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fredrick coff — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:30:45 GMT

greetings mr.offute under the name winters wrote and sold privatly a number of erotic novels on stapled pages including blunder broad and others they were

Re: Le Bossu

kurvanas — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:50:24 GMT

Just to let the rest know, in case they have Netflix, this film (Le Bossu) is offered there in its On Guard version. Thomas << PS Try to buy or borrow Le Bossu

Re: John Carter movie

kurvanas — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:37:30 GMT

Ian, The fact that it is being made is great, but that Disney is making it makes me weep. Maybe they can turn the theme of Barsoom into a dance and song

Re: fantasy films

kurvanas — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:33:42 GMT

Ian, Holy Cow! (Thank you, John Renwick) With posts like this I suddenly have hope and am excited to be reading groups again! Fantastique! More of this kind

Re: fantasy films

Lynsey — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:33:18 GMT

PS Try to buy or borrow Le Bossu starring Daniel Auteuil, itself a remake from several earlier versions, one of which I have which is almost as good... yet

Re: fantasy films

Lynsey — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:28:03 GMT

Can fault your choices, but not your tone. Some of the best historical / adventure files are denied fantasy status simply because everything gets explained

Re: film rights

Lynsey — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:47:27 GMT

"Ruritanian romance" - a byword for unreal European countries which were the scene of derring do among the noble classes.. Had a darker sequel, Rupert of

Re: fantasy films

kurvanas — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:52:45 GMT

I agree with most of what you say and your movies listed. The silence is because of the deafening stupidity of most fantasy/horror/SF productions. It is very

Re: film rights

ggrasso06@... — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:16:46 GMT

ian, the prisoner of zenda is a good fantasy, it takes place in a mythical section of europe , in a mythical kingdom in which horse and train are both used ,

Re: film rights

Lynsey — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:38:51 GMT

..all agreed.. Kirk losing an eye, Tony losing a hand.. rather reminds you of a certain Moorcockian series, don't it? [Moorcock reviewed The Vikings in, I

Re: film rights

ggrasso06@... — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:24:56 GMT

the crimson pirate was like wild, wild west [ inventions before it's time , tanks, subs]--the vikings is a great movie--kirk's eye reminded me of king

Re: film rights

Lynsey — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:18:35 GMT

..then maybe that's a point --- if a film without overt fantastical elements [apart from the fated coincidences of the medallion, the baghalla.. the fountain

Re: film rights

ggrasso06@... — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:55:12 GMT

ian, if we are talking sinbad [ fairbanks] , i do not recall fantasy in it? kerwin matthews version [harryhausen] was more fantastic--if we are talking pure

Re: film rights

Lynsey — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:18:44 GMT

Yup. The original [silent] is better - though I have only seen it once - but Sabu is a bit, uhm, well, Sabu-ish.. Conrad Veidt is a splendidly nutcasy

Re: film rights

ggrasso06@... — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:54:28 GMT

ian, the thief of bagdad-1940 version was always great fun for me--it does not have today's special effects but the story was full of adventure, fun, magic