A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Nov 3, 2007The Afterlife
British director Michael Powell creates the most visually stunning of all 1940s afterlife fantasies in lush Technicolor, depicting a heaven of dazzling architectural marvels
Abraham Sofaer
The Naked Jungle (1954)
Jul 5, 2003Ant Takeover
Vivid, well written production from George Pal with Charlton Heston as the owner of a South American plantation who faces an unstoppable horde of marabunta ants that are devouring everything in their path
The Story of Mankind (1957)
Feb 18, 2010Heavenly Tribunal Judges Human History
Laughable Irwin Allen film that conducts a tour of human history via stock footage as Vincent Price's The Devil holds a heavenly tribunal to judge humanity for inventing the atomic bomb
Twice-Told Tales (1963)
Mar 18, 2005Horror Anthology
With the success of the Edgar Allan Poe adaptations starring Vincent Price, this was a copycat attempt that cast Price in a trio of tales adapted from another writer of American horror stories, Nathaniel Hawthorne
Captain Sindbad (1963)
Jun 9, 2001Arabian Nights Adventures
A cheaply made Arabian Nights fantasy adventure that came out seeking to copy ride the coattails of the success of Ray Harryhausen's The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
Journey to the Center of Time (1967)
Feb 12, 2005Time Travel
A very cheaply made film (actually a remake of The Time Travelers) about a research laboratory propelled through time. Most of the historical scenes are represented by stock footage