tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post7383358106998553494..comments2024-03-28T22:24:18.053-04:00Comments on PEPLUM TV: PEPLUM BOOK REVIEWSPEPLUM TVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15737965370930852596noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-16241932507586141042018-11-22T06:06:59.927-05:002018-11-22T06:06:59.927-05:00Muscles,Myths and Movies was the first Peplum book...Muscles,Myths and Movies was the first Peplum book/mag l ever brought. Loved the reviews of each of the movies. Also liked the description of some of the Mark Forest films . Still a great read.Wayne W<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-10127732104997360602018-11-21T16:28:19.256-05:002018-11-21T16:28:19.256-05:00Nope, I couldn't find any of Lupus' films ...Nope, I couldn't find any of Lupus' films at the time. Of course, got them now. I actually held back on printing the book looking for those and Reeves' "Goliath and the Barbarians". But they never showed up on TV, and I'd exhausted all the video rental stores in my area. Which were really my only options. Glad you still have positive thoughts about the book/zine.Stephen Flacassierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14672663773503415212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-5769396914923299102018-11-19T21:00:51.792-05:002018-11-19T21:00:51.792-05:00Haven't thought about that MMM book in years. ...Haven't thought about that MMM book in years. It was published in a magazine format, which was an economical choice by the editor. You're right, its pre-Internet, which makes for a fun read. I loved the section where he talked about the trouble of finding the Peter Lupus movies. If memory serves right, he couldn't find a single one of them.Tim Mayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191899859528990414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-85959736794948992312018-11-19T16:55:06.239-05:002018-11-19T16:55:06.239-05:00It was reprinted in 2001, I believe after the succ...It was reprinted in 2001, I believe after the success of GLADIATOR (2000)<br /><br />I agree that since this was one of the first books on the topic that it's good in that sense but for me the format just doesn't work. PEPLUM TVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737965370930852596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-81180961162218749712018-11-19T10:43:54.502-05:002018-11-19T10:43:54.502-05:00Jon Solomon's book The Ancient World in the Ci...Jon Solomon's book The Ancient World in the Cinema was originally published as a hardback in 1978 and,<br />as such, was one of the first books on this type of movie. It's a well researched and admirable project. The original has a beautiful color photo from Fall of the Roman Empire on the dusk jacket and the photo reproduction inside is good, for the most part. When it was first published, information of the Epic genre was not as readily available as it is today and this book was a godsend. I have no idea when the copy you have was re-printed or if it was in any way updated, but the original is both a scholarly and entertaining read. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com