2 Blu-rays of Hercules and the Captive Women side by side.
New article up at my website!
I compare the two Blu-ray editions of the classic #peplum film Hercules and the Captive Women. Check it out!
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#Hercules #SwordAndSandal #MST3K #StrongManFilm #CultFilm #Antiquity #TogaAndSandal #HistoricEpic #Bluray #PhysicalMedia
4K version of Ben-hur. Shows a statue and then Ben-hur riding a chariot.
Arrived in the mail: New version of Ben-hur!
Note: check out my unboxing of the 50th anniversary #Benhur boxset!
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#Peplum #SwordAndSandal #Biblical #BiblicalPeplum #HistoricEpic #Bluray #Antiquity #TogaAndSandal
2 CDs, one for The Egyptian and one for Gladiator 2.
Newest CD acquisitions for the sword and sandal soundtrack/score library: The Egyptian and Gladiator II.
#SwordAndSandal #HistoricEpic #Antiquity #Peplum #Soundtrack #Score #Gladiator #TogaAndSandal #CultFilm #EpicFilm #Epic
Steelbook of The Ten Commandments. It shows Charlton Heston holding 2 tablets against a rest sky.
Newest acquisition for the sword and sandal library: the new 4K Steelbook release of the Biblical peplum The Ten Commandments.
A show with everything but Yul Brynner!
#Peplum #SwordAndSandal #HistoricEpic #Epic #TogaAndSandal #Biblical #GoldenAgeOfHollywood #Bluray #Benhur #MovieCollection
Blu-ray of Challenge the Devil.
Backside of the Blu-ray sleeve. Signed "To Nicholas, Bella Cortez"
Today's treasure from the archive: Challenge the Devil (from the @severinfilms.bsky.social Christopher Lee boxset) signed by #peplum starlet Bella Cortez in one of her rare non #swordandsandal appearances.
#BellaCortez #Cultfilm #Horror #HammerHammer #HistoricEpic #ChristopherLee #Gothic #Giallo
Blu-ray of the Norseman
Newest acquisition for the #swordandsandal library: The Norseman - a #viking #peplum made by… Charles B Pierce of Boggy Creek fame?!?! Yes please!
#BigFoot #HistoricEpic #bluray #cultfilm
Vertical lobby card, book, and dvd box set of Caesar and Cleopatra.
Toga and sandal goodies!
A magazine advert for the movie adaptation of Bernard Shaw’s “Caesar and Cleopatra” along with a copy of the play and the Eclipse ( @criterion.bsky.social ) box set that has the movie.
#SwordAndSandal #Peplum #HistoricEpic #Antiquity #Caesar #Cleopatra
Lobby card for the film
Antique mall find today: lobby card for the William Castle American peplum “Slaves of Babylon”
#SwordAndSandal #peplum #antiquity #babylon #bfilm #historicEpic #tingler #togaandsandal
Blu-rays of Hercules and Hercules Unchained.
Newest acquisitions for the #peplum library: French Blu-rays of Hercules and Hercules Unchained from Artus Films. Shockings, the only blu-ray releases of these films! (How can a film like Hercules not have a 4K/HD release by now?!?)
#SwordAndSandal #Hercules #Pepla #HistoricEpic #TogaAndSandal
DVD copy of I Dieci gladiatori. It's from Desert Island Classics. The cover is simply the movie poster with a dark green border around it. Very low quality.
Newest movie to add to the #SwordAndSandal library: a very bootleggy/grey market DVD of The Ten Gladiators.
@mattpagefilm.bsky.social did a write up of this film, check it out!
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#Peplum #HistoricEpic #TogaAndSandal #Epic #ExploitationFilm #Gladiator #Rome
DVD of "The Tartars". The cover art is the poster of the film, showing a victor in a sword fight with a tartar, with a viking boat behind them. In the top left it is signed "To Nicholas, Bella Cortez"
Today's treasure: The Tartars autographed by #peplum queen Bella Cortez!
Also, read my write up about this #viking film starring Orson Welles and Victor Mature.
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#SwordAndSandal #Vikings #HistoricEpic #CultFilm #TogaAndSandal #Tartars #Autograph #DVD
The Gladiator 2 popcorn bucket in the shape of the collegium. Inside is a copy go Gladiator 2 on 4K, and behind it are 2 different versions of Gladiator on blu-ray. Everything is presented like a welcoming basket.
New article up at my website!
I take a look at Gladiator 2. Check it out here:
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#Peplum #Neopeplum #Gladiator #Gladiator2 #Antiquity #SwordandSandal #Classics #TogaAndSandal #Popculture #Film #HistoricEpic #Rome #SPQR
Mail loot today!
Old school Helen of Troy on Blu-ray.
#peplum #swordandsandal #epic #historicepic #togaandsandal #antiquity #trojanwar #troy #mythology
Arrived in the mail: Gladiator II Blu-ray!
#peplum #neopeplum #gladiator #swordandsandal #historicepic #antiquity #togaandsandal #bluray #epic #epicfilm
DVD of the "War Gods of Babylon" and "War Goddess". The art depicts an amazon lady holding another up above her as if to chuck her off a cliff. There's also ladies on horses with bows. The autograph says: "To Nick with all my <3 Luciana Paluzzi"
Today's from the archives: War Goddess signed by Bond girl Luciana Paluzzi. I don't have many #autographed #swordandsandal films in my collection, so I super treasure them. Paluzzi is an icon of 60s cinema.
#Peplum #CultFilm #Amazons #Babylon #HistoricEpic #Antiquity #JamesBond #Mythology #DVD
Three blu-rays, left to right: Samson and Delilah, The Robe, and Demetrius and the Gladiators.
Went to Zia's yesterday for some end of the year shopping. Scored way too much loot.
First off, found 3 Biblical #peplum films on Blu-ray, Samson and Delilah, The Robe, and the way too rare/expensive than it should be, Demetrius and the Gladiators.
#SwordAndSandal #HistoricEpic #Samson #Mythology
blu-ray of When Dinosaurs Ruled the earth. It is signed "Sanna" Victoria Vetri. The cover shows a cavewoman (Vetri) in a pose similar to Raquel Welch, wearing a leopard print bikini, while there are other cave people behind her and a t-rex eating a lady.
Blu-ray of Kings of the Sun, signed "Victoria Vetri". It shows a Mayan pyramid with lots of people fighting on in. In the foreground is Yul Brynner with a spear landing at another dude wearing armor.
Playboy pinup photo of Victoria Vetri. She's wearing a white dress that looks knitted? Maybe crochet?
Hammer Glamour time!
Arrived in the mail today: copies of "When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth" and "Kings of the Sun" signed by #Playboy #Playmate and Hammer Lady Victoria Vetri. I posted my sleeves to her to autograph and she graciously did.
#HammerFilms #Pinup #CultFilm #HistoricEpic #Mayan #Hammer
Gladiator 2 is out!
If you have a podcast/vidcast and you need a guest to talk about #SwordAndSandal / #Peplum / #Neopeplum / #HistoricEpic or #Gladiator - hit me up! 🥹
I’ve got numerous essays and stuff out there and love talking about the genre.
#Gladiator2 #SwordAndSorcery #Classics #Antiquity
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED.... by my bucket?!?!
My #Gladiator_II popcorn bucket... has arrived!!!!!
TIME TO UNLEASH HELL.... on my Jiffy Pop
#Gladiator #Gladiator2 #SwordAndSandal #Peplum #NeoPeplum #TogaAndSandal #HistoricEpic
Burundai leads his men into battle against the Vikings.
Tartar archers during the climatic battle.
Samia and Eric flee the overran Viking fort.
Oleg and company at the prisoner exchange.
I have a brand new article up at my website!
I take a dive into the 1961 #swordandsandal film The Tartars. I hope yall check it out!
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#Peplum #Pepla #TogaAndSandal #Vikings #Viking #Tartar #OrsonWelles #Medieval #HistoricEpic #Sagas
