tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post7197876085582000692..comments2024-03-27T22:19:43.722-04:00Comments on PEPLUM TV: SWORD & SANDAL THURSDAYS on TCM (US)PEPLUM TVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15737965370930852596noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-56400329273189699882019-01-25T18:11:33.448-05:002019-01-25T18:11:33.448-05:00Thanks, Stergios!
I would like to see these copie...Thanks, Stergios!<br /><br />I would like to see these copies. If anyone has them, please let me know.PEPLUM TVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737965370930852596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-60649972141170452292019-01-25T05:52:57.459-05:002019-01-25T05:52:57.459-05:00Latest update: Again my first catch was the 3rd fi...Latest update: Again my first catch was the 3rd film from the schedule, The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules (Maciste, gladiatore di Sparta, 1964). The next 2 films aired as scheduled, Hercules Against the Mongols (Maciste contro i Mongoli, 1963) and Hercules Against the Barbarians (Maciste nell'inferno di Gengis Khan, 1964), all with Mark Forest. All films were in widescreen and had nice colors with sharp images. A nice surprise was that right after, at exactly 05.00h (EST-US) 12.00h noon here in Greece, started The Tartars (I tartari, 1961) with Victor Mature.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954266537675718191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-36774077968056201582019-01-20T01:14:52.105-05:002019-01-20T01:14:52.105-05:00What are the movies in the brief little promo TCM ...What are the movies in the brief little promo TCM keeps showing on air? There's a longer one that's on-line all over the place, but I haven't seen the very short on-line one anywhere.<br /><br />--gpmgpmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12070901832220457927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-45315346380904071552019-01-11T23:00:01.678-05:002019-01-11T23:00:01.678-05:00Stergios, thanks for the info.
Why is ATLAS not a...Stergios, thanks for the info.<br /><br />Why is ATLAS not available in widescreen? It's so odd. PEPLUM TVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737965370930852596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-6516824832741611542019-01-11T06:48:44.602-05:002019-01-11T06:48:44.602-05:00Update: I managed to take a look on TCM (US) mysel...Update: I managed to take a look on TCM (US) myself and I checked on 3 films. First catch was The Colossus of Rhodes (1961) and it was in widescreen as expected. However the next 2 films, Minotaur (1960) and Atlas (1961) was in 4:3 format. I got Minotaur in widescreen and I can say in better quality than TCM's print but TCM beats me in Atlas, much better colors and sharper image than my copy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954266537675718191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-87037632041997357362019-01-10T13:50:47.448-05:002019-01-10T13:50:47.448-05:00Right on ATLAS! My copy of ATLAS is B&W and pa...Right on ATLAS! My copy of ATLAS is B&W and pan and scan ... it's buried within a multi-disk Roger Corman collection. I was hoping it would have been widescreen in keeping with the archival boxed-set mission, but to no avail.<br /><br />It's such a weird movie in so many respects ... the sparse "mobs" of soldiers and civilians, recorded in very "tight" shots to imply there are more actors than you see ... the famous papier-mache helmets and shields ... the SPARTACUS-purloined credits with triumphant brass fanfares blaring amidst heroic Greek statues in motion across the screen.<br /><br />I will be up early tomorrow a.m. to see if TCM miraculously has the WS version ... it's happened before with others!<br /><br />tgk<br /><br />P.S. Kino Lorber finally is shipping (weeks late) its Blu Ray of REVOLT OF THE SLAVES ... waiting for arrivalBrrrodie the Westiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264730463799876531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-87512060894839419052019-01-09T10:07:20.740-05:002019-01-09T10:07:20.740-05:00John, when the screenings are finished, please get...John, when the screenings are finished, please get back and write full report about this, I'm also curious like you are, especially about the quality of the films. I got Atlas (1961) for example, in an awful copy (american probably) with washed out colors and 4:3 picture format. I need to know more about this topic, Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954266537675718191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-1613111219397894272019-01-08T17:13:55.901-05:002019-01-08T17:13:55.901-05:00I have all of these movies and they are all worth ...I have all of these movies and they are all worth watching over and over again. Amazon Prime has a rather interesting film which I added to my watchlist Monday evening. This is a film about the siege of Vienna in the 1600s called DAY OF THE SIEGE starring F. Murray Abrams and is about 300,000 Ottoman soldiers attempting to defeat a small band of fighters. I saw the trailer and is full of action. Produced and directed by Italians. It's about 2hrs in length and Amazon says it's from 2014. Have you heard of this movie?? orsh549https://www.blogger.com/profile/13242424217251061672noreply@blogger.com