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THE ODYSSEY poster…

This is one of the many posters of THE ODYSSEY (2026). I’ve already stated that I have little interest in seeing it but this poster really makes me wonder what they’re selling. It’s obvious Oscar© bait, in regards to the casting, but this poster makes it look like a Marvel release. People will like it because people are starving to watch anything at the movies but in hindsight, they’ll regret liking it. It’s always the same thing these days.

It reminds me of the elaborate poster campaign for IMMORTAL (2011), which was the complete opposite of what people saw in the final film.

How did PEPLUM movies got away with these scenes…

With PEPLUM movies, HD is revealing things that were not clearly visible in low resolution copies. Take this odd scene in VULCAN – SON OF JUPITER (1962), Bella Cortez, as Aetna, is unaware of the man and his fingers down there. In the old prints, it was hard to see what he was doing (top image) but now with a clearer HD print (bottom image), we see what’s going on.

Again, how did PEPLUM movies got away with these scenes?

CLASH OF STEEL (1962) now on Blu-ray…

There are very few Blu-ray releases these days which explains the lack of articles. Fortunately, a new box set is now available in  Germany

CLASH OF STEEL and its sequel, THE GALLANT MUSKETEER (1964), are now available on Blu-ray in Germany. I’m definitely going to get this one. CLASH OF STELL is the US title of THE KNIGHT OF PARDAILLAN.

The first title has a great cast that includes Gerard Barray, Gianna Maria Canale, and Kirk Morris. See photos below.

BY THE GODS! magazine…new sale!

I know the blog has basically been all about the magazine…well, the blog was created for the magazine. The last information is sales in January 2026 were the second best selling month since the month the first issue was published. Truly amazing. Thanks to everyone who supported the magazine by buying it.

The magazine is currently on sale! It’s time to buy the latest issue or older ones.

https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/3205057

BY THE GODS! issue no 4 with 30% off!

The fourth issue of BY THE GODS! is now on for sale with 30% off its regular price of $19.75. The special lasts until December 1.

Use code: BF2025 when purchasing BY THE GODS! magazine!

New Issue 4

https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/3205057

 

Issue 3

https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/2963938

 

Issue 2

https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/2740217

 

Issue 1 – First issue!

https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/2574706

New small batch of titles in HD…

4 new titles now streaming in HD in Italy. 3 of them are new but the 4th one was already in HD but it was from a different source so technically it’s new to this current source.

NERO AND THE BURNING OF ROME (1953) starring Gino Cervi. This print is much better than the one I got a couple of years ago from a private collection. The English subtitles are not originally with the streaming service.

REVOLT OF THE PRAETORIANS (1964) starring Richard Harrison (not shown) and Moira Orfei (in image). Nice print but looks like a simple up conversion from the DVD version.

CHALLENGE OF THE GLADIATOR (1965) starring Peter Lupus. This was already shown in HD but on a different streaming service. Beautiful flawless print.

THREE SWORDS FOR ROME (1964) starring Roger Brown, Mario Novelli and Mimmo Palmara. Nice print but it reflects the quality of the movie not the quality of the transfer.

BY THE GODS! magazine news

It’s been a long time since I’ve written anything about BY THE GODS! magazine. I have abandoned it or anything. I’ve decided to publish one issue this year so next year everything will fall into place. It was decided that the magazine would be published twice in a year but this year, there will only be one issue.

The upcoming issue, which will cover disasters in PEPLUM movies, will be FALL/WINTER 2025. This means next year, SPRING/SUMMER should be published in March or April 2026. Then the FALL/WINTER issue will comes out around the end of August or September or October 2026. As it was I published issue 3 late last year (Dec 18 to be precise), which covered the beginning of this year. It would have been too soon to publish a new issue in March or April. I would have given me just one or two months to make it. I had to wait until all the fundamentals were in place so everything would eventually work out smoothly.

So, stay tuned. It’s coming soon!