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 “The goal was to create a werewolf movie that no one had seen before. It was to kind of take people’s expectations of the genre, and then… bend them and twist them, and really make it something that was a departure. I really wanted to strip the magic away from the werewolf, a read more

“When was the last atomic test in Vegas?” That question is never a good sign for people in a horror/sci-fi film from the 1950s, but it is for the viewers who know that this is what they came to watch. The atom bomb, radiation etc. have been the catalyst for favorite films of the era as they read more

Crystal at In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood is hosting The Sixth Annual Barrymore Trilogy Blogathon which runs on November 15 - 17. Please enjoy the tributes which may be accessed HERE. The Secret of Convict Lake is an ensemble western released by Twentieth Century Fox in 1951. Ba read more

It’s easy to think of the 1958 film The Fly in two words: “help me.” That phrase – often said in a silly high-pitched voice meant to mimic the film – is from an iconic moment that still brings chills today. It’s so popular that the actors even signed autographs with “help me.” read more

WARNING: If you have not seen THE RISE OF SKYWALKER yet, you shouldn't read this. The cinematic Star Wars Skywalker saga has apparently reached its end. I say "apparently" because, didn't we think that after RETURN OF THE JEDI, and then after REVENGE OF THE SITH? There's no way Disney is going read more

Lawrence Edward Watkin's moving and thoughtful novel On Borrowed Time was adapted by playwright Paul Osborn for the Broadway stage with its themes of death and life presented to the audience in all its intimacy in 1938. Frank Conroy, Dudley Digges, Peter Miner That first produc read more

Crystal at In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood is hosting her Barrymore Trilogy Blogathon for the fourth time. It runs from August 13 to 15. Please click HERE for the contributions. Written and staged by Elmer Rice, Counsellor-at-Law is the character study of a driven lawyer whose ambition read more

Crystal at In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood is hosting her Barrymore Trilogy Blogathon for the fourth time. It runs from August 13 to 15. Please click HERE for the contributions. Written and staged by Elmer Rice, Counsellor-at-Law is the character study of a driven lawyer whose ambition read more

The short intro: For those who are unfamiliar with the concept, Old Time Radio is the phrase generally used to refer to the time when radio was (mostly) live, and was full of a variety of different shows, as opposed to simply being a means for record labels to use robots to promote the top records o read more

Crystal of the blog In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood is hosting her 3rd Annual Barrymore Trilogy Blogathon. The celebration of the great theatrical family runs from August 15 - 17 and you can click HERE to read the contributions. Lionel Barrymore as Nat Miller I became a Lionel Barr read more

Crystal of the blog In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood is hosting her 3rd Annual Barrymore Trilogy Blogathon. The celebration of the great theatrical family runs from August 15 - 17 and you can click HERE to read the contributions. Lionel Barrymore as Nat Miller I became a Lionel Barr read more

I am pleased to bring you Grand Hotel , my contribution to the Barrymore Trilogy Blogathon hosted by the wonderful Crystal over at IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD. The first time I saw Grand Hotel it was with my dad. He mentioned what a great film it was and since it had so many of my fav read more

The Best of An Alan Smithee Podcast: Episode Six The Darkman Trilogy (1990-96, Sam Raimi and Bradford May) Originally posted: June 30, 2010 Subscribe via iTunes. read more

Nov 17 Posted by aaronwest This post is part of the Criterion Blogathon hosted by Silver Screenings, Speakeasy and Criterion Blues (yours truly). The story of the Apu Trilogy, at least in 2015, cannot be told without discussing the exhaustive restoration that The Criterion Collection undertook in read more

Nov 17 Posted by aaronwest This post is part of the Criterion Blogathon hosted by Silver Screenings, Speakeasy and Criterion Blues (yours truly). The story of the Apu Trilogy, at least in 2015, cannot be told without discussing the exhaustive restoration that The Criterion Collection undertook in read more

Nov 17 Posted by aaronwest This post is part of the Criterion Blogathon hosted by Silver Screenings, Speakeasy and Criterion Blues (yours truly). The story of the Apu Trilogy, at least in 2015, cannot be told without discussing the exhaustive restoration that The Criterion Collection undertook in read more

The Barrymore Trilogy Blogathon has now come to a close, and with the success of my first blogathon dedicated to the Royal Family of Hollywood, I will be making this an annual event. During the course of the past few days, I have received a multitude of fabulous entries, which cover all members of read more

For my friend Crystal’s blogathon, The Barrymore Trilogy Blogathon, it is my great pleasure to bring to your reading and viewing pleasure, the life of one of my favorite Barrymores: John. John Barrymore was actually born John Sidney Blyth in February 14/15 of 1885 in Philadelphia, PA. HIs fath read more

I recently came across a wonderful banner on the Internet, one whose message I agree with -- and I'm sure Carole Lombard would've too (though I doubt "cool" was used as a term beyond describing temperature in her time):Integrity was among the many reasons Carole ranked among the most popular people read more

I recently came across a wonderful banner on the Internet, one whose message I agree with -- and I'm sure Carole Lombard would've too (though I doubt "cool" was used as a term beyond describing temperature in her time):Integrity was among the many reasons Carole ranked among the most popular people read more