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Tomorrow I’ll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea

Tomorrow I’ll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea

Zítra vstanu a opařím se čajem 1977, colour, 95 mins Director: Jindřich Polák Producer: Jan Šuster Screenplay: Jindřich Polák, Miloš Macourek, based on the short story by Josef Nesvadba Photography: Jan Kališ Editor: Zdeněk Stehlík Design: Milan Nejedlý Music: Karel Svoboda Cast: Petr Kostka (Jan Bureš / Karel Bureš); [...]

Icarus XB-1 / Voyage to the End of the Universe

Icarus XB-1 / Voyage to the End of the Universe

Ikarie XB 1 Czechoslovakia, 1963, black and white, 87 minsIn many ways the missing link between Forbidden Planet and 2001: A Space Odyssey (and Star Trek), Icarus XB-1 is a fascinating sci-fi curio. For decades this was only available to English-speaking viewers in the form of Voyage to the End of the Universe, one of American International [...]