Monthly Archives: June 2025

Western Roundup: “B” Movie Sampler – Vol. 4

Western “B” Movie Sampler – Vol. 4 Summertime means travel time for me, and that in turn means it’s time for my annual “B” Western sampler! I find “B” Westerns, which often run under an hour, the perfect thing to … Continue reading

Posted in Posts by Laura Grieve, Western RoundUp | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

We Need 2 Talk Podcast: What Makes a Classic Movie Classic?

What Makes a Classic Movie Classic?Inquiring Minds Want to Know I’m so excited to share this podcast episode with you all! I was honored to be a Special Guest on the We Need 2 Talk podcast where we chatted about … Continue reading

Posted in Posts by Annmarie Gatti | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Noir Nook: Four Noirs for Free

Four Noirs for Free I may have mentioned this around these parts before, but there are few things more frustrating to a classic film lover than to read a glowing recommendation about a movie that they’re unable to find. Well, … Continue reading

Posted in Noir Nook, Posts by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Monsters and Matinees: Spending Quiet Time with ‘The Earth Dies Screaming’

Spending Quiet Time with ‘The Earth Dies Screaming’ In a quaint English village, people are sitting in a parlor by the fire doing what proper Brits do: elegantly smoking and drinking tea. It’s all so genteel inside, yet outside the … Continue reading

Posted in Horror, Monsters and Matinees, Posts by Toni Ruberto | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Silver Screen Standards: The Big Clock (1948)

Silver Screen Standards: The Big Clock (1948) Time looms over us all, but not as literally as it does over Ray Milland in director John Farrow’s fascinating noir, The Big Clock (1948), which features Milland as a magazine editor framed … Continue reading

Posted in Films, Posts by Jennifer Garlen, Silver Screen Standards | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Classic Movie Travels June: Helen Chandler

Classic Movie Travels June: Helen Chandler Helen Chandler was born on February 1, 1909, in New York, New York, to Leland and Frances Chandler. Across different census records and documents, her year of birth, however, has been widely disputed, documented … Continue reading

Posted in Classic Movie Travels, Posts by Annette Bochenek | Tagged , | 1 Comment