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Yesterday I posted a bit of a rant about Batman and heroism today. (Trust me when i say it was only “a bit of a rant” I easily could have gone on on the topic much longer.)   Now, I’m not necessarily suggesting that we need the pendulum to swing back the other way as far as what we read more

Yesterday I posted a bit of a rant about Batman and heroism today. (Trust me when i say it was only “a bit of a rant” I easily could have gone on on the topic much longer.)   Now, I’m not necessarily suggesting that we need the pendulum to swing back the other way as far as what we read more

Scarlett is 75 and she never looked better! (keep reading for more information about the giveaway!) You're beautiful. No, you're beautiful Say what you want, the gal has staying power. She has been restored to her original Technicolor glory and she is more beautiful than ever. Real Estat read more

  The Mystery of King Tut-Ankh-Amen’s Eighth Wife, 1923, is one of the most elusive titles that I have attempted to research; little information regarding the feature film exists today. I will supply what modest data I have come across. The Mystery of King Tut-Ankh-Amen’s Eighth Wife was five- read more

  The Mystery of King Tut-Ankh-Amen’s Eighth Wife, 1923, is one of the most elusive titles that I have attempted to research; little information regarding the feature film exists today. I will supply what modest data I have come across. The Mystery of King Tut-Ankh-Amen’s Eighth Wife was five- read more

  The Mystery of King Tut-Ankh-Amen’s Eighth Wife, 1923, is one of the most elusive titles that I have attempted to research; little information regarding the feature film exists today. I will supply what modest data I have come across. The Mystery of King Tut-Ankh-Amen’s Eighth Wife was five- read more

I’ve always been puzzled by The Silence of the Lambs becoming more successful than Manhunter. The latter’s subtlety, especially Brian Cox’s portrayal of Hannibal Lecter, was far more alarming to me than the campy style of Anthony Hopkins. The former I could mistake for a normal human being, making read more

I’ve always been puzzled by The Silence of the Lambs becoming more successful than Manhunter. The latter’s subtlety, especially Brian Cox’s portrayal of Hannibal Lecter, was far more alarming to me than the campy style of Anthony Hopkins. The former I could mistake for a normal human being, making read more

While I cut my horror teeth in the 1970s on Hammer films and public domain cheesefests on TV, my introduction to serious horror was with William Friedkin‘s The Exorcist (1973).  I saw it on VHS, and it scared me so that for years I avoided watching it again, even when it was a popular rental read more

By Fritzi Kramer on April 4, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor Ah, those roaring twenties! While the fringed dress was not as common as Halloween costumers would have you believe, they did exist. Of course, a real 1920′s befringed dress was a marvelous confection of swinging silk, a real thing of beau read more

“It is a splendid thing,” remarked President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935, “that for just 15 cents, an American can go to a movie and look at the smiling face of a baby and forget his troubles.” The baby Roosevelt was referring to, a curly-haired, dimple-cheeked blonde who read more

An era of sorts ended Monday with the passing of Shirley Temple Black at age 85. Shown above with Carole Lombard in 1934's "Now And Forever," Temple -- then six -- was the last surviving co-star of a Lombard film. (A few bit players still may be with us.) "Now And Forever," which also starred Gary C read more

Like the characters in this film, I really don’t have much to say here. Mostly because if The Raid 2 is anything like its predecessor, very few words are needed because it’s all about the action, which certainly seems to be the case here. Yeah, this one is definitely gonna be a knock-ou read more

Like the characters in this film, I really don’t have much to say here. Mostly because if The Raid 2 is anything like its predecessor, very few words are needed because it’s all about the action, which certainly seems to be the case here. Yeah, this one is definitely gonna be a knock-ou read more

Come on, who wouldn’t trust these guys? Me, that’s who! I wouldn’t trust them. They couldn’t look less trustworthy if they were selling used cars! These scheming gentlemen are from The Doll and they are indeed up to no good. In fact, they are conspiring to steal the hero read more

Yeah, that’s big. So, which do you like better? This one, or the one we got yesterday? Actually, I susupect we’ll know a lot more about this flick after SDCC this weekend. read more

Yeah, that’s big. So, which do you like better? This one, or the one we got yesterday? Actually, I susupect we’ll know a lot more about this flick after SDCC this weekend. read more

This is my contribution to the Barbara Stanwyck blogathon hosted by Aubyn at The Girl With the White Parasol. Click here to see the many tributes laid at the feet of the great Missy. I don't "do" diapers! Barbara Stanwyck was the greatest movie actress. Period. Maybe not the greatest film actres read more

Yeah, I spend a lot of time watching and writing about smaller, indie or classic films, but there comes a time when you just have to buy some popcorn, check your brain at the door, and watch big frikkin’ robots fight big frikkin’ monsters. And since we’re still officially a year aw read more

Another excellent film theory/criticism/social commentary worth seeking out for this week’s Hollywood Review (I will be reintegrating the title back in, but I think for the safety of my fingers this will be the regular name).  Author Ty Burr has painstakingly traced the development of the read more