film lover 293
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Your thread, shutoo.
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Lawrence--Sorry for being late to respond. Yes, you are correct!
Your thread, Lawrence.
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This director used a very similar color scheme in four of his color horror/sci-fi films. Please name him and three of the four films.
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Hint--"The 50 Foot Woman" was also in this film.
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cerulean celestial body
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"Planet of the Vampires" (1965)--Starring Barry Sullivan, directed by Mario Bava.
American International Picture movie is a psychedelic mix of science fiction and horror. The plot--a spaceship crash lands on a planet covered with mist. After the landing, Something(s) possesses the crew and tries to kill them.
Barry Sullivan is ok but rather robotic as the Captain. The plot is murky, but where the film excels is in the photography by Antonio Rinaldi. All six of his cinematography credits were for Bava; here, the photography is full of swirling, multi-colored mists, neon reds and blues, odd shades of orange. I recognized the color scheme from an earlier Bava movie. The film is worth watching for the visuals alone. The scenes where the remains of an extinct(?) race of beings is discovered are genuinely creepy. The movies' shock scenes are reminiscent of a tamer version of "Alien" (1979).
"Planet of the Vampires" won't win awards,but boasts extraordinary photography, good special effects (for 1965), the occasional howler (referring to another spaceship, a crew member cries "The Xanax Channel's Gone!"),or absurdity of failed Special Effects (the door of the spaceship resembles a telephone receiver). I enjoyed it. 2.5/4
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"Necromancy" (1972), directed by Bert I. Gordon. Revered star is Orson Welles; former child star is Pamela Franklin (1961's "The Innocents", etc)?
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Lawrence--You're correct, TCM's entry is wrong (It doesn't list Tommy Lee Jones in the cast), LOL.
Your thread, Lawrence.
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A woman sees a serial killers murders while they're being committed, from his point of view--or is she dreaming? Name the film and three of its stars.
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A Passage to India?
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Psych-Out (1968)
Next--Boston
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You got it.
Your thread Lawrence.
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Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973)? I had to look this up--I hadn't even Heard of this one.
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ad. infinitum fossilized tree resin
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"It Happened at Lakewood Manor" aka "Ants" aka "Panic at Lakewood Manor" (1977). Suzanne Somers as Gloria Henderson has a memorable death scene.
"Trilogy of Terror" (1975)--Karen Black in a three part anthology. In the story "Amelia", she is menaced by a literally living doll.
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Hint--Films' star was also a star of a major 1960's television Western.
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Operation Petticoat?
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The scene in "The Birds" (1963) where Tippi Hedren is trapped in the attic by the birds. The birds were tied to Miss Hedren and one of the birds nearly pecked Hedren's eye?
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This sci-fi movie mixes an crashed spacecraft and has a pack of cats saving the world. Film is live action, no animation. Please name the movie and two of the stars. Film has at least three different titles; any of them are correct.
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Wed., October 19th/20th--Two movies that are especially interesting; all times E.S.T.:
2:45 a.m. "Gabriel Over The White House" (1933)--Fascinating Gregory LaCava fantasy.
4:30 a.m. "First Family" (1980)--Silly, enjoyable comedy--Madeline Kahn is a standout.
Badly needed breaks (for me, at least) from the Election going on now, LOL.
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"The Invisible Spy" (1942)--Starring Ilona Massey, Jon Hall, Peter Lorre, and Cedric Hardwicke.
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Lawrence--You're correct. I saw this in 1985, and Danning was the only one in the film who seemed to be having fun parodying her role; this would be an interesting pick for a Sat. night film.
Your thread, Lawrence.
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In this would-be horror film, a famous film star trudges through what looks like a Transylvanian Food Fair, and the most memorable moment in the film was repeated seventeen times in the closing credits in the original release. Name the film, the star, and the actress who stole the film in the closing credits.
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"The House That Dripped Blood" (1970)--Starring Christopher Lee, Denholm Elliott, Ingrid Pitt, and Peter Cushing. Directed by Peter Duffell.
Anthology horror film has five stories. The framing story is about a Scotland Yard Inspector who refuses to believe in the supernatural. In order, the other tales feature: Denholm Elliott is a writer who is too sympathetic to his novels' character; Peter Cushing as a widower who becomes fascinated with a statue of Salome; Christopher Lee as a father who won't allow his daughter to own toys; and Ingrid Pitt as an egotistical actress and Jon Pertwee as an actor who demands authenticity.
Lee's and Pitt's stories are best: Elliotts story is good also; Cushing's tale is weakest, because the script is predictable and I guessed the ending shock less than halfway into that story.
Overall, an inconsistent but fun watch. 3/4.
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HORROR MOVIE TRIVIA
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Swithin--Not the director I was thinking of, but you're correct. My question was too vague. I'll reword it and use it in the future.
Your thread, Swithin.