Emergency! Emergency! Accident on module Antares!
In the opening act of Bruno Mattei’s oft-maligned 1980 zombie opus Hell of the Living Dead (né Night of the Zombies né Zombie Creeping Flesh né Virus) a cell of violent eco-terrorists…
Cleans and shines, then dries in five minutes!
An unnamed housewife is expecting a few friends over for bridge, but her floors are scuffed and time is short! Such is the dilemma presented by ‘Nick of Time, a…
Film Scanning, Fool’s errands and Flying Turtles
Sometime over the holidays I acquired a 35mm film print. Sometime over the holidays I decided to scan it. I did not decide to have it scanned, mind. No. That…
Forgotten artifacts of the Space-Age: ‘The X From Outer Space’ in the Philippines
Presented today are a set of curiosities; five lobby cards dating from the theatrical release of Shochiku’s perennial kaiju cash-in The X From Outer Space. Details are scarce, unfortunately. X…
Gamera vs. Barugon – Motion Picture Herald back cover ad (April 27, 1966)
This full-page ad, which appears as the back cover for the industry publication Motion Picture Herald’s April 27th 1966 issue, dates from just a few days after Gamera vs. Barugon‘s…