Ilya Muromets is an epic fantasy based on the legend of its mythical namesake, a knight who fights for the Kievan Rus kingdom (modern-day Ukraine, plus Northeastern Russia) against the tsar Kalin and ...

Fantasy film fans, film historians and aficionados of great cinema storytelling, you have a rare treat in store. Starting this week and running for three successive weekends through Nov. 3, Hartford’s ...

Deaf Crocodile’s RUSSIAN FANTASTIKA collection Includes the 4K Restorations Of Aleksandr Ptushko Fantasy Films “ILYA MUROMETS (THE SWORD & THE DRAGON)” (1956) and “SAMPO (THE DAY THE EARTH FROZE)” ...

Aleksandr Lukich Ptushko (Russian: Александр Лукич Птушко, 19 April [O.S. 6 April] 1900 – 6 March 1973) was a Soviet animation and fantasy film director, and a People's Artist of the USSR (1969).

PEOPLE ASSUME that films produced within the Soviet system were only about tractors and happy workers and had little artistry. Perhaps this is why the moody fantasies of Aleksandr Ptushko (1900- 1973) ...

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Nikki Glaser revealed some of what she's been preparing as host of the Golden Globes and admitted the one Hollywood A-lister she wouldn’t dare make fun of. Find out what’s new this week on streaming ...

We’re taking a closer look at underappreciated stop-motion features from the last 100 years.