Steve Reeves in A LONG RIDE FROM HELL (1968) For Steve Reeves completists, someone uploaded an HD copy of this on Youtube. As I previousl...

I collect old articles and I have tons of them in folders. This is one of many. I don't know where I got it and the image is not too cle...

Edy Vessel and Guy Madison in SWORD OF THE CONQUEROR (1961)  Last week I announced, via BY THE GODS! , that a German Blu-ray of this movie...

Original Italian poster of HERCULES (1958) One of many posters made for the original release, and they're all great. Excellent likene...

Messalina (Susan Hayward) congratulates Demetrius (Victor Mature) in winning the deadly contest and, in turn, becoming a free man in DEMETRI...

QUO VADIS playing at the Astor Theatre on Broadway in 1951.  

 Another title to be released on Blu-ray from Germany... Only @ BY THE GODS!

Sylva Koscina as Clio in SIEGE OF SYRACUSE (1960) Sylva's role in this excellent movie was small. I wished it had been bigger. In fact,...

Kirk Douglas takes a photo with his cast-mates, Jean Simmons and Tony Curtis, on the set of SPARTACUS (1960)

The walled city in ANTHAR THE INVINCIBLE (1964) This movie was directed by Antonio Margheriti who loved working with miniature practicle m...

The use of comic books to promote a PEPLUM movie was popular back in the 1950s and 1960s. HERCULES (1958) was a great example of its use. So...

Ursus (Ed Fury) is put to the test working a giant millstone in URSUS IN THE LAND OF FIRE (1963) This is the third Ursus movie starring Ed F...

Original Italian poster of SIGN OF THE GLADIATOR (1959)  One of many posters with Anita Ekberg, who's likeness here is on point. The ...

Cain (Richard Harris) and the killing of Abel (Franco Nero) from THE BIBLE: IN THE BEGINNING... (1966)

Steve Reeves with some unidentified man. The man is familiar but I can't figure out who he is. Can someone out there identify him?

Gerard Butler as King Leonidas in 300 (2006) It's been 15 years since the movie was released. It's part of the 'third wave...

Here are 3 additional books from my library. They are added to the list found at the permanent page. Note that the formatting of the reviews...

Marcus (Preston Foster) secures the shackles of a slave (Bruce King) who tried to kill his owner in THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII (1935) I got ...

From a publication from the UK.  From this article one can see that Robert Aldrich was everywhere.

Gordon Mitchell and Abbe Lane in JULIUS CAESAR AGAINST THE PIRATES (1962) I like this movie even though a lot of so-called PEPLUM fans don...

Original Italian poster of GLADIATORS 7 (1962) Interesting artwork which sums up the PEPLUM genre in one work of art. That lady in the b...

 Samson (Victor Mature) is about to topple the temple in SAMSON AND DELILAH (1949)

Rossana Podestà, in costume as Helen of Troy, is photographed with a Vespa on the set of HELEN OF TROY (1956)

Quick overview of this new German DVD pack  Only @ BY THE GODS!

 Alan Steel in SAMSON AND THE LOST TREASURE OF THE INCAS (1964) This movie started as a PEPLUM but was switched at the last minute into a We...