The Kiss that is the Kill: Sex and Death in Three Classic Vampire Movies (3)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 17, 2012
The youthful fans of Twilight and True Blood might like to believe that they have cornered the market on the sexy vampire trade, but attractive bloodsuckers have been haunting the silver screen for quite a long time. Long before Edward Cullen and Bill Compton thrilled the hearts of today's Gothic he read more
Classic Films in Focus: CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962) (3)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 17, 2012
Herk Harvey made Carnival of Souls (1962) in three weeks, with a budget of around $30,000. He came up with the idea, raised the money, directed the picture, helped write the screenplay, and even appeared in it, which says something about how much this production was his personal baby. Despite his lo read more
The Kiss that is the Kill: Sex and Death in Three Classic Vampire Movies (1)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 17, 2012
The youthful fans of Twilight and True Blood might like to believe that they have cornered the market on the sexy vampire trade, but attractive bloodsuckers have been haunting the silver screen for quite a long time. Long before Edward Cullen and Bill Compton thrilled the hearts of today's Gothic he read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE BAD SEED (1956) (1)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 16, 2012
The Bad Seed (1956) ranks pretty high on the list of classic "evil children" movies, although it's not exactly a straightforward horror film. Director Mervyn LeRoy, working from a stage adaptation of William March's original novel, presents the story more as dark melodrama, like Mildred Pierce (1945 read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE MUMMY'S HAND (1940) (4)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 16, 2012
Universal produced a steady stream of horror movies during the 1930s and 40s, and not all of them reached the artistic heights of Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931). Among the lesser pictures of the era we have entries like The Mummy’s Hand (1940), director Christy Cabanne’s contrib read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE BAD SEED (1956) (4)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 16, 2012
The Bad Seed (1956) ranks pretty high on the list of classic "evil children" movies, although it's not exactly a straightforward horror film. Director Mervyn LeRoy, working from a stage adaptation of William March's original novel, presents the story more as dark melodrama, like Mildred Pierce (1945 read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE MUMMY'S HAND (1940) (1)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 16, 2012
Universal produced a steady stream of horror movies during the 1930s and 40s, and not all of them reached the artistic heights of Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931). Among the lesser pictures of the era we have entries like The Mummy’s Hand (1940), director Christy Cabanne’s contrib read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE MUMMY'S HAND (1940) (3)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 16, 2012
Universal produced a steady stream of horror movies during the 1930s and 40s, and not all of them reached the artistic heights of Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931). Among the lesser pictures of the era we have entries like The Mummy’s Hand (1940), director Christy Cabanne’s contrib read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE BAD SEED (1956) (3)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 16, 2012
The Bad Seed (1956) ranks pretty high on the list of classic "evil children" movies, although it's not exactly a straightforward horror film. Director Mervyn LeRoy, working from a stage adaptation of William March's original novel, presents the story more as dark melodrama, like Mildred Pierce (1945 read more
Classic Films in Focus: I MARRIED A WITCH (1945) (4)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 15, 2012
Classic horror makes an obvious choice for Halloween, but comedies can also fit the bill, especially when they offer a seasonably supernatural twist. Few Halloween treats could be more delightful than I Married a Witch (1942), an adorable screwball comedy from director René Clair that stars the very read more
Classic Films in Focus: I MARRIED A WITCH (1945) (1)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 15, 2012
Classic horror makes an obvious choice for Halloween, but comedies can also fit the bill, especially when they offer a seasonably supernatural twist. Few Halloween treats could be more delightful than I Married a Witch (1942), an adorable screwball comedy from director René Clair that stars the very read more
Classic Films in Focus: I MARRIED A WITCH (1945) (3)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 15, 2012
Classic horror makes an obvious choice for Halloween, but comedies can also fit the bill, especially when they offer a seasonably supernatural twist. Few Halloween treats could be more delightful than I Married a Witch (1942), an adorable screwball comedy from director René Clair that stars the very read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE VAMPIRE'S GHOST (1945) (4)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 14, 2012
Streaming services like Netflix Instant make a lot of obscure classic movies available for the first time in years, but often one watches them only to confirm the reasons they fell into obscurity in the first place. Director Lesley Selander’s 1945 film, The Vampire’s Ghost, comes as a pl read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE VAMPIRE'S GHOST (1945) (1)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 14, 2012
Streaming services like Netflix Instant make a lot of obscure classic movies available for the first time in years, but often one watches them only to confirm the reasons they fell into obscurity in the first place. Director Lesley Selander’s 1945 film, The Vampire’s Ghost, comes as a pl read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE VAMPIRE'S GHOST (1945) (3)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 14, 2012
Streaming services like Netflix Instant make a lot of obscure classic movies available for the first time in years, but often one watches them only to confirm the reasons they fell into obscurity in the first place. Director Lesley Selander’s 1945 film, The Vampire’s Ghost, comes as a pl read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE INNOCENTS (1961) (4)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 13, 2012
Adapted from Henry James’ 1898 novella, The Turn of the Screw, director Jack Clayton’s The Innocents (1961) is a masterpiece of supernatural suspense that claims its place among cinema’s greatest ghost stories. Visually and thematically, The Innocents occupies a space halfway betwe read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE INNOCENTS (1961) (1)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 13, 2012
Adapted from Henry James’ 1898 novella, The Turn of the Screw, director Jack Clayton’s The Innocents (1961) is a masterpiece of supernatural suspense that claims its place among cinema’s greatest ghost stories. Visually and thematically, The Innocents occupies a space halfway betwe read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE INNOCENTS (1961) (3)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 13, 2012
Adapted from Henry James’ 1898 novella, The Turn of the Screw, director Jack Clayton’s The Innocents (1961) is a masterpiece of supernatural suspense that claims its place among cinema’s greatest ghost stories. Visually and thematically, The Innocents occupies a space halfway betwe read more
Classic Films in Focus: SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (1939) (4)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 12, 2012
After the success of Frankenstein (1931) and The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), it’s not really a surprise that Universal would continue the series with a third film, although Son of Frankenstein (1939) takes us forward in time to the next generation of the famously doomed family. Boris Karloff read more
Classic Films in Focus: SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (1939) (1)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 12, 2012
After the success of Frankenstein (1931) and The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), it’s not really a surprise that Universal would continue the series with a third film, although Son of Frankenstein (1939) takes us forward in time to the next generation of the famously doomed family. Boris Karloff read more