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Haldane of the Secret Service ~ Harry Houdini (1923)

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 31, 2014

Haldane of the Secret Service ~ Harry Houdini (1923) 5/31/2014 12 Comments   Harry Houdini.  It seems that everyone knows that name;  it evokes images of mystery and magic,  of locks, and chains, and daring.  It has always read more

My Man Godfrey REMAKE (1957)

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 30, 2014

My Man Godfrey REMAKE (1957) 5/30/2014 3 Comments   No until Hell freezes over. NO!!! No!To the 1957 My Man Godfrey remake,  I say,  NO!David Niven?    NO!June Allyson?!?NO!Oh, so hideous.  So hideous.  June Allys read more

5 OVERLOOKED MYSTERIES

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 29, 2014

5 OVERLOOKED MYSTERIES 5/29/2014 0 Comments   Hey!  I was asked,  along with lots of other neat blogs,  to add a list of my 5 Overlooked Mystery films.  I did a little write-up of some of my fave lesser-knowns, and he poste read more

Three Mountie Movies I NEED to see!

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 20, 2014

Three Mountie Movies I NEED to see! 5/20/2014 2 Comments   Every day that I live, and this surprises me all the time,  I find out about incredible and rare movies that look really amazing.  I don't mean another Jimmy Stewart or Boga read more

NORTHERN PURSUIT - Errol Flynn (1943)

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 19, 2014

NORTHERN PURSUIT - Errol Flynn (1943) 5/19/2014 2 Comments   I have mixed feelings about this picture.  I'm a mad Errol Flynn fan,  a fan of Canadian Mountie movies,  and on top of that,  I have a certain special spot in my read more

ZARDOZ (1974)

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 19, 2014

ZARDOZ (1974) 5/19/2014 0 Comments   I love a good tale of futurism...the darker and more brutal, the better.  Well,  Zardoz,  featuring a post-James Bond Sean Connery (as a barbaric super-killer) seems like it should fit the bi read more

GLADIATORS SEVEN - I SETTE GLADIATORI (1962)

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 8, 2014

GLADIATORS SEVEN - I SETTE GLADIATORI  (1962) 5/8/2014 0 Comments   Hot on the heels of the magnificent GIANTS OF ROME on my TV screen,  Richard Harrison strikes again with the amazing GLADIATORS SEVEN!   This highly ente read more

North West Mounted Police (1940) - Happy Birdthday, Gary Cooper!

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 7, 2014

North West Mounted Police (1940) - Happy Birdthday, Gary Cooper! 5/7/2014 0 Comments   Hot on the heels of my celebration of Tyrone Power's birthday this week, in which I wrote about Power's amazing turn in the red coat (albeit in the British read more

Tyrone Power - KING OF THE KHYBER RIFLES (1953)

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 5, 2014

Tyrone Power - KING OF THE KHYBER RIFLES (1953) 5/5/2014 0 Comments   The men who govern India...more power to them and her! ...are few.  Those who stand in their way and pretend to help them with a flood of  words are a host. read more

MASSACRE TIME - 1966

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 4, 2014

MASSACRE TIME - 1966 5/4/2014 0 Comments   I was told a quote once by a friend, and I'm paraphrasing here, "if the Western myth- ologised the west, then the Spaghetti Western mythologised the Western".  I was never going to quote that on read more

A Heidi Double Feature - A Great Story!

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 4, 2014

A Heidi Double Feature - A Great Story! 5/4/2014 0 Comments   From the outset, I'll state for the record that I'm aware that it's not cool to like movies like Heidi...especially if you're a straight ma read more

13 ASSASSINS ~ (十三人の刺客 Jūsannin no Shikaku) 2010

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 3, 2014

13 ASSASSINS ~ (十三人の刺客 Jūsannin no Shikaku) 2010 5/3/2014 0 Comments   In these overly politically-sensitive times, where the trend is either toward the artsy or the comical, 13 Assassins stands out as proof that the classic Chambara mo read more

Caesar the Conqueror - Giulio Cesare, il conquistatore delle Gallie (1962)

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 3, 2014

Caesar the Conqueror - Giulio Cesare, il conquistatore delle Gallie  (1962) 5/3/2014 0 Comments   Cameron Mitchell has always been a slow rumble in the background of my movie and television experience.  Throughout the 70's and 80's, read more

QUO VADIS (1951)

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 1, 2014

QUO VADIS  (1951) 5/1/2014 0 Comments   I'm a huge fan of the Sword and Sandal picture.  When I was a kid,  beside the wonderful Italian Peplums,  my Saturday and Sunday afternoon fare consisted mainly of some of th read more

GIANTS OF ROME - I GIGANTI DI ROMA (1964)

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on Apr 19, 2014

GIANTS OF ROME - I GIGANTI DI ROMA  (1964) 4/19/2014 0 Comments   To make any movie a success, it's important to cast the right people in the main roles,  especially in a heroic epic like GIANTS OF ROME.  The type that one sho read more

THE COSSACKS (Russian: Казаки - Kazaki) 1962

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on Apr 1, 2014

THE COSSACKS (Russian: Казаки - Kazaki) 1962 4/1/2014 0 Comments   I feel compelled to start this review of the 1962 Russian film THE COSSACKS with a simple statement:  it's a beautiful experience.  If t read more
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