Sinister Cinema

Marisa Mell, Richard Conte, Anthony Steffen. Almost a horror film. A femme fatale worms her way into the mansion of a millionaire played by Conte. After disposing of him, she goes after his son. An interesting Italian, gothic thriller with a twisted, sardonic ending. From a nice color 35mm print.

Henry Fonda, Robert Ryan, Vittorio Gassman. Big-name cast compliments this epionage thriller that features Fonda as a non-American undercover agent who escapes from the Russians with vital intelligence secrets intended for U.S. intelligence chief, Ryan. Severasl inter-related episodes.

Dan Duryea, Gwen Watford, Isa Miranda. A great murder mystery. The only clue to a mad killer's identity is his shoes! The crime's only witness saw them while she was bent over picking something up. Duryea is fantastic as the "nice guy next door" who just happens to be a homicidal maniac. A great twist ending. A gem...highly recommended. From 16mm.

Bobby Van, Grant Williams, Henry Wilcoxon, Denny Miller, Mala Powers. The year is 1975. A spaceship is launched from the Earth on a mission to Venus. As it streaks through space, its passengers are horrified to learn that Earth has been destroyed by a nuclear holocaust they witness it on their telescreen. The Red Chinese have destroyed the planet with a nuclear doomsday device! They then devise a plan to save what's left of the human race. An interesting and equally obscure American sci-fi...

David Farrar, Dennis Price, Pamela Stirling. A great Sexton Blake mystery!. In a lonely, dark house in Cornwall, a man is murdered in the black of the night, shortly after leaving a confession to an earlier murder on a Dictaphone. Another man is found slain on the beach below, money and jewels still in his overcoat pocket. Sexton Blake is called in. He discovers a trail of greed and espionage that leads him to a ring of conspirators led by a sinister crime boss who only speaks to his men from...

Irene Kelly, Josh Bryant, David Cass. Enter the Devil is a great American-made B horror movie. People are disappearing in the wastelands. An occult researcher discovers that a devil-worshipping cult is responsible. Her inquiries lead her into great danger. Who can she trust? Very well acted by a cast of unknowns. Gritty and atmospheric. Color, 16mm.

Conrad Veldt, Jill Esmond, Leslie Fenton. Right out of Amazing Stories. A gigantic floating platform is built in the mid-Atlantic for use as a oceanic airport. However, its destruction seems imminent at the hands of foreign saboteurs. 16mm.

Lisa Gaye, Fernando Rey, Gerard Tichy. A schlocky but fun mixture of horror and science fiction. Rey plays a scientist who develops a new serum that can eradicate scar tissue. He takes a young girl and transforms her horribly disfigured face into a thing of beauty again. Unknown to him, she just happens to be an escaped lunatic from an asylum. After her treatment she escapes, injuring the scientist in the process. Later on, her face starts to look rather odd. 35mm.

Krista Nell, Espartaco Santoni, Teresa Gimpera, Julio Pena. A lady arrives at a coastal village where her sister--now missing--has last been seen. The police investigate but she decides to snoop around a little herself. Unknown to her, she has come under the scrutiny of a mad scientist who has sinister plans for her. A series of horrifying events follow in this grandly made Euro-horror film. Color, scope, 16mm.

Carl Lange, Joachim Fuchsberger, Siegfried Lowitz. A young American detective becomes involved in a series of ghastly crimes. The only clue to be found is the mysterious seal of the White Frog. Another well-done German-made Wallace thriller. From 16mm.

- Derrick De Marney, Joan Greenwood, Frederick Valk. An unsung British horror masterpiece. An insane sculptor suspects his wife of having an affair. When she disappears, eerie things start happening in his studio. A psychic holds a seance to discover the identity and location of her killer. The revelation of what really happened is truly one of the scariest scenes in 1940s horror films. This is way cool! Highly recommended.

Jean Marais, Genevieve Page, Jean Claude Brialy. An eccentric scientist discovers a method for shrinking people. He uses his girlfriend as a guinea pig with somewhat comical results. A French sci-fi comedy.