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I spent Valentine’s Day with the devil on a train to Hell. No, that’s not a euphemism for a relationship gone sour. It’s the plot of HELL-BOUND TRAIN, a newly restored silent rarity that screened today at Film Forum in New York City. Sunday’s double feature was the first in the downtown Manhattan read more

The 2016 film noir season was officially launched with San Francisco's Noir City XIV, January 22 - 31, at the city's Castro Theatre. The 10-day festival, presented by the Film Noir Foundation, is traditionally the first in a series of Noir City events to follow in Hollywood, Austin, Portland (Oregon read more

The 2016 film noir season was officially launched with San Francisco's Noir City XIV, January 22 - 31, at the city's Castro Theatre. The 10-day festival, presented by the Film Noir Foundation, is traditionally the first in a series of Noir City events to follow in Hollywood, Austin, Portland (Oregon read more

The 2016 film noir season was officially launched with San Francisco's Noir City XIV, January 22 - 31, at the city's Castro Theatre. The 10-day festival, presented by the Film Noir Foundation, is traditionally the first in a series of Noir City events to follow in Hollywood, Austin, Portland (Oregon read more

Since TCM just announced yesterday a spate of new titles debuting at this year’s TCM Classic Film Festival I couldn’t have picked the worst time to schedule this. But everyone has their “wish list” and there’s still plenty of time to get one of my ten choices on the lis read more

Since TCM just announced yesterday a spate of new titles debuting at this year’s TCM Classic Film Festival I couldn’t have picked the worst time to schedule this. But everyone has their “wish list” and there’s still plenty of time to get one of my ten choices on the lis read more

Chicago Film Club field trip: “The Maltese Falcon” February 21 at ShowPlace ICON at Roosevelt Road Where: ShowPlace ICON, 150W Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60605 When: February 21, 2015 Time: 2:00 p.m. Hosted by Stephen Reginald Run Time: 2 hours (approximate) Ticketing: Tickets a read more

Alan Ladd in his star-making role. This practically perfect early noir has a strong reputation and yet, while researching for this review, I was left with the feeling that it's underrated. The prestigious British Film Institute doesn't even include This Gun for Hire (1942) in its list of "10 G read more

In October of 2015 Gambit Magazine posted a list of its top 15 films that were still considered “lost” at the time. The list contained many of the usual suspect such as London at Midnight, but it also highlighted some obscurities such as a Filipino parody Batman Fights Dracula and one I& read more

One year, one film: 1950 The film: The Tall Target, dir. Anthony Mann starring Dick Powell and Paula Raymond Rating: Recommended | Highly Recommended | MUST-SEE (Image via Caftan Woman)A soon-to-be-President, a suspicious cop, an assassination plot: these are the key elements of the tale told b read more

The Other California Film History Most vintage movie fans know about southern California’s motion picture heritage and the region’s outstanding museums dedicated to preserving film history. Relatively few of those fans, however, know about the unique role northern California played in mo read more

One year, one film: 1950 The film: In a Lonely Place, dir. Nicholas Ray starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame Rating: Recommended | Highly Recommended | MUST-SEE (Image via Doctor Macro) In a Lonely Place is a film I haven’t watched in years (something I need to remedy!), but it’s read more

Day Two #France On Film Recap 09 Saturday Jan 2016 Posted by Summer Reeves in Blogathon, Cinema, France ≈ 7 Comments Tags#FranceonFilm, Blogathon Darling Readers, on the second day of the France On Film Blogathon, t read more

Today is day one of the wonderful France on Film Blogathon, hosted by Summer over at Serendipitous Anachronisms. The film I will be writing about is 8 Femmes, a French dark mystery comedy. According to Wikipedia, the plot of the film is “At an isolated mansion in the snowy countryside of 1950 read more

The France on Film Blogathon is here, FINALLY!!!! 08 Friday Jan 2016 Posted by Summer Reeves in Blogathon, Cinema, France ≈ 46 Comments Tags#FranceonFilm, Blogathon My darling readers, the long awaited day is here, read more

Day One #France On Film Recap 08 Friday Jan 2016 Posted by Summer Reeves in Blogathon, Cinema, France ≈ 5 Comments Tags#FranceonFilm, Blogathon The main list is located here if you want to link the event, link to th read more

This is my entry in the France on Film Blogathon, hosted by Serendipitous Anachronisms. Click HERE for the full roster of all things oo la la!  I write this entry with a special ache of the heart. Paris is the one destination that never disappointed me and more than lived up to my lofty imag read more

Phyllis Haver (January 6, 1899 – November 19, 1960) was an American actress of the silent film era.   Haver was born January 6, 1899 in Douglass, Kansas. When she was a child her family moved to Los Angeles, California, then a city of less than half a million people. Haver attended Los Angeles read more

Castle introduces the movie. Best known for fanciful gimmicks like "Emergo" (a skeleton on a wire that flew over audiences), producer-director William Castle also made some very good suspense films. Two of his finest, Homicidal and Strait-Jacket were produced in the 1960s and are relatively gimmick read more

Christmas has come and gone, a new year arriving today. Hope you all had a wonderful time celebrating last night… but not too much fun, eh? Here in the movie blogosphere, a new month means it’s time to take a look at the past month in viewing… so let’s get to it! Ne read more