THE OUTER LIMITS: DEMON WITH A GLASS HAND (1964) – REVIEW

1964 Contains Spoilers! The fifth episode of the original 1960's sci-fi series, The Outer Limits is an interesting instalment of the ground-breaking show. But it is not remarkable. The reason that we are reviewing this today or that anyone would single this show out from most others is its dubious connection with James Cameron's The…

THE OUTER LIMITS: SOLDIER

1964 To start with, it is very rare for us to review a TV show or film, but doubly so to take on just a single episode. But this is a special case. The Outer Limits episode "Soldier" is closely tied into to The Terminator (1984) and along with the later episode, A Demon With…

MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN (3D)

2014 DIRECTOR: Rob Minkoff NOT A PART OF OUR COLLECTION May Contain Spoilers! Will we be adding this to our collection? NO Based on the short cartoon interlude as part of The Rocky And Bullwinkle Show in the 1960's, Mister Peabody & Sherman are a pair made up of a super-intelligent dog and his adopted…

3-D RARITIES (Flicker Alley & 3-D Film Archive) (1922 – 1962) – REVIEW

This is the first real example of what 3D was to me as I grew up. Short and to the pointy!

A CENTURY OF 3-D

1915: The first known exhibition of a 3-D film was on June 10th of that year, 100 years ago today. Yes, that's right, the "new" 3-D fad in just that, "new" as in the latest of many attempts to lift images off the screen and thrill audiences with what over 90 years later, Christopher Nolan…

TOP 5 BEST SOUNDTRACKS TO UNDERWHELMING FILMS

FILMS SAVED BY THEIR SCORES Some people believe that a film can be saved by its soundtrack, whilst others can take te music or leave it. whilst I would agree that a rubbish film cannot be salvaged by a great score, it can at least make it watchable, so below is a my list of the my…

EL CID

10/10 1961 DIRECTOR: Anthony Mann This classic epic from the Bronson stable, will always endure as one of, if not the best epic of its day. A film that truly burst from its narrative constraints to be come a true epic masterpiece, rather than your typical MGM sword and sandal affair. That is not to…