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 The first film in Eureka's TERROR IN THE FOG Blu-ray set is THE CURSE OF THE YELLOW SNAKE, made in 1963 by Artur Brauner's CCC company. Unlike the other films in this set, this one is not attributed to the works of Bryan Edgar Wallace --it is an adaptation of an Edgar Wallace novel. Everything read more

 DEALS WITH THE DEVIL, DIALOGUES WITH DEATH is the fifth volume in writer Frank Dello Stritto's Historical Monster Fiction series. All five books feature characters from various classic films and TV shows taking part in and existing alongside real life historical events, an idea that is ingenio read more

 So we finally come to the very last entry of the 1960s German film series detailing the nefarious activities of super villain Dr. Mabuse. This one is called THE DEATH RAY OF DR. MABUSE, and it was made in 1964. (The German title of this film is DIE TODESSTRAHLEN DES DR. MABUSE, and it is also read more

 If any movie deserves the appellation "Snappy little programmer", it's DON'T BET ON BLONDES, a fun 1935 Warner Bros. production. The story revolves around "Odds" Owen (we never find out his real first name), played by one and only Warren William. Odds is the biggest bookmaker in NYC, but he's read more

 THE SHIELD OF HONOR is a 1927 silent film produced by Universal, available on DVD-R from Alpha Video. The movie deals with Los Angeles police officer Jack MacDowell (not the former White Sox pitcher), played by Neil Hamilton (best known for his role as Commissioner Gordon on the 1960s BATMAN T read more

 My recent purchase of Criterion's Blu-ray set of director Richard Lester's THE THREE/FOUR MUSKETEERS inspired me to seek out this sequel, which I had never seen. THE RETURN OF THE MUSKETEERS was made in 1988 by Lester, and it reunites most of the same cast, and it was even shot mostly in Spain read more

 The fifth film in Eureka's MABUSE LIVES! set is 1963's SCOTLAND YARD HUNTS DR. MABUSE (original German title SCOTLAND YARD JAGT DR. MABUSE, also known as SCOTLAND YARD VS. DR. MABUSE). The preceding film in Artur Brauner's Mabuse series for his CCC production company, THE TESTAMENT OF DR. read more

 I still haven't written all the posts that I intend to on Eureka's MABUSE LIVES! Blu-ray box set, and the company's next major Krimi offering has already arrived. TERROR IN THE FOG--THE WALLACE KRIMI AT CCC is another sublime package, containing six mystery/terror/suspense films made in German read more

 Richard Lester's two-part adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' iconic novel may not be considered the best cinematic version of the tale by some, but I believe it is the most entertaining. Both THE THREE MUSKETEERS and THE FOUR MUSKETEERS get the Criterion treatment, with each film getting its own d read more

 I've mentioned a few posts ago how I had been reading Scott Eyman's EMPIRE OF DREAMS, a biography of Cecil B. DeMille. Ironically last month Edward R. Hamilton Booksellers had on sale the Paramount DVD of DeMille's silent 1923 version of THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, a version I had not yet seen. Bein read more

 This film was recently released on Blu-ray by Kino, and the main reason I bought the disc was the fact that Kim Novak stars in it. I had never seen THE AMOROUS ADVENTURES OF MOLL FLANDERS, and while it's obvious a lot of money, effort, and talent went into the project, it's a silly, one-note m read more

 How long has Joshua Kennedy been working on MANTOPUS! ?? Let me put it to you this way--he started work on this film during the first Trump administration. After years of production, MANTOPUS! had a special premier screening recently at the historic Citrus Theater in Josh's hometown of Edinbur read more

 This is a follow-up to my last post, in which I listed my ten favorite Hammer movie male acting performances. Now it's time for the Hammer Ladies, which might cause some snickering. As soon as you mention "Hammer Ladies", one immediately thinks of well-endowed young women cavorting about in ni read more

 Another Hammer-related list?? I'm afraid so. This time I'm setting down my favorite acting performances in a Hammer film--one list for actors and one for actresses. I decided to set a limit on how many times (once) a particular actor can be included, simply because if I didn't, Peter Cush read more

 Last month I was at Half Price Books, and I happened upon a hardcover copy of EMPIRE OF DREAMS, a biography of Cecil B. DeMille written by Scott Eyman. Reading it inspired me to pull out a DeMille DVD box set from Universal I had bought years ago, and pick out the least-known film from the set read more

 The fourth film in the 1960s Dr. Mabuse series produced by Germany's CCC Studios is THE TESTAMENT OF DR. MABUSE, a remake of Fritz Lang's legendary 1933 thriller. This 1962 TESTAMENT creates all sorts of timeline conundrums. The early entries in the 1960s Mabuse series make reference to t read more

 THE CRUEL SEA is a 1953 WWII film from England's famed Ealing Studios, based on a novel by Nicholas Monsarrat, with a screenplay by Eric Ambler and direction by Charles Frend. The movie details the wartime experiences of one Captain Ericson (Jack Hawkins). Ericson was a merchant ship capt read more

 BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN is a brand new documentary detailing the creation of the legendary rock and roll band and the production of the group's first two albums. The film was directed by Bernard MacMahon (who was also co-writer and co-producer). The film begins with brief sequences charting read more

 MISS PINKERTON is a 1932 mystery film, produced by Warners-First National, and based on a novel by Mary Roberts Rinehart. The title is a nickname given to the main character, a Nurse Adams (Joan Blondell) who gets involved in a murder case. ("Pinkerton" refers to the legendary detective a read more

 My title-by-title look at Eureka's MABUSE LIVES! Blu-ray box set continues with THE INVISIBLE DR. MABUSE (1962), the third film in the 1960s series made by the German company CCC, run by producer Artur Brauner. The original title of this film is DIE UNSICHTBAREN KRALLEN DES DR. MABUSE. It read more