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The above picture is a DVD box set that Universal will be releasing later on this year. Is this great news for monster fans? Well, yeah, if you don't have any of these movies on home video. And let's face it--if you are a monster movie fan, you own all these movies already, and you've probably bough read more

The above picture is a DVD box set that Universal will be releasing later on this year. Is this great news for monster fans? Well, yeah, if you don't have any of these movies on home video. And let's face it--if you are a monster movie fan, you own all these movies already, and you've probably bough read more

Robert Stroud. The name might be familiar, but you might think it’s the fellow who painted your house. But if somebody said Robert Stroud, Birdman of Alcatraz you’d immediately know who the person was talking about. But if you’re a certain age you’d only associate the name wi read more

By Fritzi Kramer on June 22, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review What a dramatic title! Is it about Salem witch trials? The horrors of war? Terrors unknown? Nope! It is the wacky tale of a wandering wife called Elle and the mysterious detective known only as Z, who has been charged with retu read more

For a second straight day, the subject of this entry is the 1940 Carole Lombard drama "They Knew What They Wanted" (she's shown with Frank Fay above in an image from that film, set in California wine country). This time, we're examining a collectible on sale at eBay.It's a herald from the fall of 19 read more

UK / 10.5 minutes / bw / Fat Fish Dir & Cine: Alexander Hemming Pr: Lizzie Ross Scr: Portishead Cast: Geoff Barrow, Tim Bishop, Beth Gibbons, Dave MacDonald, Richard Newell, Adrian Utley. The assassin (Geoff Barrow) readies himself. From the opening credits: In 1994 we conceived and made “ read more

The world lost the greatest entertainer of the 20th Century on June 22, 1969 – 45 years ago this week.  I post this in her memory. 1922 – 1969 ◊ Related posts: A Judy Garland Tribute Judy’s Greatest Performance Meet Me in St. Louis Lux Radio Theater presents “The Wizard of Oz” Gene read more

A Woman’s Face Directed by George Cukor Written by Donald Ogden Stewart and Elliot Paul from a play by Francis de Croisset 1941/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Netflix rental This film was much different than I expected and I truly enjoyed it. The story is a remake of the 1938 film A Wom read more

By Fritzi Kramer on June 18, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor Adam’s Rib was on the Cecil B. DeMille’s last silent marital comedies. While not his best, it still has its moments of wit and wisdom. Here, Anna Q. Nilsson is explaining the facts of life to her daughter. Falling in love? Easy. Sta read more

No, I have no idea why Carole Lombard is leaning atop a portrait of a rabbit (though what she has on indicates it might have something with "They Knew What They Wanted," as her waitress character Amy wears a blouse with such stripes in the film). But it's a clipping, one of three (probably all taken read more

The Black Countess, (the original French title was La comtesse noire), was produced by Pathé Frères, in 1913, and was three reels in length. The film had its French premier at the Omnia Pathé Theater, in Paris, June 20-26, 1913. The Black Countess offers us a unique peek at film history. As to rele read more

The Black Countess, (the original French title was La comtesse noire), was produced by Pathé Frères, in 1913, and was three reels in length. The film had its French premier at the Omnia Pathé Theater, in Paris, June 20-26, 1913. The Black Countess offers us a unique peek at film history. As to rele read more

The Black Countess, (the original French title was La comtesse noire), was produced by Pathé Frères, in 1913, and was three reels in length. The film had its French premier at the Omnia Pathé Theater, in Paris, June 20-26, 1913. The Black Countess offers us a unique peek at film history. As to rele read more

By Fritzi Kramer on June 15, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review Moscow is in the grips of highly contagious disease: Chess Fever! An ongoing chess tournament has turned Russia’s addiction to the game into a frenzy. One young man in particular has a dire case. In fact, it’s so ba read more

  A Celebration of Classic Movie Fathers In terms of days dedicated to parents, Father’s Day is the one that pretty much gets the shaft. With Mother’s Day we are consistently inundated with content on our TVs, laptops, tablets, smart phones and every other omnipresent screen available reminding read more

Last week I discussed the lack of focus after the fact on the Oscar-nominated shorts. Because the animated shorts tend to run shorter they usually include several “Highly Commended” selections. This past year this was one of the standouts. Its revolutionary France with chickens and it read more

Those of you who collect Carole Lombard heralds -- two-sided sheets, usually folded into four pages, "heralding" an upcoming attraction at that theater -- are in the midst of a surfeit of riches. Six heralds from as many Lombard films are up for auction at eBay, such as one for "Sinners In The Sun" read more

Before there was Suspense Radio and before Inner Sanctum Mysteries was conceived it was Lights Out, a horror-based radio series that ran from 1934 through 1947.  I’ve heard many of these episodes through the years, but never – I confess – with the lights out.  These shows are very read more

Dear Carole Lombard,I wonder if you're aware of the power you still wield over people more than 70 years after you left this mortal coil (and eight decades after the Paramount portrait above, p1202-840). Take me, for instance.It was seven years ago today that I began this site, called Carole & Co. - read more

  Ah, Terror Island! I cannot resist the dynamic-duo of a melodramatic-thriller and the ‘one and the only,’ the ‘Handcuff King’ himself, Harry Houdini! Even with one or two missing reels, this little Paramount Aircraft Picture still crackles with excitement, and is rippled with ingenuity. read more