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In his 1981 history of horror fiction Danse Macabre, Stephen King dubs Thriller "probably the best horror series ever put on TV." It's still hard to argue with King's assessment. While this 1960-62 anthology series was inconsistent, it boasted some of the most chilling content ever broadcast on read more

Directed by: Frank Capra Starring: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Douglass Dumbrille, Lionel Stander I have to admit I had my qualms about going to see a movie on one of the most beautiful days of the year. Not that I wouldn't normally do that on a nice day, but this past Saturday was t read more

PA announcement:  Attention all personnel.  The exploits of the cast and crew of the 4077th are featured players on MeTV’s Summer of Me schedule! ◊   I was - in essence if not reality – staring at a blank page for a few days trying to think of what to say about M*A*S*H, one of read more

Who's that man at the table sitting next to Carole Lombard, examining a piece of paper (presumably the check)? Would you believe it's...Cary Grant?That hardly looks like the Cary we know so well, but this was only his second feature ("Sinners In The Sun"), and he doesn't have his customary look down read more

By Fritzi Kramer on June 1, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review, Silents vs Talkies Pola Negri plays a hotel chambermaid who finds herself the accomplice of an Austrian officer trapped behind enemy lines. There are spies, an assassination and much skulking about the corridors of the titular read more

It’s here at last! Spies, spies and more spies! Enjoy the wonderful posts, they are sure to leave you in a sneaky mood. For your reading pleasure, I have separated the posts into fun categories. Some films fit more than one category so I did a mental coin flip to decide where they should go. read more

"Slow in takeoff and inclined to over-clinical scientific exposition, (the) action gradually hits its stride when the experiment backfires and results in giant earthquakes, tidal waves and general destruction of the world." That was Variety's assessment of Crack in the World when it was releas read more

  A Girl of the Timber Claims is another of the films that have gained the subtitle of: unknown status or lost; making itself known now, only by the gossamer threads of distant memories. The reception that Timber Claims received from the critics was mixed, while it garnered a good sized budget read more

  A Girl of the Timber Claims is another of the films that have gained the subtitle of: unknown status or lost; making itself known now, only by the gossamer threads of distant memories. The reception that Timber Claims received from the critics was mixed, while it garnered a good sized budget read more

It was 80 years ago this month that Carole Lombard soared to what her were unprecedented critical heights via her work opposite John Barrymore in "Twentieth Century." And this month, we've learned that her Lily Garland character -- who found fame on Broadway before rejecting it for Hollywood (shudde read more

Hollywood, California, 59 years ago today:  Miss Edith Head revels in her own personal fabulousness - and (as was its wont) Life was there. Oh, I know, I know - she couldn't sketch, she couldn't drape, she couldn't sew.  But the fact remains that she made the stars look good, and some of read more

  A Girl of the Timber Claims is another of the films that have gained the subtitle of: unknown status or lost; making itself known now, only by the gossamer threads of distant memories. The reception that Timber Claims received from the critics was mixed, while it garnered a good sized budget read more

Hollywood, California, 59 years ago today:  Miss Edith Head revels in her own personal fabulousness - and (as was its wont) Life was there. Oh, I know, I know - she couldn't sketch, she couldn't drape, she couldn't sew.  But the fact remains that she made the stars look good, and some of read more

Chaplin in Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914) This Sunday was one of my most enjoyable experiences at SIFF 2014 so far. I started the day at a Secret Festival screening (can't tell you about it or I'll be sued, sued, sued!) in the newly re-opened Egyptian Theater on Capital Hill. Then it was on to the read more

Fabulous Films of the 50′s: Frank Capra’s A Hole in the Head “Today I may not have a thing at all except for a dream or two, but I’ve got lots of plans for tomorrow, and all my tomorrows belong to you…” First of all, I want to say that I am so truly honored to hav read more

Anyone who is even slightly familiar with Precode films can definitely attest that they are filled with alcohol. In nearly every picture, most the characters are either drunk, talking about getting drunk or experiences hangovers for some portion of the film. Words like ‘bootlegger’, R read more

Anyone who is even slightly familiar with Precode films can definitely attest that they are filled with alcohol. In nearly every picture, most the characters are either drunk, talking about getting drunk or experiences hangovers for some portion of the film. Words like ‘bootlegger’, R read more

By Fritzi Kramer on May 25, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review Sessue Hayakawa headlines a story of art and madness. It’s all about a crazy painter who dreams of finding his princess– and the problems that arise when he finally does win her. Made by Hayakawa’s own producti read more

This one gets two posters... ...because the picture is pretty long. Seven Samurai (1954) I don't know why I keep saying I don't like Westerns. Maybe it's the ghost of the Saturday afternoon UHF programming of my youth — the trope of the Indian whoop over gunshot read more

I was sitting in my living room a few days ago with the screen door wide open.  It was a quiet, sunny day.  Quiet, that is, until the guys that cut the lawn showed up.  While I can handle the noise of the mowers without a problem, the moment they went on Kiki – my cat – ran to hide read more