It’s a collection of 6 — count ’em Six — horror and sci-fi curiosities from the ’40s and ’50s, aimed straight at covetous fantasy film addicts. Wacky scripts, strange characterizations and poverty row production values are on view, but the fine transfers reveal professional cinematography and occasional impressive direction. The films are definitely of their time — the censor-inhibited 1940s pictures rely on spooky situations because they can’t show blood or too much violence. And a pair of low-end B&w ‘scope thrillers from the ‘fifties drive-in era do more with less, cutting corners in interesting ways. Viavision anoints the shows with expert commentaries and a couple of real surprises: an entire extra feature and a rare 1950s TV show.
Silver Screams Cinema
Region-Free Blu-ray
Return of the Ape Man, The Phantom Speaks, The Vampire’s Ghost, Valley of the Zombies, She Devil, The Unknown Terror
Viavision [Imprint] 54, 55, 56
1944-1957 / B&w / 2:35 widescreen...
Silver Screams Cinema
Region-Free Blu-ray
Return of the Ape Man, The Phantom Speaks, The Vampire’s Ghost, Valley of the Zombies, She Devil, The Unknown Terror
Viavision [Imprint] 54, 55, 56
1944-1957 / B&w / 2:35 widescreen...
- 8/17/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Margaret Field, best remembered for the 1951 sci-fier The Man From Planet X, died at her Malibu home on Sunday, Nov. 6, the day her daughter Sally Field turned 65. Margaret Field, who had been diagnosed with cancer six years ago, was 89. Directed by cult B-movie director Edgar G. Ulmer, The Man From Planet X turned out to be the highlight of Field's film career. The story revolves around a mysterious journalist (Robert Clarke) who may or may not be an alien with ties to a spaceship that has landed near an observatory on a remote Scottish island. Most of Field's previous movie appearances had been uncredited bit parts, chiefly in Paramount productions such as The Perils of Pauline, Night Has a Thousand Eyes, and Samson and Delilah. Her parts got bigger following The Man from Planet X, but they remained subpar roles in mostly B movies. Among those were Philip Ford's...
- 11/8/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The BBC has revealed that BBC Three repeats of The End of Time will have available an audio commentary from outgoing executive producers Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner.
The commentary for part one will be available on Freeview, Virgin and Sky on Sunday 27th December at 7pm, while the commentary for Part Two will only be on Virgin and Sky on Sunday 3rd January at 7pm. Neither commentary will be available on Freesat.
The commentaries are expected to be broadcast on BBC Radio 7 and thus will be available worldwide on the BBC i-player. Part One has been scheduled for 3am on 26th December, with Part Two airing at 2.30am on Sunday 3rd January.
In addition, the Christmas Eve, 9am, BBC Three repeat of Dreamland will also have a commentary, this time with writer Phil Ford and the director Gary Russell.http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com...
The commentary for part one will be available on Freeview, Virgin and Sky on Sunday 27th December at 7pm, while the commentary for Part Two will only be on Virgin and Sky on Sunday 3rd January at 7pm. Neither commentary will be available on Freesat.
The commentaries are expected to be broadcast on BBC Radio 7 and thus will be available worldwide on the BBC i-player. Part One has been scheduled for 3am on 26th December, with Part Two airing at 2.30am on Sunday 3rd January.
In addition, the Christmas Eve, 9am, BBC Three repeat of Dreamland will also have a commentary, this time with writer Phil Ford and the director Gary Russell.http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com...
- 12/23/2009
- by Marcus
- The Doctor Who News Page
Move over Mulder and Scully! The Doctor is in Roswell's Area 51, armed with his sonic screwdriver and plenty of one-liners in this highly-watchable and undemanding animated adventure. About the length of your average television episode, it breezes along at a breakneck pace and never fails to entertain, despite some fairly bland companions and each character having about two facial expression settings. Writer Phil Ford crams plenty of amusement into The Doctor's dialogue, and one can sense David Tennant's glee as he rattles them off throughout the adventure. Lines like "you never know when you might need to escape in a box" go down a treat, along with The Doctor's momentary confusion that The Reds are more of a Mancunian footballing threat than a nuked-up Soviet one. It's also just as well that The Doctor drops in a reference to Aliens early on, (more)...
- 12/6/2009
- by By Ben Rawson-Jones
- Digital Spy
Spoilers Ahead...
The Waters of Mars sees the Doctor arrive on Mars in 2059, where mankind has established its first colony off Earth.
A small group at the outpost led by Captain Adelaide Brooke (Lindsay Duncan) are using water from an underground glacier to grow vegetation.
But the ice harbours a water-borne lifeform which begins to infect people, turning them into water-spewing zombies.
The Doctor recalls future records that told of the colonists all dying in an unexplained explosion and realises the destruction of the outpost and its inhabitants is a fixed point in time which must be left intact.
He concludes that they must die in order to stop the virus being transported to Earth and so that Brooke's demise inspires her descendants to take to the stars.
After much running through tunnels to escape the water-zombies, and a ride on a turbo-charged robot, Tennant's Time Lord says he must...
The Waters of Mars sees the Doctor arrive on Mars in 2059, where mankind has established its first colony off Earth.
A small group at the outpost led by Captain Adelaide Brooke (Lindsay Duncan) are using water from an underground glacier to grow vegetation.
But the ice harbours a water-borne lifeform which begins to infect people, turning them into water-spewing zombies.
The Doctor recalls future records that told of the colonists all dying in an unexplained explosion and realises the destruction of the outpost and its inhabitants is a fixed point in time which must be left intact.
He concludes that they must die in order to stop the virus being transported to Earth and so that Brooke's demise inspires her descendants to take to the stars.
After much running through tunnels to escape the water-zombies, and a ride on a turbo-charged robot, Tennant's Time Lord says he must...
- 11/15/2009
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
The B Noir festival is a hit! It's always a delight to hear about retrospective programming doing well. There are still people out there interested in and trying out old movies in theaters. Or maybe the San Francisco noir crowd is just that strong. I'd written about "I Wake Up Dreaming" a couple of weeks back (read it here); I have since went and saw some of the movies they're playing.
If you're in the Bay Area and you haven't spared the time, there's good news. The festival was supposed to end this Thursday, but I have just been informed that since it is selling out so well, they've decided to add another week of showings!
The list of extra screenings is at the bottom, but before that, I want to recommend trying to get to this Friday's showing of The Devil Thumbs a Ride, which I managed to catch on the fest's opening night.
If you're in the Bay Area and you haven't spared the time, there's good news. The festival was supposed to end this Thursday, but I have just been informed that since it is selling out so well, they've decided to add another week of showings!
The list of extra screenings is at the bottom, but before that, I want to recommend trying to get to this Friday's showing of The Devil Thumbs a Ride, which I managed to catch on the fest's opening night.
- 5/27/2009
- by Arya Ponto
- JustPressPlay.net
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