The temple in THE WARRIOR & THE SLAVE GIRL (1958) Matte paintings in European or Italian productions were rare. They do exist but f...

In 7 SLAVES AGAINST ROME (1964), one of the moments which started the slaves revolt in the story was with the scene in the screenshot a...

US lobby cards set for DAMON & PYTHIAS (1962). This set has all the majors actors on display. Since the movie is more drama than ac...

Gordon Scott in DUEL OF THE TITANS (1961), readying the deadly spears contraption to be used against a bigger army. Good idea in theory ...

BEN-HUR (1925), starring Ramon Novarro, playing at the Tivoli theatre, the Strand. People are entering from the side and not the front doo...

Renato Rossini (aka Howard Ross) in THE SPARTAN GLADIATORS (1964); Renato in an interview made years ago.

The great flood in NOAH'S ARK (1928) This spectacular scene, which lasts well over 10 minutes, was a combination of big massive set...

Here's a series of VHS covers for the release of TRIUMPH OF HERCULES (1964) starring Dan Vadis, Marilù Tolo, Pierre Cressoy and Renato ...

Vintage article on Renato Rossini. Also known as Howard Ross or Red Ross, the Italian bodybuilder was a regular in PEPLUM films. He rarel...

The Queen (Anouk Aimée) and her 'favourite' (Pier Angeli) in SODOM & GOMORRAH (1962) Director Robert Aldrich had a fascinat...

If I had a PEPLUM TV network, how would I schedule movies? Here's a programming that would be cool. The first three. THE TITANS foll...

Claudia Mori in URSUS IN THE LAND OF FIRE (1963) "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful!" Claudia was born in 1944, w...

Sad news to report. Spanish actor Conrado San Martin died on April 26 at the age of 98! He appeared in over 100 films, including a hand...