The mgm limited edition collections dvd of queen of blood is a surprisingly good enhanced transfer of a film ive previously seen only in miserable tv prints. Mar 11, 2018 queen of blood is a 1966 color science fictionhorror film directed by curtis harrington, that stars john saxon, basil rathbone, dennis hopper, and judi meredith. An idealistic young student and a banished warrior become allies in a battle to save their realm in this first book of a mesmerizing epic fantasy series, filled with political intrigue, violent magic, malevolent spirits, and thrilling adventure. A truly wonderful fantasy novel which doubles as an allegory for our own earthly struggle between man and nature. Not to be mistaken for the 1966 movie of the same name, this is a recent lowbudget affair shot with consumer equipment from canadian filmmaker chris alexander, who is noted on the cover as also being the editorinchief of fangoria magazine.
The extraterrestrial shows her gratitude by going wild for human blood in the fashion of a bloodsucking vampire. Queen of blood is the spiritual sequel to his first work, blood for irina and although alexander has stated that the two exist independently and. Lk21 layarkaca21 nonton film streaming movie bioskop. Rarelust rare and selected movies from all genres free. Elizabeth bathory was born on a family estate in nyirbator, kingdom of hungary, in 1560 or 1561, and spent her childhood at ecsed castle. Blood queen ruled by blood book 3 by izzy shows is a wonderful addition to this series, in fact i think it is the best book of the series. Queen of blood is a 1966 color science fictionhorror film directed by curtis harrington, that stars john saxon, basil rathbone, dennis hopper, and judi meredith. American international pictures aip 1966 usa theatrical directed by curtis harrington written by curtis harrington, mikhail karzhukov, otar koberidze.
On december 1, 2003, queen of blood was featured at the sitges film festival in spain. The transfer helps harringtons film footage match the original russian effects scenes. Thanks to the interesting cast and the unique, otherworldly florence marly she really seems to be into her part queen of blood comes off quite well and deserves to have its reputation ratcheted up a. If i could set a vacation in renthia when things werent bound to kill me, id go in an instant. They find one survivor, but when a crew member is found drained of blood its evident they have rescued a bloodsucking monster. With the danger of peter bretts the warded man, heart of naomi noviks uprooted, and lyricism of patrick rothfuss the name of the wind, this is the first chapter in a series destined to be a classic. Experimental director curtis harrington and his producer george edwards didnt just augment karzhukovs mechte navstrechu, they refilmed an entire new story to use its spectacular special effects scenes. Jeff wheeler, wall street journal bestselling author of kingfountain and muirwood series durst dives into adult fantasy with thrilling results. Harringtons answer to this challenge was queen of blood 1966.
Eventually a surviving female is located and brought on to the human ship. Dop leads his fellow martians to earth on an interplanetary quest for females. Thrillingheartrendingenchantingabsolutely unputdownable. Sep 04, 2012 i recently took one of my occasional dives into american international pictures with curtis harringtons queen of blood, a talky, slowmoving, scifi feature from 1966 about an illfated space voyage to mars in response to an alien distress call. Arkoff, directed by curtis harrington, that stars john saxon, basil rathbone, dennis hopper, and judi meredith. Most striking in the film are the very brief, gauzy, luminous shots of the alien ship. Made the whole thing seem cheaperlooking and tackier than it really is.
With john saxon, basil rathbone, judi meredith, dennis hopper. Queen of blood is one of my favorite reads for the year. After collecting 11 of the 12, the jar closes and disappears, but the scene is not complete as theres still one more firefly to be found. Made in 1966, the story of queen of blood takes place in 1990, a time when space has been conquered, quilted clothing is at the cutting edge of fashion, and macho astronauts call each other baby or at least, they do if theyre played by dennis hopper. Book one of the queens of renthia by sarah beth durst. Mar 26, 2010 this feature is not available right now. The film had its world premiere on 4 april 2014 at the international horror and scifi film festival and has actress shauna henry returning to reprise the character of irina. Queen of blood is a 20 vampire film that was written and directed by chris alexander and is a followup to his 2012 film blood for irina. Dop proves that martians have impeccable taste when one of his first conquests turns out to be sexy scientist dr. Queen of blood 1966 queen of blood 1966 charles thaxton. When theyre almost home, another crew member is eaten, a fight breaks out, and the alien is accidentally killed before she can finish the third guy. Overview of queen of blood, 1966, directed by curtis harrington, with john saxon, basil rathbone, judi meredith, at turner classic movies. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Lady bloodfight 2017 full movie dont forget to like this page interesting movie will come.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It imagines a 1990 in which everyone dresses the same but noone has a mobile communications device. Set in the magical world of renthia, the queen of blood is sarah beth dursts ambitious entry into adult epic fantasy. She was happy to work but simply refused to see herself as anything other than how she last looked in queen of blood. If you love action, magic, weres, vamps, mages, romance, and tough lead female characters then this is your series. Queen of blood was released in 1966 by american international pictures on a double bill with jack hills blood bath. One of the more amusing practices conducted by roger corman and some of his pals at aip was the recycling of footage between various productions, which reached its zenith of creativity with the purchase of a batch of ambitious, visually striking eastern european scifi films in the 1960s including some classics from the ussr and czechoslovakia. Queen of blood from the grindhouse cinema database.
An alien ship crash lands on mars, and a rescue team is sent. Naturally, there is a lot of blood plasma on the ship, which they feed the alien. The kl studio classics bluray of queen of blood is a real beauty. Queen of blood 1966 is one of the films made by aip, at the time roger corman was working for them. Queen of blood 1966 hideous beyond belief with an inhuman craving. An alien species makes contact with earth through radio transmission, notifying of an imminent visit. Action, drama, fantasy, horror, thriller, thailand.
They utilized a lot of russian film footage mostly because of their superior big budget special effects a soviet fable called mechte navstrechu from 1963 shooting the action scenes around the cannibalized footage finished. They utilized a lot of russian film footage mostly because of their superior big budget special effects a soviet fable called mechte navstrechu from 1963 shooting the action scenes around the cannibalized footage. A spaceship is sent to mars after a alien distress signal is picked up. Much of the impressive special effects are stolen uncredited from a couple of big budget soviet. Astronauts go to mars and return with a green vampire woman. Shauna henry returns as the vampire irina, now reborn to silently roam a lush countryside quenching her thirst for human blood. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. The queen of blood book one of the queens of renthia. Her father was baron george vi bathory of the ecsed branch of the family, brother of andrew bonaventura bathory, who had been voivode of transylvania, while her mother was baroness anna bathory 15391570, daughter of stephen bathory of somlyo. In the cave room there is a hidden object scene, where you have to collect 12 fireflies. Originally published in 1966, and now available for the first time in hardcover the paperback is a fairly expensive item, queen of blood was also a terrific american international picture that starred basil rathbone, dennis hooper, and forrest j ackerman.
She began going to mexico to try diet shots that were dangerous for a woman in. Basil rathbone and judi meredith in queen of blood 1966. Even before the release, its quality was sufficient for universal to hire harrington and producer george edwards to make the feature film games. From writerdirectorcomposer chris alexander the editorinchief of fangoria comes the spiritual sequel to his acclaimed debut feature. I recently took one of my occasional dives into american international pictures with curtis harringtons queen of blood, a talky, slowmoving, scifi feature from 1966 about an illfated space voyage to mars in response to an alien distress call.
But rather than follow standard horror narratives, alexander instead subverts the genre to explore a crimsonsoaked. Alien ship crash lands on mars, and a rescue team is sent out from earth. Jangan lupa like page ni movie menarik akan kembali. For years, my opinion of queen of blood was tainted by the fact that the tv prints of it were in horrible shape overly dark, muddy, dupey, scratchy, with ugly faded color. Tcmdb archive materials view all archives 0 dvds from tcm shop. Lk21 layarkaca21 nonton film streaming movie bioskop subtitle indonesia gratis download online. The queen of blood is full of rich tension from the opening scene to the nailbiting finale. I saw the footage and wrote a screenplay around it.
The film tells the story of a group of scientists in the distant future of 1990 who are sent from earth to investigate a distress call coming from a crashed alien spacecraft on mars. Queen of blood 1966, usa is a scifihorror film directed by curtis harrington. Queen of blood is the spiritual sequel to his first work, blood for irina and although alexander has stated that the two exist independently and that seeing the first should not be a requirement to enjoy the second, the first movie is included on this disc as a bonus feature so i will go into that one first. The source films dealt with a journey to mars and contact with an alien race, and so does the american version, though eventually harrington sidelines the plot into aip territory with a space vampire feeding on a crew of tootrusting astronauts. Concerning queen of blood also known as planet of blood writerdirector curtis harrington was quoted as saying, roger corman had acquired some spectacular russian footage of spaceships. An idealistic young student and a banished warrior become all. It features powerful, diverse women, an innovative new approach to fae spirits, and trees. Planet of blood is a 1966 color science fictionhorror film, produced by george edwards and samuel z. In fact, the film is so cheaply made that it consists of only a handful of plain sets. The most common motif of these works was that of the countess bathing in her victims blood to retain beauty or youth. Queen of blood 1966 basil rathbone, john saxon, judi meredith, dennis hopper and the mysterious vampire alien queen florence marly in one far out flick. The care taken in the shooting, and those expressive episodes with the menacing florence marly, make what might have been a throwaway film into a solid demonstration of the directors talent.
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