Fantastic Cinema (Peter Nicholls) 700 fantasy/horror/sci-fi films

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This extensive appendix in Nicholl's book lists 700 fantasy/horror/sci-fi films,1902-1983. Note that it is not a 'best of' list. While some films are must-see classics, others are z-grade junk - there's even a few TV-movies in the mix. Nicholls may be academic but he's no snob - like Danny Peary, he believes in seeing all types of movies.
Most of these appended films are reviewed in capsules (the others have already been discussed in more detail in the main body of the book). He gives titles a dual rating, one for quality (stars) and another for squeamishness (skulls).
Interestingly, Nicholls embraces a broad range of movies in his critique, including the James Bond series (because of its sci-fi overtones with gadgetry, supervillians, etc) and films with a surreal, psychological, or dreamlike approach. You'd have to be a true film fan to watch the wide range of titles here - everything from Monty Python and the Muppets to Russian silent films and Italian zombie gore.

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  1. 91 new

    Il Casanova di Federico Fellini

    1976 — a.k.a. Fellini's Casanova, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 564 new

    The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella

    1976, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 450 new

    Noroît (une vengeance)

    1976, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 398 new

    The Man Who Fell to Earth

    1976, in 8 top lists Check
  5. 357 new

    King Kong

    1976, in 1 top list Check
  6. 376 new

    Le locataire

    1976 — a.k.a. The Tenant, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 197 new

    Duelle (une quarantaine)

    1976 — a.k.a. Duelle, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 377 new

    Logan's Run

    1976, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 82 new

    Burnt Offerings

    1976, in 1 top list Check
  10. 460 new

    The Omen

    1976, in 6 top lists Check
  11. 263 new

    Futureworld

    1976, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 200 new

    Embryo

    1976, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 90 new

    Carrie

    1976, in 11 top lists Check
  14. 255 new

    Freaky Friday

    1976, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 400 new

    Martin

    1977, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 633 new

    To the Devil a Daughter

    1976, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 576 new

    Squirm

    1976, in 1 top list Check
  18. 127 new

    Creature from Black Lake

    1976 — a.k.a. Demon of the Lake, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 273 new

    God Told Me To

    1976, in 1 top list Check
  20. 547 new

    The Shaggy D.A.

    1976, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 30 new

    At the Earth's Core

    1976, in 1 top list Check
  22. 165 new

    The Devil's Men

    1976 — a.k.a. Land of the Minotaur, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 245 new

    The Food of the Gods

    1976 — a.k.a. H.G. Wells' Food of the Gods, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 542 new

    Sérail

    1976 — a.k.a. Surreal Estate, in 0 top lists Check
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