Stone Hill Launch Times
July 1997
A Wade in the Water publication by Ann Evelyn Morris
74273.1607@CompuServe.com
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ann@stonehill.org
ph: 813/677-6347
P.O. Box 2076, Riverview, FL 33568
Web pages: http://www.stonehill.org and http://www.milieux.com
NOTES FROM ANNIE'S ATTIC
This month, I'd like to ask for some help with a
project. When I mentioned my complaints about the lack of science fiction and fantasy titles offered by the Large Print Book Club, I got lots of good suggestions for sources of SF and fantasy from SHLT readers. I'm hoping you will come through for me again.
As well as writing for Stone Hill, I have a web page devoted to topics of interest to fencers. For an upcoming issue of the fencing newsletter, I compiled a list of movies that have at least some scenes in which swords or sword fights are featured. This was fairly easy because there was a pretty good list in a fencing F.A.Q. on the net and I found many more in the Internet Movie Database (which is a great web site, by the way). Some, I just remembered all on my own. What I'd like to do now is compile a list of books that have scenes with fencing or sword fighting. This is where you come in. You read a lot, right? Well, I would love from you about books that would go well in my list. The information I need on the books is just the title and author. If you know the publication year and if the book is still in print, that would be helpful but is not absolutely necessary.
You ladies and gentlemen who read this and are authors yourselves should not feel shy about sending me your own book titles. I know that some of you have written books that should be on my list but I can't recall all of them, so I will appreciate it very much if you remind me of your own works. When the list is done, I will publish it in SHLT as well as on my fencing web page.
I am looking forward to hearing from many of you and I'll just go ahead and thank you in advance for your help. THANK YOU!!!
THE LIST
The list I made up for the fencing page might be interesting to you
because quite a few of the entries are fantasy and science fiction films. You could take this list with you to a video store to help you find some good old stuff in addition to the more recent movies.
*THE SWORD LOVERS MOVIE LIST*
The Adventures of Don Juan (1949) Errol Flynn,
Raymond Burr
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) Errol Flynn,
Basil Rathbone
Against All Flags (1952) Errol Flynn,
Anthony Quinn
Barry Lyndon (1975) Ryan O'Neal, Patrick Magee
The Beastmaster (1982) Marc Singer
Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus (1995) Marc Singer
Black Arrow (1985) Oliver Reed
Black Pirate (1926) Douglas Fairbanks
Black Swan (1942) Tyrone Power, Anthony Quinn
Blind Fury (1990) Rutger Hauer
Bob Roberts (1992) Tim Robbins
Braveheart (1995) Mel Gibson
By the Sword (1993) F. Murray Abraham, Eric Roberts
Captain Blood (1935) Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone
Captain Kronos/ Kronos/ Vampire Castle (1974)
The Challenge (1982) Toshiro Mifune, Scott Glenn
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) Errol Flynn, David Niven
Clash of the Titans (1981) Ursula Andress, Harry Hamlin
Conan the Barbarian (1982) Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones
Conan the Destroyer (1984) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wilt Chamberlain
The Corsican Brothers (1941) Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
The Count of Monte Christo (1934) Robert Donat
The Count of Monte Christo (1975) Richard Chamberlain, Tony Curtis (TV movie)
The Court Jester (1956) Danny Kaye, Basil Rathbone
Crossed Swords (1978) Raquel Welch, Charlton Heston
Cutthroat Island (1995) Geena Davis
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) Jose Ferrer
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) Gerard Depardieu
Dangerous Liasons (1988) John Malkovich, Glenn Close
Dragonheart (1996) Dennis Quaid, Sean Connery (voice of Drac)
Dragonslayer (1981) Peter MacNicol, Ralph Richardson
The Duelists (1978) Harvey Keitel, Keith Carradine
El Cid (1961) Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren
Evita (1996) Madonna
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Mark Hamil, Harrison Ford
Excalibur (1981) Nicol Williamson, John Boorman
Fire and Ice (1983) animated
First Knight (1995) Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Julia Ormond
The Flame and the Arrow (1950) Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo
Flesh and Blood (1985) Rutger Hauer
The Four Musketeers (1975) Richard Chamberlain, Michael York
Frenchman's Creek (1944) Basil Rathbone, Joan Fontaine
Glory (1989) Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington
The Great Race (1965) Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Peter Falk
Hamlet (1948) Laurence Olivier
Hamlet (1969) Anthony Hopkins
Hamlet (1990) Mel Gibson, Glenn Close
Hercules/ Labors of Hercules (1959) Steve Reeves
Hercules Conquers Atlantis (1961) (also known as Hercules and the Captive Women/Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis and Hercules and the Haunted Women) * this one was used on MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000.
Henry V (1944) Laurence Olivier
Henry V (1989) Kenneth Branagh
Highlander (1986) Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery
Ivanhoe (1953) Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor
The Hobbit (1978) animated TV movie
Ivanhoe (1982) James Mason
Krull (1983) Liam Neeson
Kull (1997) Kevin Sorba, Tia Carrere
Ladyhawke (1985) Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pheiffer
Legend (1985) Tom Cruise, Mia Sara
Long John Silver (1954) Robert Newton, Kit Taylor
Lord of the Rings (1978) animated
Macbeth (1948) Orson Welles, Roddy McDowall
Macbeth (1971) John Finch
The Magic Sword (1962) Basil Rathbone
The Man in Grey (1946) James Mason, Stewart Granger
The Mark of Zorro (1920) Douglas Fairbanks
The Mark of Zorro (1940) Tyrone Power, Basil Rathbone
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974) John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Eric Idle *This is a favorite of mine. It's funny each and every time I see it and I've seen it many times.
Morgan the Pirate (1960) Steve Reeves
Muppet Treasure Island (1996) Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo
The Prince and the Pauper (1937) Errol Flynn, Claude Rains
The Princess Bride (1987) Mandy Patinkin, Cary Elwes
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., David Niven
The Prisoner of Zenda (1952) Stewart Granger, James Mason
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) Errol Flynn
The Punisher (1989) Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett, Jr.
Ran (1985) Tatsoya Nakadai
The Return of the Jedi (1983) Harrison Ford, Mark Hamil
Return of the King (1979) animated TV movie
Ring of Steel (1994) Carol Alt, Joe Don Baker
Rob Roy (1995) Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange
Robin and Marian (1976) Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn
Romeo and Juliet (1935) Basil Rathbone, Leslie Howard
Romeo and Juliet (1954) Laurence Harvey
Romeo and Juliet (1968) Michael York
Royal Flash (1975) Malcolm McDowell
Sanjuro (1962) Toshiro Mifune
Scaramouche (1952) Stewart Granger, Janet Leigh
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1935) Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon
The Sea Hawk (1940) Errol Flynn, Claude Rains
The Seven Samurai (1954) Toshiro Mifune
Shogun (1980) Richard Chamberlain, Toshiro Mifune (TV mini-series)
Sinbad the Sailor (1949) Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Maureen O'Hara
The Spanish Main (1945) Maureen O'Hara, Paul Heinreid
Spartacus (1961) Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis
Star Wars (1977) Harrison Ford, Mark Hamil
Sweet Liberty (1986) Michael Caine, Alan Alda
The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) Lee Horsley
The Sword of Sherwood Forest (1961) Richard Greene, Peter Cushing
The Swordsman (1993) Lorenzo Lamas
The Three Musketeers (1921) Douglas Fairbanks
The Three Musketeers (1933) John Wayne *This was a 12 part serial with the Musketeers updated and in the French Foreign Legion.
The Three Musketeers (1935) Walter Abel
The Three Musketeers (1949) Gene Kelley, Lana Turner
The Three Musketeers (1959) Don Ameche
The Three Musketeers (1974) Michael York, Raquel Welch
The Three Musketeers (1993) Tim Curry, Charlie Sheen
Throne of Blood (1957) Toshiro Mifune
Tom Jones (1963) Albert Finney, Susannah York
Under the Red Robe (1937) Raymond Massey
The Vikings (1958) Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis
The Warriors (1955) Errol Flynn
Wizards and Warriors (1983) Julia Duffy, Jeff Conaway *a one season TV series but worthy of being in this list because it was a good satire of sword and sorcery
Willow (1988) Val Kilmer
Without a Clue (1988) Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley
The Yakuza/ Brotherhood of the Yakuza (1975) Robert Mitchum, Brian Keith
Yojimbo (1962) Toshiro Mifune
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) Nicholas Rowe
MORRIS' MINI MOVIE REVIEWS
I recommend both HERCULES and MEN IN
BLACK. Both are light entertainment: just what you need on these hot summer days.
HERCULES plays fast and loose with Greek mythology but then, what movie that has used it as a source has not done so? It doesn't matter. The movie is a lot of fun. There are a lot of clever pop culture references thrown in to make it timely. I liked the gospel singer muses but I must admit that you probably won't go away humming any tunes from this movie. The music is not as outstanding as in some other of Disney's animated features. However, the solid plot and the way it causes you to get involved with the characters more than makes up for that lack. Get out of the dangerous afternoon sun and go see this at a matinee.
MEN IN BLACK is based on a comic, though I didn't know that till I saw the credits. I imagine that the comic is going to become quite a bit more popular than it has been before now because the movie is getting great reviews from real people as well as critics. (No offense to critics but I'm firmly convinced that many are not of this earth. They seem to see some of my favorite movies in an entirely different way than I have seen them.) MEN IN BLACK is good brain candy. Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith make a great pair. Jones is your by the book guy who is paired up with the wisecracking, doesn't play by the rules guy Smith. It's a variation on the "buddy cop" theme. There are lots of cool aliens and nifty hardware. After seeing it, you just may want to enlist in MiB.
BIRTHDAY NOTES
Last month, a couple of Stone Hill friends had birthdays that
were not mentioned because they had not given those important dates to me. Now, I have them on my master list and we'll play "catch-up" this month. It must be mentioned that another Stone Hill couple has added to the Stone Hill ranks with a baby. Ian William Faber was born to Marna and Jack Faber on June 19. He weighed in at 5 pounds, 5 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. Congratulations to the Faber Family!
And now, the birthday list:
Edmund Rush-June 2
Ian William Faber -June 19
Rosemarie Auten-June 22
Deidre Delay-July 2
Geoff Brophy-July 11
Kendall F. Morris-July 29
AUGUST 10th STONE HILL MEETING
The place for the August 10 meeting is the
Bennett house at 12215 Spottswood Dr. Riverview, phone: 813/671-2859. Not only is this going to be a blood drive meeting (eat those dark green, leafy vegetables) but it is important for those who want to work on NECRONOMICON. We will be signing up to help in various departments and making some final decisions. If you have issues about the convention to bring up, the August meeting is a must to attend. We also will be voting on this year's T-shirt design.
That's all for this time, kids.
TILL NEXT TIME, TAKE CARE AND HAVE FUN!
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