Like blood bath which preceeded it, queen is also an excellent example of. 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. Its june 1961 and britain is buzzing as john f kennedy and his wife jackie are expected in london, with an invitation to dine at buckingham palace. He brought to life some of the most quotable and quirky characters, explored truly nightmarish themes, and provided an twin peaks was a milestone in television history. Locked to region a kino lorber, who continue to subvert the norm with their bluray releases, takes mgms hd master and presents the film in its original 1. Starring john saxon, basil rathbone, dennis hopper, and judi meredith, queen of blood is a tale of vampirism that riffs a bit on it.
Overview of queen of blood, 1966, directed by curtis harrington, with john saxon, basil rathbone, judi meredith, at turner classic movies. I saw the footage and wrote a screenplay around it. 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. Queen of blood has got enough going for it that its pretty tough not to have a good time with it. Gee, i wonder its a 60s space movie so what could an alien possibly want to eat. The queens of renthia series 3 primary works 5 total works set in a world where everything in nature has a spiritand where those spirits are bloodthirsty killers who seek the death of all humans. An alien species makes contact with earth through radio transmission, notifying of an imminent visit. Sookie distances herself from bon temps leaving eric and bill to try their charms on the human public. Astronauts go to mars and return with a green vampire woman. 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. Queen of blood debuts on bluray in an avc encoded 1080p high definition transfer framed at 1. A spaceship is sent to mars after a alien distress signal is picked up.
The extraterrestrial shows her gratitude by going wild for human blood in the fashion of a. 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. Eventually a surviving female is located and brought onboard the earth ship. Queen of blood 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Planet of blood is a 1966 color science fictionhorror film, produced by george edwards and samuel z. Arkoff, directed by curtis harrington, that stars john saxon, basil rathbone, dennis hopper, and judi meredith. 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. Top chef canada season 8 episode 4 drag brunch 1 hour ago. Kino lorber available on bluray december 1, 2015 screen formats. On december 1, 2003, queen of blood was featured at the sitges film festival in spain. Naturally, there is a lot of blood plasma on the ship, which they feed the alien. A crazed artist who believes himself to be the reincarnation of a murderous vampire kills young women, then boils their bodies in a vat.
Queen of blood is a 1966 color science fictionhorror film based on the screenplay for the earlier, soviet film called mechte. Even before the release, its quality was sufficient for universal to hire harrington and producer george edwards to make the feature film games. Aaron george randolph, ruling king of the lycans, is hellbent on revenge for his mothers brutal death at the hands of vampires. Batman was a thirtyminute prime time, liveaction television series broadcast by the abc network between 1966 and 1968. Queen of blood was released in the united states in march 1966. Alien ship crash lands on mars, and a rescue team is sent out from earth. At first i was a little disappointed when i read that some of the stylistic and stunning space scenes from curtis harringtons 1966 queen of blood were taken from a couple russian scifi periods from a couple years earlier, one being meshte nastreshu 1963. In fact, the film is so cheaply made that it consists of only a handful of plain sets. In the fantasy world of renthia, spiritstangible magical beings associated with the four elements. 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.
Queen of blood 1966 hideous beyond belief with an inhuman craving. Queen of blood from the grindhouse cinema database. The characters become locked inside an apartment complex which was once an old hotel with new characters being killed off each episode. Queen of blood 1966, usa is a scifihorror film directed by curtis harrington. Hopper are some of the actors sentenced by their vindictive agents to appear in this 1966 film. Its june 1961 and britain is buzzing as john f kennedy and his wife jackie are expected in london. Sam bonds with other shifters, while hoyt and jessica arg. He is given one quest and that is to find the queen of dragons. 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. With john saxon, basil rathbone, judi meredith, dennis hopper. And, thus, queen of blood, a film long rumored to have inspired alien, was born.
Queen of blood 1966 is one of the films made by aip, at the time roger corman was working for them. The film is based on the screenplay for the earlier soviet feature film mechte navstrechu a dream come true. Queen of blood 1966 queen of blood 1966 charles thaxton. 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. Homecoming queen laura palmer is found dead, washed up on a riverbank, wrapped in plastic s. An alien ship crash lands on mars, and a rescue team is sent from earth. Experimental director curtis harrington and his producer george edwards didnt just augment karzhukovs mechte navstrechu, they refilmed an. Queen of blood was released in 1966 by american international pictures on a double bill with jack hills blood bath. The queen of blood is full of rich tension from the opening scene to the nailbiting finale. 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. Mar 26, 2010 this feature is not available right now. May 31, 2011 at first i was a little disappointed when i read that some of the stylistic and stunning space scenes from curtis harringtons 1966 queen of blood were taken from a couple russian scifi periods from a couple years earlier, one being meshte nastreshu 1963 and the other nebo zovyot 1960.
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. Irresistible to men, one by one the queens charms seduce her rescuers into a fatal embrace as the queen herself eyes the earth as a new hunting ground. Elizabeth bathory was born on a family estate in nyirbator, kingdom of hungary, in 1560 or 1561, and spent her childhood at ecsed castle. Released in march of 1966 by american international pictures as the second half of a. Much of the impressive special effects are stolen uncredited from a couple of big budget soviet. 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. They find one survivor, but when a crew member is found drained of blood its evident they have rescued a bloodsucking monster. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Legends of the wild season 1 episode 5 blood in the water 1 hour ago. Horrorcomedy parody series inspired by the fox tv series scream queens. The film is very wellpaced, its stylish and its just a whole lot of fun.
Queen of blood is sort of similar to lifeforce in a way. The queen has met nearly a quarter of all the us presidents, but it is her encounter with the 35th president that is explored in the crowns second season. It imagines a 1990 in which everyone dresses the same but noone has a mobile communications device. Planet of blood planet of vampires the green woman. The queen of blood is set in the forests of aratay where the in the land of renthia, there are five countries, each ruled by a different queen with the power to keep the spirits fire, ice, water, air, earth, wood under control. 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. Families of the mafia season 1 episode 6 part vi 1 hour ago. Made the whole thing seem cheaperlooking and tackier than it really is. Harringtons answer to this challenge was queen of blood 1966.
On putlocker watch full hd movies and tv no sign up. Jan 06, 2020 the queen has met nearly a quarter of all the us presidents, but it is her encounter with the 35th president that is explored in the crowns second season. Inspired by the nightmares of your youth and the notorious countess bathory, blood queen comes from writer troy brownfield. As seven kingdoms stand on the brink of war, donner stark, second of his name travels to an unfamiliar land under the guide of his spiritual companion, poka.
With william campbell, marissa mathes, lori saunders, sandra knight. Putlocker this blog site allows you to watch free movies and tv online. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Set in a world where everything in nature has a spiritand where those spirits are bloodthirsty killers who seek the death of all humans. 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. So a 50s ish green woman is the discovery of this space mission and everyone is trying to figure out what she eats. David lynchs attempt to reach mainstream audiences through another medium was one full of heart and determination. The queen of blood book one of the queens of renthia. Premiering on january 12, 1966, as a mid season replacement, the series featured actor adam west as the perennial character of batman, while burt ward donned nylon stockings and fairy boots for his portrayal of the erstwhile sidekick, robin.
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