The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies (2014)

The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies

2014

Director: Peter Jackson

Starring: Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom. Evangeline Lilly, Luke Evans, Lee Pace, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Christopher Lee

Rated: PG-13

Will you follow me...one last time?

           ~Thorin Oakenshield

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) - Maxwell Haddad

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012

Director: Peter Jackson

Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Andy Serkis, Lee Pace, Sylvester McCoy

Rated: PG-13

I'm looking for someone to share in an adventure.

             ~Gandalf

Today we've got one of my favorite people to talk film shop with and...well Sleepy Hollow...one of my co-hosts on the IchaPod CraneCast, Maxwell Haddad!  You definitely need to check out www.cinemaxwell.com as well as his writing over at The Young Folks.  I'm so thankful he's taken on An Unexpected Journey for us here in the Fellowship!

The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001) - Scott Mendelson

The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring

2001

Director: Peter Jackson

Starring:  Elijah Wood, Ian McKellan, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, John Rhys-Davies, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, Christopher Lee, Ian Holm, Sean Bean, Billy Boyd, Cate Blanchett

Rated: PG-13

A wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins.  Nor is he early.  He arrives precisely when he means to.

                     ~Gandalf

Well, my next guest needs no introduction.  Forbes' Scott Mendelson returns to Naptown Nerd to discuss one of my favorite films in the LOTR series, The Fellowship Of The Ring.  You can of course find Scott's work on Forbes.com and check him out in featurette on the 25th Anniversary Edition of Tim Burton's BATMAN available now.

Who Sucks Least - Ranking The Hammer Dracula Films

We come to the end.  For the most part, due to being a period setting, these films really do hold up quite well.  Its probably hard for some to see how daring these films actually were for their time, but they were quite the break through for horror the late 50s and through the 1960s.  Horror comes in popular waves and the Hammer Films, along with the Corman Poe and AMIC films were just that for a good decades worth.  Period films, with lavish sets and costumes.  

Hammer Dracula: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula (1973)

The Satanic Rites Of Dracula aka Count Dracula And His Vampire Bride

1973

Director:  Alan Gibson

Starring:  Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Joanna Lumley, Michael Coles, Valerie Van Ost

Rated: R

My revenge has spread over centuries and has just begun!

            ~Count Dracula

Hammer Dracula: Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)

Dracula A.D. 1972
1972
Director:  Alan Gibson
Starring:  Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham, Caroline Munro, Christopher Neame, Michael Coles
Rated: R

Come in for a bite.
    ~Johnny Alucard

Hammer Dracula: Scars Of Dracula (1970)

Scars Of Dracula

1970

Director: Roy Ward Baker

Starring: Christopher Lee, Jenny Hanley, Dennis Waterman, Christopher Matthews, Patrick Troughton, Deliah Linsdsay, Wendy Hamilton, Michael Gwynn

Rated: R

What we shall be facing in a few hours' time is not a man.  He is evil.  He is the embodiment of all that is evil.  He is the very Devil himself.

                 ~Dr. Loo-err,...The Priest

Hammer Dracula: Taste The Blood Of Dracula (1970)

Taste The Blood Of Dracula

1970

Director: Peter Sasdy

Starring:  Christopher Lee, Goeffrey Keen, Gwen Watford, Anthony Higgins, Isla Blair, Ralph Bates

Rated: R

I have no further use for you!

        ~Dracula

Hammer Dracula: Dracula Has Risen From The Grave (1968)

Dracula Has Risen From The Grave

1968

Director:  Freddie Francis

Starring:  Christopher Lee, Rupert Davis, Veronica Carlson, Barbara Ewing, Barry Andrews

Rated: G

You have failed me.  You must be punished.

               ~Christopher Lee

Hammer Dracula: Dracula - Prince Of Darkness (1966)

Dracula: Prince Of Darkness

1966

Director: Terence Fisher

Starring: Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Francis Matthews, Andrew Keir

Rated:  Unrated

You're an idiot, Father.  Worse than that:  you're a superstitious, frightened idiot.

             ~Father Sandor

Hammer Dracula: Horror Of Dracula (1958)

Horror Of Dracula aka Dracula

1958

Director: Terence Fisher

Starring:  Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling, Carol Marsh, John Van Eyssen, Valerie Gaunt

Rated:  Approved

Sleep well, Mr. Harker.

      ~Count Dracula

Quickie Retrospective: Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
Director: Joe Dante
Starring: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Dick Miller, John Glover, Christopher Lee, Howie Mandel, Robert Prosky, Robert Picardo, Haviland Morris
Rated: PG-13

Kate: Elevator! Sound alarm!
Gremlins: ENH! ENH! ENH! ENH! ENH!