The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)

The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
Rating: ★★
Mar 9, 2001Vampire Hunter Comedy
Roman Polanski misfired with this vampire comedy intended as a spoof of Hammer Films. Beautifully produced but comedy is not Polanski's forte and the film seems to consists of much slapstick running around. The film does have its adherents.

The Formula (1980)

The Formula (1980)
Rating: ★★
Apr 23, 2014International Thriller/Hunt for a Nazi Fuel Substitute
Dull big-budget international thriller about Nazi secret formulas and Big Oil conspiracies. This seems intended as a copy of The Boys from Brazil centred around George C. Scott and Marlon Brando trying to out over-act one another

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)
Rating: ★★★½
Mar 11, 2025Hammer Films Documentary
The most exhaustive of the various documentaries about Hammer Films, which covers the history of the studio and was made at a time when most of the principals from Hammer’s heyday were still alive