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Scary Movie Monday – The Valley of Gwangi
Continuing with our theme of Willis O’Brien related films (that are not King Kong), we have 1969’s The Valley of Gwangi, from Warner Brothers/Seven Arts, featuring perhaps the worst studio logo in Warner’s history, a clunky ‘W’ in a shield … Continue reading
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Super Movie Monday – The Black Scorpion
Someday, since this is a superhero blog, I’ll have to cover the other Black Scorpion movie, the one about a black-clad female superhero. But since we’re in Halloween mode, we’re talking here about the cheapie released by Warner Brothers in … Continue reading
Super Movie Monday – The Son of Kong
All right, our month-long Halloween extravaganza kicks off with Super Movies now moved back to Monday! For this month’s film theme, I’m going to be showcasing Willis O’Brien’s lesser-known works, as well as others related his career. To kick things … Continue reading
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Super Movies – Captain America: The First Avenger, Part 3
So we finally come to the conclusion of last year’s Marvel epic, Captain America: The First Avenger. When we left off, Steve had finally been accepted into the fight with Hydra and given a new uniform (based on his USO … Continue reading
Super Movies – Captain America: The First Avenger, Part 2
Continuing our look back at the Captain America movies, here’s part 2 of the recap of last year’s Captain America: The First Avenger. Â As we left off last week, Dr. Erskine’s secret serum had just transformed scrawny Steve into Big … Continue reading
Super Movies: Captain America: The First Avenger, Part 1
Yes, I am finally getting around to finishing the Captain America series with Captain America: The First Avenger, produced by Marvel Studios and released in 2011 by Paramount. And though this is the fourth version of Cap to be produced, … Continue reading
Super Movies – Captain America (1990), Part 2
Sorry this is so late, but this summer has been hell on my productivity. Continuing our look at the early 90’s version of Captain America directed by Albert Pyun and starring Matt Salinger. When we left off, Cap had been … Continue reading
Super Movies – Captain America (1990)
Continuing our look at Captain America on the big and small screens. Okay, that 1990 above is a little misleading. In 1990, Â 21st Century Films produced Captain America for theatrical release in the U.S., but the film was pulled before … Continue reading
Super (TV) Movies – Captain America II
Less than a year after the Universal pilot of Captain America aired, they gave him another shot with Captain America II (the DVD box and IMDB list the full title as Captain America II: Death Too Soon, but that title … Continue reading
Super (TV) Movies – Captain America (1979)
So yeah, I’m breaking my own rules here by featuring a TV movie version of Captain America. Â I can only justify including this and not, say, the 1970’s TV version of The Incredible Hulk with two excuses. Number one, the … Continue reading
