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Foundational Cinema

Month: March 2020

Fire Maidens of Outer Space (1956)

Despite inept dialogue, cramped sets, second-string acting, penny-pinching special effects, and time-wasting “B”-picture shuffling, this low-budget, sci-fi yarn is not all that unentertaining. Decided assets include: (1) The plot, neatly combining the Atlantis legend with Theseus and the Minotaur; (2)…

Creature with the Atom Brain (1955)

A high minded German scientist [in the 1950’s??] is duped by a vengeful, deported gangster into creating atomic-powered zombies from the recently deceased, stolen from the local morgue, in order to wreak revenge upon his enemies.[Whew!] Now that is a…

4 Dollars of Revenge (1966)

In the waning days of the Civil War, politically ambitious Cavalry officer Robert Woods is ambushed by bandits, while transporting captured Confederate gold. Before long, part of the stolen loot mysteriously resurfaces at his home, leading to court-martial, imprisonment, escape…

The Black 6 (1973)

The Black Six isn’t the greatest movie around but what do you rate it against ? There aren’t that many black biker movies around. The Black angels would be slightly better and movies like JC and the one with Motown…

The Mummy’s Curse (1944)

This was the fourth and final mummy movie from universal. The original Mummy film came out in 1932 around the same time as Dracula and Frankenstein right during Universal’s heyday. The first sequel was made in 1940 and all the…

War of the Zombies (1964)

When Dalmatia’s tribute to Rome is hijacked and the legion guarding it massacred, the Senate sends a centurion (Ettore Manni) to find out what happened. Upon arriving in the distant province, he’s immediately thrust into a hotbed of political intrigue…