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1. Surgeons removed Peter Falk's right eye, along with a malignant tumor, when he was three years old. In a 1997 interview in Cigar Aficionado, Falk famously shared a baseball anecdote: "I remember once in high school the umpire called me out at third base when I was sure I was safe. I got so mad I read more

Christopher Lee as Dracula.The idea of inserting Count Dracula into a groovy 1970s London setting was a potentially intriguing idea. Unfortunately, by the time Hammer Films produced Dracula A.D. 1972, the premise had already grown stale. The contemporary-set Count Yorga, Vampire (1970)&nbs read more

Eddie Powell as the mummified Ra.Five years after Hammer Films' The Mummy did solid business at the box office, the studio mounted a sequel: the blandly-titled Curse of the Mummy's Tomb. Without Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, this new Mummy was relegated to the second half of a double read more

McGoohan as the ambitious Johnny Cousin.William Shakespeare's plays have provided the source material for science fiction films (Forbidden Planet), Westerns (Jubal), musicals (Kiss Me, Kate), and dramas (Ran). One of the most intriguing contemporary updates is All Night Long (1962), w read more

I first reviewed MGM’s Pride and Prejudice (1940) on this blog back in 2016. After revisiting the film recently, I decided to try a small experiment: write a second review without rereading the original. Would I see the movie the same way ten years later, or would time and perspective shift my read more

Michael Redgrave & Michael Denison.It's surprising that Oscar Wilde's most beloved stage play, The Importance of Being Earnest, has only been adapted for the screen  twice. The reason is likely due to the quality of those productions, especially Anthony Asquith's 1952 production starri read more

Boone as David Wilkerson.Based on the 1963 autobiography, The Cross and the Switchblade (1970) tells the true story of David Wilkerson (Pat Boone), a small-town Pennsylvania pastor who moves to New York City to minister to gang members and drug addicts amidst the violent, crime-ridden streets of the read more

Robert Donat as Chips. Based on James Hilton's novella, Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) follows the life of Mr. Charles Chipping (Robert Donat), a shy and somewhat rigid Latin teacher at the English boys’ school Brookfield. Early in his career, he struggles to connect with students and colleagu read more

We have described the 15 movies below in one sentence. Your task is simple: Name the movie! As always, please answer no more than three questions per day so more people can play and have fun. Try not to research your answers as it'd be pretty easy to google the plot and get a film's title. Note read more

Connie Francis & Harve Presnell.When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965). What possessed a Hollywood producer to pitch a 1960s update of the George and Ira Gershwin stage musical Girl Crazy starring Connie Francis, Liberace, Louis Armstrong, Herman's Hermits, and Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs? read more

Hayley Mills and Hywel Bennett.These days, The Family Way (1966) is best-known for featuring one of Hayley Mills' first grown-up roles and a music score by Paul McCartney. Viewers expecting a song-laden soundtrack by McCartney will be disappointed. It's a pretty pedestrian instrumental score, to be read more

Stanley Baker as Captain Langford.Set during the Burma Campaign of World War II, Yesterday’s Enemy (1959) follows a small, exhausted remnant of a British Army brigade struggling to escape through the jungle after being cut off by advancing Japanese forces. Led by the hard-edged Captain Al read more

Richard Greene as Robin Hood.Sandwiched between The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954) and A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967), Hammer Films produced Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960). This action opus about the legendary English outlaw stands out for one big reason: It stars Richard Greene, famous read more

We love classic cinema throughout the year, but Saturday, May 16th, is a special opportunity to share that love with others. It's the 12th annual National Classic Movie Day! Here are 12 ways that you can celebrate this wonderful day:Host a Watch Party: Gather friends or family to watch a favorite cl read more

Pat Boone.Pat Boone as a bad boy? Well, he doesn't really play a bad boy in April Love (1957), but his character Nick is sentenced to probation after being arrested for joyriding in Chicago. To keep him out of trouble, his mother sends Nick to his uncle's rural Kentucky farm. Aunt Henrietta welcomes read more

Ida Lupino as Emily Bronte.With a top-flight cast, rich source material, and high production values, Devotion (1946) has all the makings of a classic film biography of the Bronte sisters. And yet, when "The End" finally flashed on the screen, all I could do was ponder how things went so terribly wro read more

Yul Brynner as an android.Delos is a luxury resort made up of three immersive, android‑populated theme parks: Westworld, Romanworld, and Medievalworld. Guests are greeted with a polished, almost too-perfect welcome that promises “the vacation of your dreams” in a place where n read more

Maureen O'Hara and Walter Pidgeon.How Green Was My Valley (1941). One of John Ford's most beloved movies, How Green Was My Valley won five Academy Awards including Best Picture. It ranks #75 in the 2007 edition of the American Film Institute's 100 Years…100 Movies. In 1990, the Libra read more

John Forbes-Robertson as Dracula.I first saw The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires in a re-edited U.S. print called The Seven Brothers Meet Dracula. Let me start this review by encouraging you to never see that movie! It eliminates 14 minutes of plot and, if memory serves, still repeats a couple read more

Raquel Welch was at or near the peak of her career when she starred as a roller derby queen in Kansas City Bomber (1972). It's not the kind of role one would typically associate with the 1970s biggest sex symbol--but that's probably why she took it. Throughout her career, Welch sought out unexp read more