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skelton knaggs		#41	[-]
Jan 19 11 5:59 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Very nice! "You can't smell any reefer, can you"?
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skelton knaggs		#42	[-]
Oct 23 11 2:19 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Do ya think that picture behind him could be some of that Sears and Roebuck art Vincent was hawking back then?? "You can't smell any reefer, can you"?
Zombie Dad		#43	[-]
Mar 6 12 1:32 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	ZD Zombie Dad's Online Art Store www.zazzle.com/zombiedad
Monsterpal		#44	[-]
Mar 6 12 11:39 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	That's a better portrait than the one in the film, ZD.
Helrunar		#45	[-]
Mar 7 12 8:10 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Zombie Dad, that is gorgeous! I just finished watching The Tower of London, which Vincent did right around the same time as this. I am trying to summon the energy to write a proper review here, somewhere, of the experience. I figured out that AIP shot it in monochrome so they could re-use the 1939 battle scenes footage. The score was fantastic and Vincent's performance so far over the top he might have been in outer space. But just try and look away. I was riveted. At times it was because I kept thinking, "Oh my GAWD, I can't believe the director is allowing him to get away with that!" The music was incredible... Les Baxter?? I have to go back and look. H.
Zombie Dad		#46	[-]
Mar 7 12 10:05 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Deeply appreciated, Monsterpal and Helrunar. ZD Zombie Dad's Online Art Store www.zazzle.com/zombiedad
Rick		#47	[-]
Mar 7 12 11:39 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Vincent Price and Roger Corman did a lot of stuff for AIP in those days, but TOWER OF LONDON was released by United Artists.
Alias the Scarecrow		#48	[-]
Mar 7 12 12:27 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	This film always seems to get overlooked compared to the other Corman/Price films of the time, however, for me it's one of the best: Price, as creepy as he can be with Lon Chaney. Nice teaming there and it's too bad they couldnt have worked together more. Debra Paget looks fantastic as well. Good film all around!
HalLane		#49	[-]
Mar 7 12 4:53 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Zombie Dad wrote: ZD Wow -- I thought this was promo art from the film. Gorgeous! Quite a change in style for you, ZD. It looks very much 'of the period'. I love it!
Zombie Dad		#50	[-]
Mar 7 12 8:47 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thank you, Hal. Much appreciated. I think acrylics are making me do things differently. Having fun with them! ZD Zombie Dad's Online Art Store www.zazzle.com/zombiedad
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Ted Newsom		#51	[-]
Mar 7 12 10:36 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Purdy purdy. I at first thought it was from the movie, too. Good work. No. Excellent.
Zombie Dad		#52	[-]
Mar 8 12 9:37 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Ted Newsom wrote: . Good work. No. Excellent. Make up your mind, Ted! Thanks!! ZD Zombie Dad's Online Art Store www.zazzle.com/zombiedad
telegonus		#53	[-]
Mar 8 12 6:32 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I like The Haunted Palace a lot, which I really consider a Lovecraft film, not a Poe one, its title notwithstanding. A more creative use of AIP sets than usual, good atmosphere, excellent supporting cast, and a far less hammy than usual Vincent Price sell it for me. Also, it has pace, a real storyline, more characters than usual for a (so-called) Poe flick; and I love the ending.
Wich2		#54	[-]
Mar 8 12 8:51 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Pretty much agree, tele - that one always has a richer feel for me, too.
Monsterpal		#55	[-]
Mar 8 12 9:15 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I like both versions of CHARLES DEXTER WARD.
Domenick Fraumeni		#56	[-]
Mar 23 12 1:38 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	What a wonderful piece, ZD! I like THE HAUNTED PALACE a lot. It's one of the better Lovecraft adaptations of the time and the title theme by Ronald Stein is superb. I love how it begins, like something beginning to form in the ether, then it starts building up into the main theme.
TomWeaver999		#57	[-]
Mar 23 12 8:14 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Plus Lon Jr. in a good supporting role, and mutants around every corner, and and and. An AIP "Poe film" blessed with a bit more vitality and, for lack of a better word, "oomph" than most of the others ..... maybe partly because it really ISN'T a "Poe film." And, yes, a great score.
Domenick Fraumeni		#58	[-]
Mar 23 12 9:17 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	For some reason, I always think of Lon Chaney Jr. first whenever I think of this movie. He did a great turn. I also think taking a break from Poe was great for Corman and everyone, even if AIP tried to sell this as Poe. The monster doesn't quite work out, though the real monster here is played by Price, imho. But it looks great and afterwards, Corman produced the two best films in his Poe series. Last Edited By: Domenick Fraumeni Apr 27 12 10:24 PM. Edited 2 times.
thebrainfollower		#59	[-]
Mar 25 12 10:46 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I think this is my favorite of the Poe series, although it's only sort of a Poe. For me, the challenge was finding a copy of the thing. At the time I couldn't find the DVD anywhere. I ordered 5 different copies online, only to never get any of them. I finally had to settle for the first VHS version, then within a week, the DVD was (of course) suddenly available again via oldies.com. The score is a little over used in my opinion despite its brilliance. But the lighting scheme is simply amazing, creating a nightmare like atmosphere that never loses its grip even in the slightly comedic bits. And it's one of Lon's last great genre roles (save for Spider Baby). And I adore Debra Paget.
DonM435		#60	[-]
Mar 25 12 2:08 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	You folks were duped! If you check the credits, this was off a story by Edgar Allen Poe -- probably a nom de plume for Charles Griffith or some other pal of Corman's.
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