“It is I who exists, Dr. Jekyll, not you. It is I who will be rid of you!”
The Scoop: 1971 PG, directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Ralph Bates, Martine Beswick, Gerald Sim, Lewis Fiander, Susan Brodrick, Ivor Dean and Tony Calvin.
Tagline: This film is filled with… SHOCK! AFTER SHOCK!
Summary Capsule: Dr. Jekyll comes up with a potion, as you’d expect him to do. There are… certain subtle differences this time around. Read the rest of this entry »
“Hello, my freaky darlings.”
The Scoop: 2003 PG-13, directed by Stephen Norrington and starring Sean Connery, Naseeruddin Shaw, Peta Wilson, Tony Curran, Stuart Townsend, Shane West, Jason Flemyng and Richard Roxburgh.
Tagline: Prepare for the extraordinary.
Summary Capsule: Characters from Victorian literature team up to save the world. Read the rest of this entry »
“You’re a real woman of the world, Kid.”
The Scoop: 1985 PG, directed by Jeremy Kagan and starring Meredith Salenger, John Cusack, and Ray Wise
Tagline: With innocence behind her and danger ahead, only courage and love were on her side.
Summary Capsule: During the Great Depression, a girl train hops from Chicago to Washington State to find her father.
“Madam, the chances of bagging an elephant on the moon are remote.”
The Scoop: U 1964, directed by Nathan Juran and starring Lionel Jeffries, Edward Judd and Martha Hyer.
Tagline: H. G. Wells’ Astounding Adventure in Dynamation!
Summary Capsule: Men first landed on the moon in 1899, where they found insectoid civilisation. The ‘silly woman’ is the only one with the foresight to bring a gun and alcohol. Read the rest of this entry »
“That Jezebel is still among us, sequestered in her castle, bathing in the blood of innocent virgins.”
The Scoop: 2008 15, directed by Juraj Jakubisko and starring Anna Friel, Vincent Regan and Karel Roden.
Tagline: Warrior. Tyrant. Lover. Vampire. A Legend has many faces.
Summary Capsule: Sixteenth-century ruler keeps getting mistaken for a vampire while she struggles to keep control over Hungary. Read the rest of this entry »
“Well, there it is then.”
The Scoop: 1984 PG, directed by Milos Forman and starring F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce and Elizabeth Berridge
Tagline: The Man… The Music… The Madness… The Murder… The Motion Picture…
Summary Capsule: The life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by his contemporary Antonio Salieri. But it’s good. Really.
