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Showing posts with label 1972. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1972. Show all posts
Tuesday, 17 March 2026

Hedda Gabler (BBC TV Play, 1972)

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 "Do it... beautifully." This is my first experience of this particular Ibsen play, certainly one of his most admired, in any medi...
Sunday, 14 April 2024

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeouisie (1972)

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 "Unbelievable what they smoke in the army..." It's about time I watched and blogged another of Luis Bunuel's extraordinar...
Saturday, 24 February 2024

Antony and Cleopatra (1972)

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 "I must from this enchanting queen break off..." I've read Antony and Cleopatra , but this is my first time seeing a producti...
Monday, 31 January 2022

An Alien Heat by Michael Moorcock

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My first novel of 2022 is, predictably enough, by Michael Moorcock. Apologies for the fixation of late; I tend to go through phases with fic...
Sunday, 22 August 2021

The Guns of Avalon by Roger Zelazny

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 I found this novel, the second instalment of the Amber Chronicles, as I believe they are called, quite as enjoyable as its predecessor. By ...
Saturday, 16 January 2021

Asylum (1972)

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"Never turn your back on a patient..." I've seen a far few Amicus portmanteau horrors by now; I know the score: three or so fl...
Sunday, 13 December 2020

The Asphyx (1972)

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 "I've failed!" This film was, apparently, not a success on its original release, a serious horror film not dependent on spect...
Saturday, 20 June 2020

Godzilla vs Gigan (1972)

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“Only Godzilla has a chance..." Time for another Godzilla film, and it's not as though this one isn't pretty much the great...
Saturday, 14 July 2018

Tales from the Crypt (1972)

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"Who's next? Perhaps... you?" At last I get to see a proper Amicus portmanteau film; I’ve been meaning to for ages. And th...
Friday, 1 June 2018

Horror Express (1972)

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"Monster? We're British, you know!" Well, that was unexpectedly good. I watched this in expectation of a bizarre Euro-twis...
Wednesday, 4 October 2017

Fists of Fury (1972)

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“We are not sick men!” This is my first ever Bruce Lee film, and only my second martial arts film not directed by Quentin Tarantino, unl...
Saturday, 26 August 2017

The Godfather (1972)

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"He made him an offer he couldn't refuse..." There's a school of thought, one I'm sympathetic too, that says this ...
Monday, 1 August 2016

Blacula (1972)

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"You shall be... Blacula!" Oh my God. The hair! The clothes! Must be the early '70s. Great fun, though. This is my first B...
Wednesday, 23 September 2015

Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)

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"What kind of fiend are you?" "The kind that wins, my friend." What a disappointing sequel, especially as The ...
Saturday, 24 March 2012

Vampire Circus (1972)

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"They play no games. They are death." I love old Hammer movies, especially vampire ones. The combination of camp humour...
Saturday, 17 December 2011

The Stone Tape

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“A ghost is a mass of data waiting for a correct interpretation.” I usually do films on Saturdays, but I suppose a one-off telev...