An Introduction to Santo movies
About masked wrestler and Mexican popular hero: The iconic Santo! Get Santo, the Wrestler with the Silver Mask: A guide to all his films HERE!
White Zombie – Victor Halperin, 1932
White Zombie USA, 1932 Director: Victor Halperin Screenplay: Garnett Weston Cast: Béla Lugosi, John Harron, Madge Bellamy, Robert Frazer Genre: Horror Plot Neal and Madeleine, Americans visiting Haiti, come to the castle of Mr. Beaumont, whom they met during the boat trip to the island. The young couple is about …
Cabiria – Giovanni Pastrone, 1914
Cabiria Italy, 1914 Director: Giovanni Pastrone Script: Giovanni Pastrone Cast: Lidia Quaranta, Umberto Mozzato, Bartolomeo Pagano Genre: Silent movies Plot The aristocrat Batto has his residence in the surroundings of Etna. The Sicilian volcano erupts. The prayers that Batto, his family and employees make to appease the wrath of the …
Introduction to the Western genre
From the origins of Western stories, set in the ’60s of the 19th Century in the US, to their adaptation and development in Italian screens 100 years later, thanks to Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood and many more! Get Italo-Western and more…: A filmic guide HERE! (This is an affiliate link. I …
Metropolis – Fritz Lang, 1927
Metropolis Germany, 1927 Director: Fritz Lang Script: Thea von Harbou Starring: Alfred Abel, Brigitte Helm, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolf Klein-Rogge Plot In an unspecified futuristic context, a colossal city called Metropolis rises. A strict caste system prevails. The outcasts are here a huge mass of enslaved workers, who, crestfallen, must perform …
Frankenstein – James Whale, 1931
Frankenstein USA, 1931 Director: James Whale Genre: Horror, literary adaptation Screenplay: Garrett Fort, Francis Edward Faragoh Main actors: Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles Plot Henry Frankenstein is an ambitious scientist who has set out to conduct an important experiment. Along with his assistant the hunchback Fritz is …
Mafia Films: A Guide
About Mafia movies: Reviews from the classics and other less known masterpieces. Get Mafia Films: A Guide HERE! (This is an affiliate link. I may earn a commission if you purchase through these link, at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)
The Bride of Frankenstein – James Whale, 1935
The Bride of Frankenstein USA, 1935 Director: James Whale Screenplay: William Hurlbut Screenplay: Garrett Fort Cast: Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, Elsa Lanchester Plot One stormy night, the famous English poet Lord Byron finds himself in a castle with the married couple formed by his writer friends Percy B. …
Dracula – Tod Browning, 1931
Dracula USA, 1931 Director: Tod Browning Genre: Horror, literary adaptation Script: Garrett Fort Cast: Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Helen Chandler, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan Plot British lawyer Renfield travels to a remote corner of deep Transylvania to meet an eccentric aristocrat who lives in an old castle. The two …
Introduction to Conan the Barbarian
About this fascinating character of sword and sorcery, created by author Robert E. Howard in the early 30s, developed in comics by Roy Thomas among others some decades later, and jumped to the screens 1982 incarnated in Arnold Schwarzenegger – This great John Milius blockbuster inspired many directors with lesser …