and it’s just like, a normal thing that happens? 80 min (Actually, one of them is based on an H P Lovecraft novel, but the title is taken from Poe.) 87 min American International Pictures (AIP, originally American Releasing Company) was formed in the 1950s and focused on movies catering to a teen audience. A magician, who has been turned into a raven, turns to a former sorcerer for help. And for the final shot of the movie, which I won’t tell you about because I think you should also watch the 80 minutes preceding it. | However, if I had to pick Corman’s crowning achievement, it would be the films he made based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Enter to win a $100 gift card to the bookstore of your choice. AIP decided to give Corman the green light to do a series of films based on the work of Edgar Allan Poe. “The Masque of the Red Death” is a strange little story about Prince Prospero, also referred to as a duke, who shuts himself and all his friends up in his castle to avoid a terrible plague that is sweeping the nation (not disco). Vincent Price, Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore— Peter Lorre, Not Rated Eventually Erasmus is interrupted by a literal raven tapping at his literal window, and when he lets it in, it speaks to him—but this raven does not say “Nevermore.” Instead, Peter Lorre’s voice berates Erasmus to break the enchantment he is under. Charles Dexter Ward arrives at a small village to visit the house he inherited from his ancestor who died there 100 years ago. The dialogue is terrible, the characters are wooden, and only Don Medina is given anything resembling motivation. I re-watched three of them, and reread the original Poe works. Unlike the comedy of The Raven and the attempted psychological horror of Pit and the Pendulum, The Masque of the Red Death goes full on horror in the vein of Hammer Films again, but this time much closer to the films they are best remembered for. Corman also continued to make action films: Escape from Afghanistan (2001) was a Russian film, Peshavar Waltz plus some additional footage; The Hunt for Eagle One (2006) and The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point (2006) were shot in the Philippines; Roger Corman's Operation Rogue (2014); Fist of the Dragon (2015). The narrator hears an incessant tapping and finds a raven, who refuses to answer his questions about his lost love Lenore, only tapping and saying “Nevermore.”, But the Raven still beguiling my sad fancy into smiling, This post on Edgar Allan Poe movies is sponsored by Flatiron Books, publishers of His Hideous Heart, a collection of 13 of Edgar Allan Poe’s most unsettling tales reimagined. $3.16M, Not Rated See more ideas about roger corman, edgar allan poe, poe. So far, I’ve seen The Pit and the Pendulum, The Premature Burial, and* The Masque of the Red Death* These are quite good. Prospero has trouble corrupting Francesca to the ways of Satan, because her Christian faith is so strong. Boris Karloff, | In 1959, Corman began a series of eight adaptations of the works of Edgar Allan Poe, known as “The Poe Cycle.” I’d of course heard about the Poe Cycle, all but one of which star Vincent Price, but the idea of watching eight of them seemed a bit cumbersome. Stars: Director Roger Corman discusses his Edgar Allan Poe adaptations, including The Pit and the Pendulum and The Masque of the Red Death. Meant in croaking, “Nevermore.”. Stars: This story is a 20 page fever dream–like narrative of a man condemned to death as he faints and then slowly comes back to consciousness, trying to piece together what happened and where he is. Here they are with brief summaries. David Weston, See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc, Brother In Law Brother In Law Relationship, Brother In Law Sister In Law Relationship. 6,158 Their first film was The Fast and the Furious (not that one). My thoughts on the adaptations follow. IT ONLY GETS WEIRDER FROM THERE. Tell us what you think about this feature. The red death is a plague that is overtaking the country, just as in the story. According to the AIP publicity department, the winning formula for a successful motion picture was what they dubbed “The Peter Pan Syndrome”: a) a younger child will watch anything an older child will watch; Director: The music is by David Lee, while the other two movies were scored by Les Baxter. Keep an eye on your inbox. | He vamps about the room, taking being sad to almost professional levels, while ominous music plays. Obviously this is disgusting and incorrect, but it has become common thinking in nearly every industry and it explains most of AIP’s output. In the 1960s, director/producer Roger Corman made several Edgar Allan Poe movies, nearly all starring Vincent Price and collectively known as the Corman-Poe Cycle. Story: Edgar Allan Poe. 'The Pit and the Pendulum' (1961) Corman's second Edgar Allan Poe adaptation is still widely regarded as one of the best. It is certainly less fun than The Raven. Medina’s sister lets Barnard in and they tell him a cockamamie story about his sister, Elizabeth, dying of a rare blood condition. Their friend Dr. Leon, who tended to her, joins them for dinner and immediately spills the beans that Elizabeth literally died of fright. I asked a friend of mine who had gone to film school, and he pointed out that House of Usherwas a huge success. Roger Corman’s film of the classic Edgar Allan Poe story ushered in a new era of horror. Drama, Horror, Mystery. therefore: Stars: Edgar Allan Poe’s life was tragic; his stories and poems, sad and haunting. Spoilers.) The Medinas then show Barnard the LITERAL TORTURE CHAMBER in their basement and admit that she LOCKED HERSELF IN THE IRON MAIDEN and died. What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt and ominous bird of yore Oh, and by the way? (There are also two servants, who mostly just lurk; one of them, Maria, occasionally functions as a spring-loaded cat, which is fun; the other is in the opening, lurks throughout, and then acts as a sort of a human deus ex machina.) No attempt is made to be serious at any point in this movie, except perhaps by dear Vincent Price. Roger Corman Poe’s most famous poem (followed closely by “Annabel Lee”) is arguably a tale, like many of his tales, of madness. Director: “Hop-Frog” opens with a description of a fat king who loves jokes, goes on to describe a disabled little person who the king thinks is a joke, and is otherwise really gross and fatphobic and ableist. Roger Corman's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. These films would be shot in color with a bigger budget, and would feature Vincent Price. Vincent Price, The plot is, in a word, absurd: after Erasmus finds the ingredients for the potion to return Bedlo to his human form (somewhat delayed because the list includes things like spiders and “we’re vegetarians”), Bedlo tells him that he saw Lenore, alive and well and at the castle of magician Dr. Scarabus, the very one who turned Bedlo into a raven in the first place. A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land. | Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking The Roger Corman Edgar Allan Poe movies. The Haunted Palace (1963): based on H.P. Between 1960 and 1964, Roger Corman would make eight film adaptations from the works of Edgar Allan Poe, seven of which would star Vincent Price. Director: (Uh. pop 7y Watch Stephen King Battle Edgar Allan Poe In Latest Epic Rap Battle Kelly West news 7y Trailer For Doomed! WHAT. There’s no more tiptoeing around with magic or trauma here; Vincent Price stars as Prince Prospero, who (because the story wasn’t interesting enough, I guess) has literally sold his sold to Satan. dalej42 August 17, 2010, 3:13am #1. I am not clear why this was chosen as the B-plot, but okay. Look, I don’t know if this movie is better than the other two because different people worked on it; I don’t know if this movie is better than the other two at all! Comedy, Horror, Mystery. Then we learn that the castle is maybe haunted by Elizabeth, and THEN, in a series of awkward flashbacks, Doña Medina explains to Barnard that her brother witnessed their father killing their mother in that very torture chamber when he was a child. Edgar Allan Poe’s story of premature burials, madness, and a family curse plays out the best and truest in this Corman/Price/Poe classic. Hop-Frog gets revenge on the wicked king by tricking him into a very elaborate murder plan. It started in 1960 with House of Usher and ended in 1965 with The Tomb of Ligeia, although Corman went on to make two more "Poe-esque" gothic horrors. Roger Corman Remaking Several Edgar Allan Poe Stories Movies ‘Paranormal Activity’: Christopher Landon Writing New Movie and ‘Underwater’ Filmmaker William Eubank Directing! Vincent Price, 89 min Three tales of terror involve a grieving widower and the daughter he abandoned; a drunkard and his wife's black cat; and a hypnotist who prolongs the moment of a man's death. BY A FALCON.) c) a girl will watch anything a boy will watch; By Don Kaye | June 25, 2020 | Share on Facebook (opens in a new tab) | But it feels like a whole movie, and not just something the gang threw together on the weekend. Also unlike The Raven and Pit and the Pendulum, Masque was written by Charles Beaumont and R. Wright Campbell, who seem to be far less allergic to dialogue than Matheson. Cafe Society. | (Everyone speaks with an American accent.) Myrna Fahey, Director: Roger Corman. In The Raven, Vincent Price plays Erasmus Craven, a magician mourning the death two years prior of his second wife, Lenore. I’m watching all the Corman film adaptions of Edgar Allan Poe. Drama, Horror. This movie is actual horror, unlike The Raven, and the music (by the same composer) is appropriate to the mood. Director: I love these movies. Pit and the Pendulum is set in Spain, which we only know because main character Francis Barnard (John Kerr), an Englishman, calls his hosts (Vincent Price and Luana Anders) Don and Doña Medina. The Corman-Poe cycle by screen_theory | created - 26 Apr 2017 | updated - 26 Apr 2017 | Public In the early 1960s, American International Pictures gained some acclaim by combining Roger Corman, Vincent Price and the stories of Edgar Allan Poe into a series of horror films, with scripts by Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont, Ray Russell, R. 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