Author Archive: Retro

While hiding from the royal authorities,Giacomo Casanova, the famous romancer, encounters his look-alike: Giacomino, a fugitive petty con man. Meanwhile, the Arabian Caliph and his wife are arriving in Venice for a state visit, and she insists on a night with the legendary lover. Through a series of erotic encounters and mistaken-identity comedies, Giacomo and Giacomino make their way back to Venice for their appointment with the Caliph’s wife.

In this film, David McCallum and Hayley Mills are but two cogs in a plot wheel involving a decades-old family feud. Both warring families covet a valuable diamond mine, and there are those who’ll stop at nothing to get it. As often happens in these things, a star-crossed romance develops.

A Holy man following the example of St Simeon Stylites is tempted by the devil in the form of a woman.

The definitive video portrait of the silver screens greatest star of horror. Featuring Ralph Bellamy, John Carradine, Carroll Borland, Alex Gordon and hosted by one of the masters of horror and science fiction knowledge, Forrest J. Ackerman.

Baron von Weser keeps a menagerie of carnivorous plants, but takes great care of one particular specimen.

An alien, “Supersonic Man,” is sent to Earth to thwart the plans of a mad scientist who would destroy the galaxy itself with their weapons. Only his superpowers, which include flight, bulletproof skin, and the ability to turn guns into bananas, can save Earth from destruction. From the horrible credit sequence which desperately tries to copy SUPERMAN, to the super cheesy flying sequences, to scenes of hero lifting up things like an incredibly fake looking, wooden (yes, wooden) bulldozer, director J.P. Simon delivers the goods yet again! The man who brought you PIECES and SLUGS doesn’t disappoint.