The Avenger (1962)
Aeneas (Steve Reeves) and his followers, refugees from the sack of Troy, seek a place to settle in the lands of King Latinus (Mario Ferrari), but though the monarch is willing, some of his allies — most notably the proud, hot-tempered Turnus (Gianni Garko), but also the warrior queen Camilla (Liana Orfei) — oppose giving …
Swiss Miss (Hal Roach / MGM, 1938)
Mousetrap salesman Stan and Ollie are duped out of their money and end up having to work off a big debt at a hotel where a famed composer is working on his new opera … and being spied upon by his wife, who is working at the hotel incognito. Plenty of laughs, particularly when the …
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Not What He Wanted To Hear
Tales from the Magician’s Skull, No. 5
Back in 2021, role-playing games publisher Goodman Games launched a new magazine focusing on sword and sorcery, a well-made and well-illustrated journal whose production values were very high, and whose contents were a good match for that quality. I recently received the latest issue, No. 5, and promptly read it this past week. I’m pleased …
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