Spanish poster for ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Cool poster but decidedly different than the one for the re-released which showed Alexander full of muscles.
Monday, September 15, 2014
Friday, September 12, 2014
By the Gods!
Phillipides (Steve Reeves) is crowned Olympian champion in THE GIANT OF MARATHON
By the gods...really!
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PEPLUM GIF animation - VULCAN - SON OF JUPITER
Venus (Annie Gorassini) and Etna (Bella Cortez) battle it out in VULCAN - SON OF JUPITER
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
By the Gods!
Jany Clair and Mila Kacic look over a wounded soldier in 79 AD THE DESTRUCTION OF HERCULANEUM
Jany's scenes on the Spanish DVD were almost entirely cut. That version didn't make any sense at all. Because of the extensive cuts this particular scene, which happens in the middle of the film, is not attached to anything before or after. I heart Jany Clair!
As for Mila, she's a Slovenian actress who apparently appeared in only one PELUM film: this one.
Behind-the-Scenes
Kirk Douglas and Stanley Kubrick talk about the making of SPARTACUS. Kubrick replaced the fired Anthony Mann after Douglas and Mann didn't see eye to eye on the way the film was going. Kubrick apparently didn't care much for the script (and later disowned the film) but he wanted to help his friend Kirk at the time.
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Monday, September 8, 2014
By the Gods!
Barbara was also in GOLIATH AGAINST THE GIANTS and that was it for her and the PEPLUM genre. She played 'good' characters in both films. As for Christine, according to IMDb, she was only 14 years old here. Hmm...She was born in 1945 and this was released in 1959. She was way too young to be Steve Reeves' love interest! Ah!
Friday, September 5, 2014
By the Gods!
Mars (Roger Browne) and Venus (Annie Gorassini) laugh at us mortals in VULCAN - SON OF JUPITER
Roger also played Mars in MARS - GOD OF WAR (aka Venus vs the Son of Hercules). I always wondered if the two films were supposed to be related but no there's no connection between them even though they were released the same year. Annie is one of the best Venus ever.
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014
By the Gods!
Mark Forest (left) and Giancarlo Bastianoni (right) rebel against the evil rulers in GOLIATH AND THE SINS OF BABYLON
Giancarlo made several PEPLUM films including being one of the gladiators in THE TEN GLADIATORS. Cool photo!
Then and Now : Mylène Demongeot
Mylène in THE GIANT OF MARATHON ; a recent photo of the PEPLUM star, who still works as an actress
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Monday, September 1, 2014
Movie Poster Mondays
French poster for HERCULES UNCHAINED
It captures the 'love triangle' aspect of the story but is it really a love triangle if Hercules is with Omphale because of memory loss and Iole doesn't know her husband was captured by the Queen? Great poster!