Claws & Saucers

  • Stop-Motion Underdogs

    STOP-MOTION UNDERDOGS If you think of stop-motion animation in classic fantasy films, you think of Ray Harryhausen.  Even folks who know the name “Harryhausen” only from that restaurant in Monsters Inc. know the films themselves: Jason and the Argonauts, 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Clash of the Titans, Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, and the rest. But…

  • Where’s the C&S Facebook page?

    Where’s the C&S Facebook page? The Claws & Saucers Facebook page was hacked in late June 2024 and is currently in limbo.  I’m still trying to recover the page and hope to one day regain it.  The page had more than 2500 followers.  From 2014-2024, I posted about three times a week.  I very much…

  • Friday the 13th 80s sequels

    (The first three films are reviewed in the Claws & Saucers guidebook, but here is my combo-review of the remaining Friday the 13th films of the 1980s.) FRIDAY THE 13th: THE FINAL CHAPTER (Joseph Zito, 91 min, color, 1984) What’s Happening: Jason returns to Crystal Lake Famous For: Not really the final chapter Producer Frank…

  • “Dune” (1984) review

    NEW ENTRY: DUNE (David Lynch, c.137 min, color, 1984) What’s Happening: On desert planet, psychic youth leads rebellion against evil dynasty Famous For: Ambitious attempt to film Frank Herbert’s science fiction epic Dune is the only Frank Herbert book that I’ve read, but I’ve read it twice, closely.  It is the most popular science fiction…

  • “Dreamchild” (1985) review

    NEW ENTRY: DREAMCHILD (Gavin Millar, 94 min, color, 1985) What’s Happening: Elderly Alice reexperiences her childhood memories and dreams Famous For: Puppets by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop If Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass are as dear to you as they are to me, then please watch the contemplative Dreamchild. The dream sequences…