarzan’s Secret Treasure (1941)
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The Destination Moon pressbook is big. At 13.5 by 20.25 inches, and 31 pages, it is an impressive promotional campaign for the movie. It is interesting to note that this movie presaged the notion of private enterprise spearheading space exploration, not the government. Of course, NASA did the heavy lifting in the beginning, but now it seems private enterprise is taking the lead (for better or worse). Woody Woodpecker has the honor of explaining the scientific principles behind space travel. For the story behind that, see Wikipedia’s entry on Destination Moon.
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Snake Plissken didn't let a wall stop him. I saw Escape from New York in a theater in 1981. And not a multiplex theater either, but just one big screen. That's how a movie like this should be seen. Popcorn optional.
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Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee should have both appeared in this movie, but the American studio backing it wanted American names. A pity, as Jack Palance is out of place here. His performance is oddly delivered (but energetic). This Amicus portmanteau entry is still a lot of creepy with Burgess Meredith stealing the spotlight. The Fright Seeds gimmick is priceless.
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A poverty row potboiler from Republic Pictures. Leonard Maltin gave it 1 and a half stars. Still, on my to see list. The poster art is excellent.
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With a tagline like "They'll roast anybody in their path!" you can't go wrong. Here's the pressbook for Godzilla Raids Again (1955), also titled Gigantis the Fire Monster for the English dubbed (and edited) release in 1959. It was shown in a double bill with Teenagers from Outer Space or Rodan. I would have preferred seeing it with Rodan, but I admit to a fondness for Teenagers. The poster art figures prominently in the promotion, but there's a coloring contest mat and a TV trailer to "move audiences from their living-room chairs to the seats of your theatre."
In a first for really, really, really going the extra mile for promoting a movie, the exploitation page takes the grand prize for stellar idea: "local armory might be willing to lend you a sub-machine gun, bazooka, flame thrower and grenade rifle, like weapons used in the picture. Strap them on lobby board or behind a roped-off area and explain that 'These weapons are no match for Gigantis."
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H.G. Wells goes after Jack the Ripper in the 20th Century. What more can you ask for?
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