Fly the original tracks from dcl and experience drone racing like a professional pilot. Planet of the vampires terrore nello spazio 1965, 88m, dcp, italyspain. For planet of the vampires mario bava turned his visual sense to a new genre, the space opera. He had a great love for science fiction and it truly shows in this american international pictures and italian international film coproduction as almost every frame of this film is a work of art. Its perhaps as beautiful as a film can be when its dealing with reanimated bodies and soulsucking beings from outer space, but it doesnt come without that signature, underlying bava weirdness that makes it genuinely effective beyond its goriness. R ecent events may have got us all thinking about astronauts right now but we should remember that some astronauts are luckier than others. Planet vampire supports video games based on the white wolf new and old world of darkness. Planet of the vampires atlas, february 1975 history.
Known by various titles over the years but most widely available on video as planet of the vampires, the film posed a formidable challenge with its demand for extensive special. Both ships, the galliott and the argos, attempt to land on the surface of the fogencased world. Most every shot applies the in the camera trick film techniques that made him the goto guy for fantastic visuals in 50s italian cinema. Though consigned to the matinee crowd during its release, planet of the vampires which really doesnt have any literal vampires at all has enjoyed a steadily growing reputation both through the increased appreciation of its director and the frequently noted story parallels to 1979s alien, particularly that large skeletal alien astronaut. Filled with inventive futuristic sets and chic black leather spacemen suits, the film is also particularly gruesome in its depictions of the undead, and its gloomy style most likely influenced alien. Do not confuse this movie with the planet of the vampires, a. Overview of planet of the vampires, 1965, directed by mario bava, with barry sullivan, norma bengell, angel aranda, at turner classic movies.
Hollywood vampires tour dates, venue and ticket information. The release far, far outclasses mgms midnite movies dvd of late 2001, which had good color but was not widescreenenhanced. Planet of the vampires is a chilling, atmospheric blend of space opera and horror elements thats an unusual addition to the mario bava repertoire. Published by atlas comics at a time when diversity was a much sought commodity in comics, planet of vampires positively reeks of the 70s and is all the better for it. This week its time once again to dig into the independent comic section of my collection. Visionary italian filmmaker maria bava was always a favorite of the cineastes at club 57, because he could make something stylish out of very little one of the clubs own aesthetics. Planet of the vampires 1965 directed by mario bava. Director mario bava was mostly known for his horror films when he tackled terrore nello spazio, which later was to be retitled planet of the vampires for north american audiences.
After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants. Post and participate in usercreated stories and other non whitewolf pnp games. As most of you know atlasseaboard was martin goodmans response to marvel comics for firing his son chip, who he had set up to run marvel upon his retirement. Mario bavas planet of the vampires, one of the most celebrated italian science fiction films, gets the hd bluray treatment courtesy of kino lorber and scorpion releasing. Many of the directors stylistic trademarks are well represented here, from his extensive use of color filters to his imaginative camera shots and gothic horror preoccupations. By 1965, american movies about interplanetary travel had dwindled to a few minor pictures a year. Their planet is dying and they want a way off the planet. Below is a little summary about the beginning of the movie so you will have a gist of it. Planet of the vampires an introduction here is the transcript of past fridays introduction to mario bavas planet of the vampire which screened over at derby museum and art gallery. If you would like to participate, you can edit one of the articles mentioned below, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and contribute to the general project discussion to talk over new ideas. Made on a shoestring, the film looks incredible, especially in its use of.
It looks like an episode of star trek before gene roddenberry had even brought his television series to airwaves, complete with imaginative. Planet of the vampires certainly is schlock and pulp thats been gorgeously rendered by bavas art house sensibilities. Planet of the vampires an introduction the fringes. Preceding unsigned comment added by mistyspock talk contribs 05. The film may lack much of the overt fetishistic eroticism of bavas best work, but it nevertheless has a. Director mario bava a bay of bld 1971, black sunday 1960, hercules in the haunted world 1961 did a great job with this movie in 1965. Planet of the vampires by mario bava barry sullivan. While investigating a signal from the planet aura, two ships, the argos and the galliott, are caught in a gravity field and pulled down to the planet. Though not considered one of director mario bavas greatest achievements, planet of the vampires is nevertheless a pulp sciencefiction lovers dream. Planet of the vampires 1965 is an italianspanish science fiction horror movie that is also known in italy as terrore nello spazio 1965. The planet of the damned planet of the vampires us and uk theatrical the demon planet us television addeddate 20170302 05. The masquerade bloodlines unofficial patch this patch is made by wesp, based on dan uprights work up to version 1. A band of space travelers has just intercepted a distress call from a distant world. On april 21st, 2010 six astronauts 3 couples i believe are returning home to earth from a five year mission to mars.
Planet of the vampires bluray kino lorber studio classics. Dcl the game is the official videogame of the drone champions league the worlds leading series for drone racing teams. The dead bodies are being used as host bodies for native beings that are sort of energy like beings. Jun 18, 2015 1965 italian master mario black sunday bava strikes again, delivering an atmospheric scifihorror adventure in which our intrepid astronauts find themselves forced to land upon the planet aura, an inimical environment where the dead just wont stay deadand the living arent long for this world. Planet of the vampires is not among the best of the scary scifi genre, but seen under the optimum circumstances, fans of schlock orand vintage italian horror will find it fun.
Like so much of bavas 60s work, planet of the vampires is straddling two erasit has the deliberate as hell pacing of early, gothic horror, but its infused with a thenfuturist aesthetic thats been rendered into retrocoolness five decades later. The kino lorber bluray of planet of the vampires is a pleasing hd transfer with excellent color. Planet vampire originally launched in october 1999 as a fansite for the pc game vampire. For the first time players can explore the world of darkness from a first person perspective in a game which utilizes valves striking source engine. Instead, some of them return to find the planets been taken over by talking apes. While the italian version contains white credits on a black background, the us version contains further space footage. Wracked by the intense gforces, the crew of the argos passes out, except for capt. We are the number one fansite for white wolfs vampire role playing pc games. The most noticeable differences are the altered opening and end credits. In 1966, castle of frankenstein described the film as beautifully photographed italian sfantasy with excellent sfx and superb color. After altering the face of gothic horror and establishing the slasher and giallo subgenres, mario bava returned to american international pictures for a low budget science fiction project entitled terrore nello spazio.
The games revolutionary multiplayer mode was a hit, and this site served as a hub for the diverse roleplaying community that soon followed. Terrore nello spazio planet of the vampires 1965 rotten. Norma bengell solid cash flow 2020 browse our norma bengell image gallery or search for norma bengell actress and norma bengell movies go. The last message they had received from their homeworld was that war had been declared, and since then they have found it impossible to contact mission. Two spacecraft land on a deserted mistenshrouded planet. The refurbished encoding is the american cut with english dialogue only, the track that was supervised and partially rewritten by writerdirector ib melchoir. With barry sullivan, norma bengell, angel aranda, evi marandi.
Download the microsoft news app for complete covid19 coverage ad sponsored. Jul 16, 2016 though denied, italian horror maestro mario bavas planet of the vampires would seem to have exerted some influence on dan o bannon and ridley scott when making alien. Hello, welcome to derby museum for tonights very special film show and celebration of a particular area of underappreciated italian culture. The argos and the galliot spaceships investigate a strange, barren planet that is believed to maintain intelligent life because of radio voice transmissions. But italy was having a miniboom, mostly through the work of prolific director antonio margheriti. This article is within the scope of wikiproject horror, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to fictional horror in film, literature and other media on wikipedia. I noticed this immediately while watching planet of the vampires.
While entering the planets atmosphere, the crew of the argos becomes possessed by an unknown force and try to violently kill each other. The stakes have never been higher as players take on the role of lethal tier one operators in a heartracing saga that will affect the global balance of power. But where planet of the vampires left off, alien picked up and added all of the strong characters, the debilitating fear and scares, and one hell of a monster. Although planet of the vampires predates ridley scotts alien by 14 years, the parallels between the two films are undeniable a spaceship crashes onto an uncharted planet after intercepting a mysterious sos transmission where they find an alien spacecraft and the huge skeletal bodies of the crew inside. Planet of the vampires may also be available with public performance rights ppr and digital site licensing dsl for colleges and universities. The original italian version and an edited version for the us market. Interested in bringing planet of the vampires to your school or library. After landing on the shadowy planet, the crew is attacked by a horde of disembodied aliens with a diabolical plan. Discussions about masquerade, apocalypse, ascension, and the other games from the classic series. Mondo bava two spacecraft land on a deserted mistenshrouded planet.
Whether youre a white wolf fan, a fellow gamer, or a wandering soul who lost their way and wound up here, youll find something for everyone. The remainder of the movie deals with the astronauts trying to get off the planet. Planet of the vampires has accumulated a very positive critical response over the years. While entering the planet s atmosphere, the crew of the argos becomes possessed by an unknown force and try to violently kill each other. After all, not all of them return to earth to be greeted by a heros welcome. Two huge interplanetary ships on an expedition into deep uncharted space receive a distress signal emanating from aura, an unexplored planet. Two exceptions were robinson crusoe on mars and first men in the moon. This area of the website is for content that has not yet been migrated, as well as filemod hosting until a solution is found for migrating to the. The masquerade bloodlines brings white wolfs famous penandpaper role playing game to the back to the pc. Evi marandi and barry sullivan in terrore nello spazio 1965.