The latest BY THE GODS! magazine is coming soon…
Author: admin
Artus Films releases…
Artus Films has a couple of interesting titles:
PERSEUS THE INVINCIBLE starring Richard Harrison.
This release is a bit odd: it has the Spanish version, which is different from the Italian one, in HD but the Italian one is on regular DVD. So two versions of the same movie, the Spanish one in HD and the original Italian one in regular DVD resolution.
Hopefully, the original Italian version will be released in HD as well.
PERSEUS THE INVINCIBLE at Artus Films
THE WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF GUERRIN MESCHINO directed by Pietro Francisci.
This is a rare film from the director of HERCULES (1958). I have one low resolution copy of this so the combo Blu-ray and DVD will be most welcome. Francisci movies are a must.
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF GUERRIN MESCHINO at Artus Films.
Both releases have extensive booklets. I can’t wait to check them out.
It also has a DVD of TIGER OF THE SEVEN SEAS but there’s a newly released Blu-ray of this title so I won’t be buying it for now. The Blu-ray is the one I want.
GLADIATOR II trailer…
Something rare here at BY THE GODS! A post on an upcoming movie.
The new trailer for GLADIATOR II is out. It’s already causing a lot of controversy. Some say it’s extremely historically inaccurate. This is nothing new for Hollywood. Anyway, the movie looks more PEPLUM or pulpy than the first one.
Blog note
5 approved comments ended up in the spam folder. There are over 13000 spammed comments so it’s impossible to retrieve them. If you attempt to post a comment with the past account, it might not show up on my side. Just a heads up.
New batch of German Blu-rays… (updated – June 10)
A new batch of German Blu-rays, released late last fall up to this month, are now or will be available. Here’s a quick list:
HERCULES AGAINST THE MONGOLS
One of my favourite PEPLUM was released late last year on Blu-ray. It stars Mark Forest, Jose Greci, Ken Clark and others. There are three different covers to choose from. The German audio is out of sync. No English audio. Nice print. The audio, well, the less said the better… HERCULES AGAINST THE BARBARIANS is set to be released soon with…English audio?
Mark Forest, Ken Clark, Howard Ross and Nadir Moretti.
TIGER OF THE SEVEN SEAS
Fun movie starring Gianna Maria Canale that’s on Blu-ray. Will have to buy this one.
79 AD: THE DESTRUCTION OF HERCULANEUM
Starring Brad Harris. A great looking film on DVD. I can’t wait to see this one in HD. Hopefully, there won’t be any cut. Available May 31 June 14.
FIRE OVER ROME
A usually rare PEPLUM gets the Blu-ray treatment. It stars Lang Jeffries. It’s a great copy.
Moira Orfei and Vladimir Medar
Updated
THE MASKED MAN AGAINST THE PIRATES
This colourful Swashbuckler starring George Hilton and Tony Kendall is now available on Blu-ray, with 2 different editions. The regular one is more expensive than the Mediabook with two discs. Hmm…
New X accounts…
I created two new X (aka Twitter) accounts. Mae sure to follow them.
Queens of PEPLUM cinema!
New AI generated retro images of Men’s Magazines of the past. Totally new recreations and also vintage covers, including PEPLUM stuff.
Old X (Twitter) accounts:
X account associated with PEPLUM TV blog.
Dedicated to Heroes (and villains) of PEPLUM cinema.
BY THE GODS! magazine Spring issue
BY THE GODS! Spring 2024 issue
Have you bought the new BY THE GODS! magazine Spring 2024 issue? I cover the entire PEPLUM genre in one detailed, colourful and fun article. Here’ a small preview.
Make sure to purchase it. Click on the link below.
BY THE GODS! Spring 2024 issue
BY THE GODS! Spring 2024 issue can now be purchased.
Discount below is valid until March 22.
Get 15% off. Use code: MAR152024
BY THE GODS! Spring 2024 magazine is now available!
By JS Davidson
52 pages, published 3/7/2024