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How Roger Corman Finally Restored His Uncensored Vision for The Masque of the Red Death

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The Masque of the Red Death, Roger Corman’s masterful 1964 adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, has been fully restored and can now be seen in all its diabolical splendor. The seventh of eight “Poe Cycle” films Corman made in the 1960s, Masque is arguably the best. Before its release, Poe had already delivered Corman from the low budget black and white films he shot in 10 days in the 1950s to the relative luxury of three-week shoots and psychedelic underworlds. The new DVD/Blu-Ray is the first fully uncut, extended version of the film to be available. Besides restoring…

The Masque of the Red Death: Roger Corman Talks Pandemics and Restoration

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During the 2020 lockdowns and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, people at home sought isolated comfort. News reports continued to count the number of dead while people in charge downplayed its seriousness or offered dubious advice on dealing with the disease. It certainly didn’t interrupt many golf games. As workers were furloughed from jobs, they binged. One of the movies at the top of the playlist was The Masque of the Red Death, Roger Corman’s 1964 low budget masterpiece. It told the tale of a wealthy medieval prince in a country decimated by an epidemic. The satanic overlord, played by the legendary…

When Paul McCartney Braved the Set of Roger Corman’s The Masque of the Red Death

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Jane Asher is as well-known for acting as she is for dating an ex-Beatle, and in 1964 she brought Swinging London to the canteen of Roger Corman’s The Masque of the Red Death. Based on the gothic short story “The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy,” the film remains the most ambitious installment in Corman’s Edgar Allen Poe cycle of movies, contrasting the bleak landscape of a dying village with the psychological torment of six rooms of color, and one with no color at all, just a deep black with a blood red crimson glow cast on it. Vincent…

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How Roger Corman Finally Restored His Uncensored Vision for The Masque of the Red Death

The Masque of the Red Death: Roger Corman Talks Pandemics and Restoration

When Paul McCartney Braved the Set of Roger Corman’s The Masque of the Red Death

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