It’s 1910 and the world is in a panic. Halley’s Comet is on its way, and people are terrified. They buy gas masks to save themselves from poisonous fumes and take anti-comet pills for protection from other bad things. They pray in the streets and seek shelter in caves. The comet comes read more
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George Pal
(1908-1980)
The creative mind and artistic talent of George Pal gave us the Oscar-winning P read more
The Midnite Drive-In and MovieMovieBlogBlog are cheerfully hosting The End of the World Blogathon running from March 30th to April 1st. After that...who knows? Click HERE if you dare.
George Pal
(1908-1980)
The creative mind and artistic talent of George Pal gave us the Oscar-winning Puppeto read more
When Worlds Collide Directed by Rudolph Maté Written by Sydney Boehm from a novel by Edwin Balmer and Philip wylie 1951/USA Paramount Pictures First viewing/Amazon Instant I was looking forward to this for the special effects. Unfortunately I did not find them convincing even for the period. As read more
Every now and then, the worlds of Pre-Code and film noir have more in common than we might think. The films The Criminal Code and Convicted are a prime example. Here’s more about these two features: The 1950 film noir Convicted, starring Glenn Ford as a brokerage-firm worker imprisoned after acciden read more
So we're sitting home tonight, Mr. Muscato and I, watching that award-handing-out thingummy that y'all back there in civilization caught last night. Mostly what I'm thinking is, "Hmmm. Not all that interesting, the current crop of WAMPAS Baby Stars, are they?" Also, "What is George Clooney on and wh read more
..the results can be fabulous! From India comes a breath of much-needed good news: Australian thrush Miss Kylie Minogue may be heading Bollywood-way! It's a combination of sensibilities that can only herald unprecedented amounts of sequins, staircase-numbers, and general, world-economic-collapse-def read more
