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Christopher Columbus: The Discovery * (1992, Marlon Brando, Tom Selleck, Georges Corraface, Rachel Ward) – Classic Movie Review 5874

It was made to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Columbus’s discovery of America in 1492, but the discovery here is, unfortunately, that director John Glen’s 1992 movie is a turkey. It is afflicted by a […]

Aug, 07

The Pit and the Pendulum *** (1991, Lance Henriksen, Stephen Lee, William J Norris, Oliver Reed) – Classic Movie Review 2846

Lance Henriksen is suitably haunted as the particularly sadistic Spanish Inquisition torturer Torquemada in director Stuart Gordon’s gruesome, nasty-toned 1991 made-for-cinema remake of Roger Corman’s 1961 chiller. Rona De Ricci plays Maria, who speaks out […]

Aug, 23

The Pit and the Pendulum **** (1961, Vincent Price, Barbara Steele, John Kerr, Luana Anders) – Classic Movie Review 2845

The 1961 horror film The Pit and the Pendulum is directed by Roger Corman in Panavision and Pathécolor, and stars Vincent Price, Barbara Steele, John Kerr and Luana Anders. It is notable for Corman’s experiments with camera work and cutting, Richard Matheson’s […]

Aug, 23

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