(1962) Richard Harrison, Anna Renal, Arturo Dominici.  Harrison, as Perseus, finds himself battling Medusa, her evil stone men, and an ugly dragon.  The scenes with the dragon are well-done.  Watch for the cool scene when Medusa’s stone victims return to life...  

(1962, Upgraded 10-19-21) Jeanne Crain, Vincent Price, Edmund Purdom. A fine epic—overlooked for years. Crain, as Nefertite, is desired by Purdom, who is imprisoned by an evil high priest, played brilliantly by Price.  She weds the Pharaoh and after his death...

(1961) Jack Palance, Anita Ekberg, Antonella Lualdi, Franco Silva, Roldano Lupi.  This is probably the best best video edition of this sword and sandal classic released to date, now in anamorphic widescreen from a beautiful color 35mm print.  During the Mongol invasion of Poland, a conflict between Mongol Emperor Genghis Khan and his oldest son Ogotai ensues...

(1961) Mark Forest, Moira Orfei, Paul Wynter, Gianni Garko, Enrico Glori.  The son of Hercules—this time Maciste—aids survivors of a murderous raid by a war party of weird albinos that live inside Earth...

(1960) Bob Mathias, Rosanna Schiaffino, Alberto Lupo, Rik Battaglia.  King Minos sacrifices the 'required' number of virgins to the monstrous Minotaur.  But as his wife is dying, she confesses that their daughter has a twin whom she has hidden away to avoid giving one of the girls to the Minotaur... 

(1961) Ed Fury, Christina Gajoni, Mario Scaccia, Moira Orsei. Returning from war, Ursus learns his fiancée, Attea, has been taken to a mysterious island ruled by a pagan goddess. The mysterious tribe that lives there has a nasty habit of...

(1957) Francisco Rabal, Sylva Koscina, Gianna Maria Canale, Rik Battaglia.  It’s heroic European Christians pitted against a Muslim villain and his Islamic army. Look for some well-staged action sequences, including a big siege at the end of the film.  Great to see two beauties, Sylva Koscina and Gianna Maria Canale, pitted against each other as love rivals.  Battaglia, of course, is in the center of all the action—both kinds! Color, 35mm.

(1960, Updated 3-18-25) Belinda Lee, Spiros Focás, Carlo Giustini, Arturo Dominici. The corrupt Roman Empress, Messalina (well-played by Lee), transforms from a Vestal Virgin to a power mad, sex-crazed killer. This film does a pretty good job portraying her depravity.  One memorable scene has a young would-be assassin ending up in Messalina’s bed...  

(1962) Roger Browne, Jackie Lane, Massimo Serato, Linda Sini. Browne is the Roman god, Mars, who saves a city besieged by vicious warriors.  From the city is the beautiful Daphne, whom Mars goes ga-ga over; so he stays on Earth as a mortal, having “fun" with Daphne.  He also has three lightning bolts in his arsenal, courtesy of Jupiter, his dad...

(1958) Yvonne De Carlo, Jorge Mistral, Terrence Hill, Rossana Podestà, Massimo Serato. This Peplum epic tells the story of Mary Magdalene (De Carlo) and the twisted paths between her Jewish and Roman lovers.  Hill plays the Jewish noble who befriends the rebel Barrabas; while Mistral is the dashing Roman officer who captures De Carlo’s heart...  

(1958) Dato Danelia, V. Djodjua, Manana Londaridze, Otar Koberidze.  A classic spectacle film with a 7.1 IMDB rating.  This is the story of Khvicha, a young boy from a Georgian (Russian) village is kidnapped, sold into slavery, and raised as a Mamluk warrior in far off Egypt.  He is reunited with his childhood friend (also kidnapped), only to be torn apart again...

(1964, Upgraded 3/3/24) Reg Park, Wandisa Guida, Eleonora Bianchi, Bruno Scipioni. Maciste is pitted against the evil Queen Fazira, who—by using to magic—has Maciste's willpower destroyed. He’s then made a slave, laboring in an African mine.  When he's finally...

(1962) Kirk Morris, Helen Chanel, Vera Silenti, Angelo Zanolli. Disc one is the original 88-minute windowboxed widescreen Italian version of Maciste in Hell in beautiful color with English subtitles. Disc two features the shorter American version...

(1964) Mark Forest, Yvonne Furneaux, Massimo Serato, Rosalba Neri (Sarah Bay), Pierre Cressoy. An exciting adventure epic revolving around the story of Helen of Troy. Forest looks great ass the muscle-bound hero and Furneaux is simply stunning.  Watch for the wrestling match between Forest and another strongman, which takes place next to a fountain holding a deadly...