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Those of us of a certain age have very fond memories of wandering through the aisles of our local video store just looking at all those amazing covers lining the shelves and thinking about the treasures that they might hold. Of course in those pre-internet days all we had to go by was the cover art read more

Today marks what would have been the 115th birthday of the "benevolent volcano," Miss Bette Davis.  In the process of thinking about this august anniversary, I believe there's a chance I may have uncovered a little bit of a mystery, which I've found rather amusing. In 1950, Miss Davis's birthd read more

71 years ago today, on the first day of spring, March 21, 1942, Francoise Dorleac was born in war-ravaged Paris; she would live just 25 years more. Catherine (top) and Francoise Her father was Maurice Dorleac, a stage and screen actor, and her mother, Renee Deneuve, was an actress who re-voic read more

Francoise Dorleac, older sister of Catherine Deneuve, was born in war-ravaged Paris on the first day of spring, 71 years ago today, March 21, 1942, and lived just 25 years more. Catherine (top) and Francoise Her father was Maurice Dorleac, a stage and screen actor, and her mother, Renee Deneu read more

A fresh new trailer for the upcoming Star Trek Into Darkness has just hit the interwebs, and it looks great: But wait, did you notice the Easter Egg hidden in it?  If not, go back and take another look… you’ll probably want to go full screen to try to find it. Trust me, it’s hidde read more

Of course, I was attracted to this group because of their name, but it occurred to me while watching this video for Django Django’s new song “WOR”: is this a music video with extra commentary from and about these riders, or does it actually qualify as a mini-documentary on the ride read more

No long post today, just a Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the forever-beautiful Maureen O’Hara, John Wayne, and myself. And if you’re looking for good viewing today, well, for sheer classic movie fun there really is only one choice, isn’t there? Until next time, Happy Viewing! read more

Not much to say today, been trying to spend some time with the daughter today and get some other things done, but I did think I’d share this with you. I had a chance to see this trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming The Great Gatsby Now I’ll admit I’m not a fan of Mr; Luhrmann read more

I’d been threatening 12-year-old Hannah with the pilot movie for Rod Serling’s Night Gallery for awhile now, and last night she finally acceded to the inevitable and agreed to humor the old man by watching it with me. For those who don’t remember it, Night Gallery was Serling̵ read more

Beware! The Blob (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It’s been awhile since I’ve revisited 1958’s The Blob, much less the 1988 remake (which I do remember as not being too bad as remakes go). However this interesting post over at the Criterion website sharing behind the scenes photographs of read more

Because it's her birthday today (she's 77, and still I'm sure a spritely presence), let's spend a moment thinking about Sue Ane Langdon. Who?  Exactly.  I'm always interested in the kind of performer who can work for years, and steadily, and even in high-profile vehicles (she made two Elvi read more

Live fast, look good: a vida e o legado de John Garfield John Garfield, uma das maiores estrelas da década de 1940, completaria 100 anos no dia 4 de março. Ele, porém, não viveu nem metade desse tempo: morreu aos 39 anos em 1952. Quase desconhecido das plateias modernas, mas ainda lembrado read more

Not a lot of time for writing today, unfortunately, but I did want to remind everyone that I’ll be closing the poll tomorrow evening, so if you’ve been putting off voting or haven’t yet for whatever reason, now is the time to do it! It’ll only take a second and the input woul read more

What do the following people have in common? Marlene Dietrich, Carole Lombard, Steve McQueen, Kirk Douglas, Errol Flynn, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Jean Arthur, Akira Kurosawa, Alfred Hitchcock, Howard Hawks, Stanley Kubrick, Barbara Stanwyck, Greta Garbo, Irene Dunne, Deborah Kerr, Peter O'Toole, read more

Unfortunately, this is no longer a common sight in today’s theaters. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Just a couple of quick notes. As some of you may have noticed, the site has been under construction for awhile now, and there have been a few changes since I began it a couple of weeks ago. Most of t read more

Night of the Living Dead pub (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Just thought I’d take a moment to follow up on a couple of recent posts. First off, for those who thought perhaps I was being too harsh on A Good Day to Die Hard and it being completely predictable from the trailer, I submit this article b read more

O Oscar e a surpreendente década de 1950 Quem não gosta de uma boa surpresa? Com certeza, quem depende de apostas. Sejam aquelas feitas com dinheiro, ou apenas entre amigos, ninguém gosta de perder uma aposta. E quando a aposta em questão é um bolão do Oscar, um palpite errado pode gerar read more

If you're looking for differences between the 1931 and 1941 versions of "The Maltese Falcon," you can start with the hero's hands. The hero, of course, is private dick Sam Spade, as played in the 1931 version by Ricardo Cortez and in the 1941 version by Humphrey Bogart. Cortez has perfectly manicu read more

I wasn’t sure, exactly, what the word meant and was curious, so I went to the Internet in search of an answer. There I found the verb swashbuckle defined as “to engage in daring and romantic adventures with ostentatious bravado or flamboyance.” According to Merriam Webster, the wor read more

I wasn’t sure, exactly, what the word meant and was curious, so I went to the Internet in search of an answer. There I found the verb swashbuckle defined as “to engage in daring and romantic adventures with ostentatious bravado or flamboyance.” According to Merriam Webster, the wor read more