tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57513608144891467542026-03-23T23:41:45.046+00:00The Celluloid HighwayShaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comBlogger460125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-52805285958087257882015-02-08T08:06:00.001+00:002015-02-08T08:06:39.878+00:00Coming Attractions - Hands of the Ripper (1971) / Twins of Evil (1971) Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-14065638651214238532015-02-07T07:56:00.001+00:002015-02-07T07:56:27.225+00:00Hands of the Ripper (1971) Dir: PETER SASDY Country: UNITED KINGDOM For me the most intriguing and interesting period in Hammer Film Productions’ long history is from 1970-76. By this stage Hammer were no longer the despised whipping boys of the critical cognoscenti but were establishment figures. In a remarkable about turn from the late 1950’s they were now the acceptable face of the horror genre in British film Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-91116334523074973542015-01-10T09:13:00.000+00:002015-01-10T09:25:25.284+00:00Curtains (1983) Dir: ROBERT CIUPKA Country: CANADA Beset by production difficulties, the 1983 Canadian slasher flick Curtains, emerges from the early 80’s effluent as a quite thoughtful, intelligent, and at times lyrical contribution to the horror genre. The slasher film is the horror sub-genre that I have the lowest regard for, so when one comes across my screen that is a little bit different I tend Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-65465136241007562542015-01-08T04:43:00.000+00:002015-01-08T04:43:37.511+00:00Press Book Collection - Scream and Scream Again (1970)   Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-76885239624472486972014-08-20T22:46:00.001+01:002014-08-20T22:46:36.807+01:00Celluloid Snaps - Wedlock (1991)Dir: LEWIS TEAGUE Country: USA Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-80355082057844420222014-07-25T15:37:00.000+01:002014-07-25T15:37:37.147+01:00Coming Attractions - Die, Monster, Die! (1965) / Planet of the Vampires (1965) Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-75409426515180974682014-07-21T17:02:00.002+01:002014-07-21T17:02:57.216+01:00Poster Gallery - Vertigo (1958) US POSTER - This artwork or variants of it was also utilised in Italian, Portugese, Argentinian, Spanish, French, and West German promotional campaigns US POSTER #2 US POSTER #3 US POSTER #4 US POSTER #5 ITALIAN POSTER ITALIAN POSTER #2 FRENCH POSTER POLISH POSTER JAPANESE POSTER AUSTRALIAN POSTER SPANISH POSTER TURKISH POSTER Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-43332083570381898812014-07-19T16:22:00.000+01:002014-07-19T16:22:15.808+01:00Reflections of Murder (1974) - TV Movie Dir: JOHN BADHAM Country: USA Original Transmission Date: 24/11/1974 The detective novel Celle qui n’était plus by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac has proved itself to be a very durable and influential work for cinema. The first screen adaptation came in 1955 with the peerless French production Les Diaboliques, which was expertly and stylishly directed by the brilliant Henri-Georges Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-27176998095911466442014-07-17T16:04:00.000+01:002014-07-17T16:04:40.319+01:00Celluloid Sounds - Street Law (1974) The 1974 ‘Euro-crime’ film Street Law is one of my personal favourites of the cycle. I took a risk on it when I imported Blue Underground’s DVD release of the film back in 2006. But I’ve always found that particular distributor to be very reliable in terms of quality and interest. The film was my entry point into the violent, exciting, reactionary, and uncompromising world of the Italian ‘Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-19094853976272861512014-07-15T17:24:00.000+01:002014-07-15T17:24:29.367+01:00The Lift (1983) Dir: DICK MAAS Country: NETHERLANDS AKA: De Lift Goin' Up Genre cinema in the Netherlands is pretty much non-existent, and this probably has a great deal to do with the fact that the majority of indigenous production relies on government funding. The cultural unworthiness of the horror genre, which is still viewed by some as little more than the outpourings of underdeveloped and Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-16431880584213376542014-07-13T20:20:00.000+01:002014-07-13T20:20:28.133+01:00Lobby Card Collection - 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-1026287571056538912014-07-11T17:23:00.000+01:002014-07-11T17:23:24.029+01:00Blueblood (1973) Dir: ANDREW SINCLAIR Country: UK-CANADA 1973 was a very busy and productive year for English actor Oliver Reed.  He began it in the Italian/French co-production Dirty Weekend, a crime/comedy directed by Dino Risi, which paired him up with Marcello Mastroianni.  He followed this with the historical drama Frenzy, an Italian/UK co-production exploring the class divides in Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-82250782567767564492014-07-09T22:04:00.000+01:002014-07-09T23:57:38.710+01:00Mark the Narc (1975) Dir: STELVIO MASSI Country: ITALY AKA: Mark il poliziotto Blood, Sweat and Fear Mark of the Cop The big three directors who inhabit the murky, tough, and violent world of the Italian ‘Euro-crime’ cycle are Fernando Di Leo, Umberto Lenzi, and Stelvio Massi. It seems that history has been the kindest to Di Leo, who has selected titles available in high definition and is generally Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-44794632280151001452014-03-12T21:59:00.000+00:002014-03-12T21:59:40.355+00:00Celluloid Snaps - The Child (1977)Director - ROBERT VOSKANIAN Country - USA Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-12058580738585917132014-01-13T22:10:00.000+00:002014-01-13T22:10:19.530+00:00Press Book Collection - Frogs (1972) Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-47081602724526974422013-09-04T21:53:00.000+01:002013-09-04T21:57:42.260+01:00The Stranger Within (1974) - TV Movie Dir: LEE PHILLIPS Country: USA Original Transmission Date - 01/10/1974 Whilst Richard Matheson is still chiefly known for his novel I am Legend (1954) and the ensuing film adaptations of it that followed in 1964, 1971, and 2007, and for his screenwriting work for cinema in the 1960s (highlights include House of Usher [1960], Night of the Eagle [1962], The Raven [1963] and The Devil Rides Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-21879187120439923182013-08-30T19:50:00.002+01:002013-08-30T19:50:49.543+01:00Press Book Collection - Beware! The Blob (1972) Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-66230362255343912042013-08-29T21:46:00.002+01:002013-08-29T21:46:15.337+01:00Lobby Card Collection - Earth vs. The Flying Saucers (1956) Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-40375309358831035072013-08-28T17:15:00.001+01:002013-08-28T17:15:15.889+01:00Celluloid Snaps - The Avenging Eagle (1978)Director - CHUNG SUN Country -  HONG KONG Original Title - LONG XIE SHI SAN YING Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-16598252850786118892013-08-27T11:43:00.000+01:002013-08-27T11:43:41.741+01:00Poster Gallery - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) / 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) US POSTER - This artwork or variants of it  was also utlised in Italian, Danish, Japanese, Australian, Greek, Spanish, Yugolsavian, West German, French and Swedish promotional campaigns.  US POSTER #2 - This artwork or variants of it was also utilised in British and Spanish promotional campaigns.  US POSTER #3 US POSTER #4 US POSTER #5 JAPANESE Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-71780206401772686832013-08-23T00:48:00.001+01:002013-08-23T00:48:29.059+01:00Celluloid Snaps - Superstition (1982)Director - James W. Roberson Country - Canada Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-37376115931610271142013-08-22T17:42:00.000+01:002013-08-22T17:42:19.792+01:00Celluloid Snaps - The Deadly Bees (1967) Director - FREDDIE FRANCIS Country - UK Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-74125613527123221752013-08-21T19:29:00.000+01:002013-08-21T19:29:08.063+01:00Celluloid Snaps - Message from Space (1978)Director -  KINJI FUKASAKU Country -  JAPAN      Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-72068338999163317252013-07-29T16:15:00.000+01:002013-07-29T16:15:04.388+01:00A Ghost Story for Christmas - The Stalls of Barchester (1971) Dir: LAWRENCE GORDON CLARK Country: UNITED KINGDOM Original Broadcast Date - 24/12/1971 The chilling short story The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral first appeared in M. R. James’ 1911 collection More Ghost Stories, and was chosen by writer/producer/director Lawrence Gordon Clark as the curtain raiser to what would become eight consecutive ghost stories broadcast by the BBC at Christmas Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-62789260448689578092013-07-28T15:43:00.000+01:002013-07-28T15:43:00.523+01:00The Ray Bradbury Theater - Season 1 (1985-86) The 1980’s was an excellent time for enthusiasts of the anthology format on television. I can certainly count myself as one of those, as my total inability to follow an ongoing narrative over twelve or possibly twenty four episodes testifies. It’s hard to pinpoint where this renewed interest began; perhaps it was the big screen success of such films as Creepshow (1982) and Twilight Zone: The Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com0