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Friday, June 30, 2023

Image of the week!

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Hercules (Mark Forest) fights off with a giant snake in HERCULES AGAINST THE BARBARIANS (1964)

VHS Covers

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VHS covers of SLAVE OF ROME (1961) starring Rossana Podesta and Guy Madison. Few options here. UK cover of the movie, retitled as SLAVE W...
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Thursday, June 29, 2023

Musings!

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Giancarlo Prete (kissing) and the dance / feast / orgy in MESSALINA MESSALINA (1977) This crude and raunchy Italian sex comedy from 1977 ...

Behind-the-Scenes

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 Howard Keel and Esther Williams keep warm on the set of JUPITER'S DARLING (1955)
Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Clip of the week: TRIUMPH OF THE TEN GLADIATORS (1964)

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Brawny fun with Dan Vadis and *big* cast 
Tuesday, June 27, 2023

SPFX DEPT.

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Scenes from THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1956) Cecil B DeMille's THE TEN COMMANDMENTS is a treasure trove of special effects. It has literal...
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Steve Reeves - His Missed Opportunities

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In 1959, Steve Reeves was the highest paid actor in Europe thanks to the success of HERCULES (1958). He starred in 5 films after that movie,...
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Monday, June 26, 2023

Musings!

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Hannibal (Howard Keel) swims with Amytis (Esther Williams) in JUPITER'S DARLING (1955) Depending on who you talk to, the merit of thi...

PEPLUM Movie Poster

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Original Italian poster of CHARGE OF THE BLACK LANCERS (1962)  Photo montage of the actors, including Mel Ferrer and Yvonne Furneaux in th...
Friday, June 23, 2023

Image of the week!

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The immortal couple of Marc Antony (Billy Zane) and Cleopatra (Leonor Varela) from CLEOPATRA (1999; TV)
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At the movies...

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 BEN-HUR (1959) playing at the Music Box theatre in Portland, Oregon.
Thursday, June 22, 2023

Musings!

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Yvonne Furneaux and Jean Claudio in CHARGE OF THE BLACK LANCERS (1962) Any PEPLUM film with Yvonne Furneaux is good and this one is no exc...
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Behind-the-Scenes

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Barbara Stanwyck visits the set of QUO VADIS (1951) with Robert Taylor (sans costume), Peter Ustinov and Patricia Laffan. 
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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Clip of the week: MACISTE - AVENGER OF THE MAYANS (1965)

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Maciste (Kirk Morris) vs Goliath (Koloss)! With Barbara Loy.
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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

HD Alert!

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Jack Hawkins and Joan Collins in LAND OF THE PHARAOHS (1955) With HD Alert!, I usually write about hard-to-get HD titles mainly from Ital...
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Then & Now: Daniela Bianchi

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  Daniela in THE SWORD OF EL CID (1962); a recent photo of the actress
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Monday, June 19, 2023

Musings!

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Gordon Scott, as Coriolanus, in CORIOLANUS: HERO WITHOUT A COUNTRY (1964) Alberto Lupo and Philippe Hersent are on the left. Good movie, p...

PEPLUM Movie Poster

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Original Italian poster of A QUEEN FOR CAESAR (1962)  Great poster. The artist really got Pascale's likeness down. Fun film!
Friday, June 16, 2023

Image of the week!

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The tumultuous relationship of Landa (Chelo Alonso) and Emiliano (Steve Reeves) in GOLIATH AND THE BARBARIANS (1959)
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MUSCLES Inc.

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Mark Forest aka Lou Degni, on the cover of STRENGTH & HEALTH magazine, January 1958. This was published before his PEPLUM movies.
Thursday, June 15, 2023

Musings!

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Queen Akiba (Bella Cortez) tries to seduce Taur (Joe Robinson) in TAUR THE MIGHTY (1963) A PEPLUM cliché for sure: a powerful Queen tries ...

Behind-the-Scenes

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Steve Reeves goofs around with Gisele Robert at the premiere of HERCULES (1958) in Paris in April 1959. Initially, I thought that was Sylv...
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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Clip of the week: ESTHER AND THE KING (1960)

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Rik Battaglia vs Richard Egan 
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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

SPFX DEPT.

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Scenes from GLADIATOR (2000) The Oscar award winning special effects from GLADIATOR. The use of CGI was still evolving back then. Do the...

GLADIATOR (2000) props auctioned

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Back in 2018, Russell Crowe was divorcing his wife and he decided to auction off movie props he collected from his movies, including those ...
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