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Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 14, 2023
(1987) Directed by John Fasano; Written by Jon-Mikl Thor; Starring:
Jon-Mikl Thor, Jillian Peri, Adam Fried, Teresa Simpson, Jesse D'Angelo; Available
on Blu-ray and DVD.
Rating: **½
“I am Triton, the archangel. You overstepped your line
again, bub. It is the creator read more
“Nightmare Alley”—a pet project becomes a film noir classic
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on May 20, 2020
“Nightmare Alley”—a pet project becomes a film noir classic
Nightmare Alley (1947) is a film noir directed by Edmund Goulding, produced by George Jessel and starring Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray, and Helen Walker.
The plot surrounds Stanton “Stan” Carl read more
CMBA 2019 SPRING BLOGATHON, FEMME/HOMME FATALES OF FILM NOIR: Nightmare Alley (1947)
Caftan Woman Posted by on Apr 16, 2019
The Classic Movie Blog Association Spring Blogathon runs from April 16th to the 19th with a focus on the Femme/Homme Fatales of Film Noir. Click HERE for the fascinating articles.
Tyrone Power stars as Stanton Carlisle, con man extraordinaire whose biggest fall guy was himself.
Stan is a fe read more
Review: Nightmare Alley (1947)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 21, 2019
Tyrone Power was a handsome fellow and it led to a meteoric rise among Hollywood’s elite. But as often is the case, a pretty face can be your undoing as people only see a movie idol and not an actor. Daryl Zanuck for one saw one of his biggest box office draws in Tyrone Power and he was prote read more
What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown! (1978, Bill Melendez and Phil Roman)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Nov 25, 2018
What a Nightmare, Charlie Brown! is not about Charlie Brown (Liam Martin) having a nightmare. He does get told, eventually, about a nightmare, but he’s only in the special at the beginning and the end. He gets the bright idea to play “sled dog” with Snoopy and have Snoopy lead him around like read more
Breakdown: An Immobile Nightmare
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Mar 24, 2018
I’m very happy to participate, for the 3rd time, in the Favourite TV Show Episode Blogathon hosted by the great Terence from A Shroud of Thoughts! This time, I’ve decided to go with my favourite Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode: Breakdown (1955). This is the first episode of this tv sh read more
Nightmare (1942)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Jul 29, 2015
US / 81 minutes / bw / Universal Dir: Tim Whelan Pr & Scr: Dwight Taylor Story: Philip MacDonald Cine: George Barnes Cast: Diana Barrymore, Brian Donlevy, Henry Daniell, Eustace Wyatt, Arthur Shields, Gavin Muir, Stanley Logan, Ian Wolfe, Hans Conried, John Abbott, David Clyde, Harold de Becker, read more
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (1963, Richard Donner)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Mar 29, 2015
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet races. Director Donner and writer Richard Matheson pace out the episode perfectly–though it being a “Twilight Zone” episode means they can also utilize some of the series’s credit formula to great effect. The episode has a few phases. Introducing Wil read more
Classic Films in Focus: NIGHTMARE ALLEY (1947)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 30, 2014
Tyrone Power is best remembered today as a swashbuckling hero, but in Nightmare Alley (1947) the star gets to revel in his darker side, using his good looks and intense charisma to chilling effect as a callous heel whose con games inevitably catch up with him. Directed by Edmund Goulding, this class read more
Classic Films in Focus: NIGHTMARE ALLEY (1947)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 30, 2014
Tyrone Power is best remembered today as a swashbuckling hero, but in Nightmare Alley (1947) the star gets to revel in his darker side, using his good looks and intense charisma to chilling effect as a callous heel whose con games inevitably catch up with him. Directed by Edmund Goulding, this class read more
Classic Films in Focus: NIGHTMARE ALLEY (1947)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 30, 2014
Tyrone Power is best remembered today as a swashbuckling hero, but in Nightmare Alley (1947) the star gets to revel in his darker side, using his good looks and intense charisma to chilling effect as a callous heel whose con games inevitably catch up with him. Directed by Edmund Goulding, this class read more
CMBA Blogathon: Nightmare Alley (1947)
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Feb 20, 2013
Woodcut print by Guy Budziak
Coney Island's first so-called "freak show" opened in 1880, but the heyday of its sideshow attractions began nearly 25 years later when Samuel W. Gumpertz opened "Lilliputia" at Dreamland, one of the site's three major amusement parks. Wildly popular with tourists, "Lil read more
CMBA Blogathon: Nightmare Alley (1947)
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Feb 20, 2013
Woodcut print by Guy Budziak
Coney Island's first so-called "freak show" opened in 1880, but the heyday of its sideshow attractions began nearly 25 years later when Samuel W. Gumpertz opened "Lilliputia" at Dreamland, one of the site's three major amusement parks. Wildly popular with tourists, "Lil read more
61 Days of Halloween: A Nightmare on Elm Street, the Series Revisited
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Oct 23, 2012
Most holidays worth their while encompass entire seasons, such as Christmas, for example. However, as you may have noticed there is a corporate push every year for us to think about the next holiday even sooner. While this has many negative side effects I figure I may as well embrace it. Since Labor read more
Silent Screams – The Road to Elm Street | A Nightmare (1896)
The Giddy Blog Posted by chrisgiddens on Oct 3, 2012
Georges Melies — our defending champion — wins spot #2 in the series as well, this time for Le Cauchemar (aka A Nightmare). It’s not exactly Wes Craven material as the presentation is more humorous than horrific (though Freddy can be a pretty funny dude at times). However, scary read more
Bushwhacked by the Nightmare Native: The Western Roots of Firefly's Reavers
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Dec 8, 2011
In Finding Serenity, Lawrence Watt-Evans likens Firefly's Reavers to the legendary sixteenth-century cannibal, Sawney Beane, thus linking Joss Whedon's space-roaming savages to a rich tradition of bogeymen and monsters who symbolize the dangers of the uncontrolled id. At the conclusion of his essay, read more
Bushwhacked by the Nightmare Native: The Western Roots of Firefly's Reavers
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Dec 8, 2011
In Finding Serenity, Lawrence Watt-Evans likens Firefly's Reavers to the legendary sixteenth-century cannibal, Sawney Beane, thus linking Joss Whedon's space-roaming savages to a rich tradition of bogeymen and monsters who symbolize the dangers of the uncontrolled id. At the conclusion of his essay, read more
Bushwhacked by the Nightmare Native: The Western Roots of Firefly's Reavers
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Dec 8, 2011
In Finding Serenity, Lawrence Watt-Evans likens Firefly's Reavers to the legendary sixteenth-century cannibal, Sawney Beane, thus linking Joss Whedon's space-roaming savages to a rich tradition of bogeymen and monsters who symbolize the dangers of the uncontrolled id. At the conclusion of his essay, read more
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984, Wes Craven)
The Stop Button Posted by on Aug 7, 2009
The best thing about A Nightmare on Elm Street is the font in the opening titles. It’s something sans serif and it’s slightly off and it looks good. To be fair to the movie’s reputation, I did jump twice, both times at the end; maybe because it was waking me up. As opposed to enco read more