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Highway to Hades: Orfeo ed Euridice
Orfeo ed Euridice is an opera composed by Christoph Gluck. The original text was written by Ranieri De’ Calzabigi. This film, done during the 1982 Glyndebourne Opera Festival, stars Janet Baker as Orpheus, Elisabeth Speiser as Euridice, and Elizabeth Gale … Continue reading
Posted in films, music, series: highway to hades, theatre
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[film] Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
I really should have reviewed the book by Rick Riordan first, but I don’t have a copy that is easily accessible, and don’t feel comfortable reviewing a book that is not fresh in my mind. Percy Jackson is the epitome … Continue reading
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[film] XANADU (1980)
I’m totally prepared for other people to give me shit for my tastes in film on this site — I’ve put up with plenty enough about it on the Hellenistai forum already, so it’s not going to surprise me to … Continue reading
Posted in films, musicals, theatre
Tagged camp, electric light orchestra, fiction, films, gene kelly, musicals, olivia newton-john, the tubes, xanadu
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(1956) FIRE MAIDENS FROM OUTER SPACE vs MST3K
First off, I want to make it clear that this peplum/MST3K joint series has made me seriously appreciate with Joel Hodgeson and Mike Nelson, and the rest of the MST3K team have made their life’s work. While I found Hercules … Continue reading
Posted in films, series: mst3k, series: sword & sandal
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HERCULES AGAINST THE MOON MEN (1964) vs MST3K
This is a film that hates its audience. But before I extrapolate on that, some background: In the original Italian, this is NOT a Herakles film — it’s a “Maciste” film. I discovered this because, before I went into it, … Continue reading
HERCULES UNCHAINED (1959) vs MST3K “Hercules Unchained”
For those of you who haven’t yet read the first chapter in this Sword & Sandal / Peplum and MST3K double series, I refer you to the first part, which is especially important if you’re still unfamiliar with the power … Continue reading
Posted in films, series: herakles, series: mst3k, series: sword & sandal
Tagged herakles, hercules, mst3k, mystery science theatre 3000, steve reeves
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HERCULES (1958) vs. MST3K “Hercules”
As both a sucker for old sword-n-sandal action, and (as loathe as I am to admit, especially with my English grandparents probably watching from the Underworld) somewhat of a product of the American Midwest, I realised that I had to … Continue reading
Posted in films, series: mst3k, series: sword & sandal, television
Tagged herakles, hercules, mst3k, mystery science theatre 3000, steve reeves
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