#gordon hessler

[weirdlookindog]

The Woman Who Wouldn't Die (1965)

#the woman who wouldn't die #georgina cookson #gary merrill #jane merrow #1960s movies #gordon hessler #horror

[suspiria76]

CRY OF THE BANSHEE

UK

1970

Directed by Gordon Hessler

#cult horror #british horror #folk horror #seventies #witchcraft #vincent price #gordon hessler

[mater-argento]

#the woman who wouldn't die #catacombs #catacombs 1964 #gordon hessler #thriller #horror #horror movie #horror movie poster

[twenty-words-or-less]

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

Summary: Sinbad (John Phillip Law) and the Vizier of Marabia (Douglas Wilmer) must find the three pieces of a golden amulet they believe will lead them to the Fountain of Destiny before the evil magician Koura (Tom Baker) does.

Charm of Harryhausen's stop motion cannot overcome how terribly the film has aged, with “special” mention going to the racism.

Rating: 1.75/5

Photo credit: Into Film

#the golden voyage of sinbad #1973 #gordon hessler #adaptation #sinbad the sailor #John Phillip Law #Tom Baker #Takis Emmanuel #Caroline Munro #Douglas Wilmer #Martin Shaw #1.75 #film reviews #film review #twenty-words-or-less #twol

[ladamarossa]

Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973)

#scream pretty peggy #gordon hessler #christiane schmidtmer #horror #70s horror #gothic horror #made for tv movie #tv movie #made for tv horror #tv horror #women in horror #70s fashion #70s gothic #1970s horror #1970s horror movies #70s horror movies

[watching-pictures-move]

Movie Review | Pray for Death (Hessler, 1985)

The ‘Scope cinematography makes this look slicker than the Cannon Ninja trilogy, but this lacks their gonzo energy. Compared to the lightning fast ninja action of Revenge of the Ninja, which I watched recently, the ninja action here feels like it plays at half speed, consisting mostly of the hero handily taking out scores mob goons, none of whom pose much of a challenge. So it isn’t nonstop thrills, but as a result it plays as a purer exercise in ninja fetishism, the action slowed down enough for you to savour the lovingly captured ninja weaponry and techniques. If you look at the poster and think the ninja helmet looks really fucking sick, you’ll have a good time with this.

The movie does try to solution for the lack of threat to the hero by having James Booth play a pretty sleazy villain, who layers a v-neck sweater over a v-neck t-shirt at one point, and does something pretty reprehensible that I’ll refrain from spoiling at another point. That plot development does leave a bad taste in the mouth, but the movie compensates for it with a scrappy, violent finale where Booth pulls out a chainsaw at one point.

Other than that, while Sho Kosugi is playing to certain stereotypes, he does make a pretty likeable lead as a family man who moves with his wife and kids to America. His son Kane Kosugi gets his share of stunts, which reminded me that I was recommended this years ago on the Rotten Tomatoes forums by someone who emphasized all the child endangerment. I don’t remember if he brought it up as a warning or a selling point. I do like that the movie has a pro-immigrant message. So that’s nice. And of course I cheered when Kosugi told Booth to “pray for death.”

#film #movie review #pray for death #gordon hessler

[schlock-luster-video]

On April 23, 1971, Scream and Scream Again debuted in West Germany.

Here's some new Vincent Price art!

#scream and scream again #gordon hessler #vincent price #horror #horror movies #horror film #horror art #horror scifi #science fiction #scifiart #sci fi #grindhouse #movie art #art #drawing #movie history #pop art #modern art #pop surrealism #cult movies #portrait #cult film

[omercifulheaves]

Rage of Honor (1987)

#movies #sho kosugi #rage of honor #gordon hessler

[mariocki]

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)

"Your courage has deserted you."

"Me? No! My heart is full of bravery. But I have very cowardly legs..."

#the golden voyage of sinbad #fantasy film #ray harryhausen #1973 #british cinema #gordon hessler #brian clemens #john phillip law #caroline munro #tom baker #douglas wilmer #martin shaw #kurt christian #takis emmanuel #david garfield #grégoire aslan #aldo sambrell #robert shaw #impossible for me to be unbiased about this film‚ which has an extraordinary nostalgia pull for me. i was Big into Harryhausen as a kid #and devoured all the films I could get my hands on‚ with this being a personal favourite of his colour works. with the benefit of age and #experience‚ it isn't without issue: from the varying levels of brownface on display to the really quite appalling dialogue‚ the thinly #sketched in characters and poor Caroline Munro‚ presumably holding her breath throughout so that she doesn't explode out of the skimpy #outfit she was given. but! but what fun. there are few films so colourful‚ so purely spectacular‚ so vibrant of image and adventure #Harryhausen's work here is some of his best‚ less so in the monsters (the living ones) than in the inanimates brought to life. a ship's #figurehead‚ tearing itself free and attacking the crew! the incredible figure of Kali conjured to life and fighting with six swords! truly #one of the great setpieces of fantasy cinema. and the set design! the miniatures! the temple of many faces! douglas wilmer's golden mask! #pure visual magic of a sort of timeless and universal quality. enormous fun and easily the best of the Sinbad trilogy #fun fact: the monstrous and distorted Oracle of All Knowledge is actually an uncredited Robert Shaw‚ who did a day's work as a favour to #producer Charles Schneer‚ but insisted his face and voice be unrecognisable as a goofy fantasy film might hurt his growing reputation in #American 'proper' cinema; the following year he'd be filming Jaws and cementing himself as a big screen icon so maybe he was right?

[kaipanzero]

Pray for Death (1985)

#Pray for Death #Akira Saito #Takeshi Saito #Tomoya Saito #Sho Kosugi #Kane Kosugi #Shane Kosugi #Gordon Hessler #USA #movie #gif #1985

[hibiscusbabyboy]

Vintage Crime-esque movies watched on March 2023:

♡ To Die For (1995, dir. Gus Van Sant)

♡ Co-Ed Call Girl (1996, dir. Michael Ray Rhodes)

♡ Blackboard Jungle (1955, dir. Richard Brooks)

♡ L'Uomo Senza Memoria (1974, dir. Duccio Tessari)

♡ The Teacher (1974, dir. Howard Avedis)

♡ Betrayal (1974, dir. Gordon Hessler)

♡ The Doom Generation (1995, dir. Gregg Araki)

#movies #blackboard jungle #1955 #l'uomo senza memoria #1974 #the teacher #betrayal #to die for #co ed call girl #1995 #1996 #richard brooks #duccio tessari #howard avedis #gordon hessler #gus van sant #michael ray rhodes

[weirdlookindog]

Scream and Scream Again (1970) - VHS Cover

#scream and scream again #christopher lee #peter cushing #vincent price #yutte stensgaard #1970 #1970s movies #gordon hessler #horror #vhs #vhs cover

[suspiria76]

CRY OF THE BANSHEE

UK

1970

Directed by Gordon Hessler

#cult horror #seventies #british horror #folk horror #witchcraft #vincent price #gordon hessler

[mater-argento]

#cry of the banshee #gordon hessler #horror #b movie #horror movie #horror movie poster #70s horror

[mythcreant]

The 1970s Witchsploitation classic, Cry Of The Banshee – starring Vincent Price at his most deliciously despicable, as a powerful Elizabethan magistrate who has made witch hunting a career choice – cast a spell in theaters on July 22, 1970.

#daves faves #cult film #midnight movies #classic film #recommended #classic horror #movie poster #witchcraft #history #american international pictures #cry of the banshee #vincent price #gordon hessler #christopher wicking #tim kelly #essy persson #hilary heath #elizabethan england #Edgar Allan Poe

[ladamarossa]

Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973)

#so happy this finally got restored #scream pretty peggy #gordon hessler #sian barbara allen #bette davis #ted bessell #christiane schmidtmer #horror #70s horror #1970s horror #gothic horror #tv movie #made for tv movie #tv horror #made for tv horror #women in horror #scream queen #final girl #1970s horror movies #1970s tv movies #70s made for tv movies