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THE MONSTER THAT CHALLENGED THE WORLD
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Sep 20, 2020
I received as an early birthday present from my good friend Tim Durbin a Kino Blu-ray of the 1957 sci-fi monster movie THE MONSTER THAT CHALLENGED THE WORLD. Believe it or not, I had never actually seen this film. An earthquake strikes the area around the Salton Sea in southern California read more
Lifeforce
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 20, 2020
(1985) Directed by Tobe Hooper; Written by Dan O’Bannon and
Don Jakoby; Based on the novel Space Vampires by Colin Wilson; Starring:
Steve Railsback, Mathilda May, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay and Patrick Stewart;
Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: ***½
“…It read more
Some "Sacred" bunk
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 20, 2020
Carole Lombard's 1937 Technicolor comedy "Nothing Sacred" was infused with a huge dosw of cynicism, no surprise considering the caustic Ben Hecht wrote the screenplay, aided by the likes of Algonquin Round Table wit Dorothy Parker. Hecht, a former newspaperman, attacked the gullibility of the press read more
Hometowns to Hollywood Posted by Annette Bochenek on Sep 19, 2020
As a classic film fan, there are so many beloved stars of the period that I adore seeing at work in many a film. Moreover, learning about their lives–on screen and off–has also been of high interest to me and to many other fans from generations past. Fan magazines of the time period and read more
Depressed Heroines & Classic Film: Three on a Match
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Sep 19, 2020
Is there anything scarier than Bette Davis playing nice? I see that sunny face, that sugary smile, and I’m just waiting for the other sledgehammer to drop. It’s unnerving in films like Three on a Match (1932) that she acts like a sweetheart throughout. It’s a terrible waste, of co read more
Carole and James
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 19, 2020
Carole Lombard and James Stewart would team for only one movie, "Made For Each Other," but they worked several times on radio and had fine chemistry in both mediums. Here they are in a few photos Alfred Eisenstaedt took for Life magazine in 1938:I have no doubt they would have worked together a few read more
Grace Kelly tries to expose Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock’s “To Catch a Thief”
Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Sep 18, 2020
Grace Kelly tries to expose Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock’s “To Catch a Thief”
To Catch a Thief (1955) is a romantic thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. John Michael Hayes wrote the screenplay and the cinematography was by long-time read more
Rd 5: 2nd Annual Muscle Car Tourney
All Good Things Posted by monty on Sep 18, 2020
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Read the "Rumba," everybody
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 18, 2020
"Rumba," Carole Lombard's second dance film with George Raft, was released at the start of 1935 (it premiered Feb. 8, to be precise), but in many ways it ended an era for her. "Rumba" was arguably her last second-tier vehicle for Paramount; the four that followed not only were productions tailored f read more
Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’ Is Our Modern Day Pandemic
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Sep 18, 2020
Exclusive Guest Article By: Tony Lee Moral This article is the final entry in a series of four guest articles to appear on this page in celebration of Universal’s release of ‘The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection.’ The Birds was made during the pinnacle of Alfred Hitchcock’s career — following read more
Bizarre Streaming Picks for the Pandemic Mind
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 17, 2020
As I’ve looked to occupy myself at home over the past
several months, I’ve found comfort in the many moods of cinema. Cheerful flicks
for a crummy mood, horror movies to get my blood pumping, and long films because
I don’t have a lot of places to go and that has freed up a lot of t read more
RAY MILLAND ON THE RUN, 1944: Ministry of Fear and Till We Meet Again
Caftan Woman Posted by on Sep 17, 2020
Ray Milland stars as Stephen Neale, a man who thinks his long personal nightmare may be over. On the night he is released from a sanitorium, a sentence for the mercy killing of his wife, Stephen Neale faces a new and more immediate nightmare.
Graham Greene's (The Third Man) 1943 novel The Ministry read more
Silents are Golden: The “Sheik” Phenomenon of the 1920s
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Lea Stans on Sep 17, 2020
Silents are Golden: The “Sheik” Phenomenon of the 1920s Everyone knows about 1920s flappers–the youthful, fun-loving ladies of the Jazz Age. Their style of bobbed hair, tight-fitting hats, and short (as in knee-length) skirts, has become iconic. There’s no doubt that their impact on early read more
Rachel and The Stranger (1948): Indentured Servitude
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 17, 2020
It becomes increasingly apparent Rachel and The Stranger is a peculiar little movie that would have no place in the modern landscape, and not simply because RKO Studios is no longer in existence. It feels like arguably its biggest star is off-screen more than he is on because he was probably in at read more
Before Carole could run, Bebe swam
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 17, 2020
Is "Run, Girl, Run" the best-known of Carole Lombard's Mack Sennett comedies? You can make a valid argument on its behalf; parts of it were used in Robert Youngson's 1958 compilation "The Golden Age Of Comedy," it shows Carole a few years removed from her days as a fleet champion athlete at Virgil J read more
Vertigo: Another Life for Alfred Hitchcock’s Classic
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Sep 16, 2020
Exclusive Guest Article By: Dan Auiler This article is the second in a series of four guest articles to appear on this page in celebration of Universal’s release of ‘The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection.’ Vertigo in 4K—The clarity, the better black levels from HDR, the extraordinary color—but read more
Yet more Carole clippings
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Sep 16, 2020
Two days ago, we ran an entry alerting readers to a potpourri of Carole Lombard items on sale at eBay. Today, we visit another memorabilia site, etsy, which has Lombard stuff of its own available.The collection is of about 20 Carole clippings, most of which are from the early to mid-1930s (see above read more
‘Psycho’ Considerations
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Sep 16, 2020
Exclusive Guest Article By: Ken Mogg This article is the third in a series of four guest articles to appear on this page in celebration of Universal’s release of ‘The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection.’ “Sam keeps Norman talking while Lila sneaks into the house to explore … As we read more
Man With The Gun (1955): Mitchum The Town Tamer
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 15, 2020
“I’ve seen some cures worse than the disease.” – The Doctor The opening images set the tone. It’s a sleepy afternoon in a ghost town. There’s a boy with his dog. The dog starts yipping at the boots of a rider cutting through town. In an instance, the merciless kil read more
The Funny Papers: Operation Petticoat (1959)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Kellee Pratt on Sep 15, 2020
The Funny Papers: Operation Petticoat (1959)
Operation Petticoat (1959)
There are classic comedies that capture the perfect blend of superior direction, cast, writing, and appealing aesthetics. You can tell that it works well when we find ourselves forming nostalgic bonds to such films. Even i read more