Now Playing Tuesday October 9th, 1951
In my constant search for movie memorabilia I happened across a Toronto Daily Star edition from the title date. Time […]
Lucky Jordan (1942)
Following his breakout roles in This Gun For Hire and The Glass Key, Paramount, elevated Alan Ladd to top billing […]
Flying Tigers (1942)
From Republic Pictures comes the latest John Wayne big screen war time adventure circa 1942 following the United States entry […]
Recommendations for TCM’s 2021 Summer Under the Stars in August …. Part 2
On to the balance of the TCM’s Summer Under the Stars with my suggestions for each “star” being celebrated with […]
A Message to Garcia (1936)
I got more than I bargained for when I pressed play on this 20th Century Fox release that I was […]
Singing With the Stars #2
Now that I’m back to wandering through the local antique stores and malls looking for original movie posters and lobby […]
July 2021 In Review
Picking up where I left off last month, I was mired in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and my beloved Habs […]
Recommendations for TCM’s 2021 Summer Under the Stars in August …. Part 1
Each year the month of August brings the TCM Summer Under the Stars spotlight where 24 continuous hours are devoted […]
I, Monster (1971)
Jekyll and Hyde? ….. Marlow and Blake? ….. Jekyll and Hyde? ….. No I’m sure the names were Doctor Marlowe […]
Gallery ›
Singing With the Stars #2
Now that I’m back to wandering through the local antique stores and malls looking for original movie posters and lobby […]
Recommendations for TCM’s 2021 Summer Under the Stars in August …. Part 1
Each year the month of August brings the TCM Summer Under the Stars spotlight where 24 continuous hours are devoted […]
A VHS Collection For Sale???? Hooked Again!
When it comes to collecting movies, I’m a self confessed addict. And no I’m not about to give them up […]
Just Who Exactly Visited Mayberry Between 1960 and 1968
I’ll start by stating matter of factly that The Andy Griffith Show is my go to answer when someone asks […]
Blogathon ›
The Devil’s Brigade (1968)
With Andrew V. McLaglen in the director’s chair of this male dominated WW2 action adventure we should expect it to […]
The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
Following the revival of Universal Studios’ Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy and the Wolfman, Hammer Studios, turned to Gaston Leroux’s Phantom […]
Counterpoint (1968)
Far from the blood and guts battles we are accustomed to seeing in big screen depictions built around WW2 with […]
Farewell Friend (1968)
aka … Adieu l’ami On the subject of movies if you ask me to name something or more specifically someone […]
Brando's Pick of the Month ›
Day of the Animals (1977)
Brando’s Halloween Pick … aka …. Something Is Out There … aka … Future Animals A fine choice from my […]
Kangaroo (1952)
Brando’s Pick of the Month Carrying on with the theme of movies starring or featuring animals in the title leads […]
Francis The Talking Mule (1949)
Brando’s Pick of the Month This Universal International production from house director Arthur Lubin launched the unlikely comedy of duo […]
Devil Dogs of the Air (1935)
Brando’s Pick of the Month Cheating just a bit this month as we look to this James Cagney-Pat O’Brien standard […]
Featured Actor ›
Olivia de Havilland (1916-2020)
And so I believe ends the final connection that we classic film buffs have to the era of the 1930’s […]
John Saxon (1935-2020)
Just got the news while watching a Boetticher/Scott western. John Saxon is gone. Another actor I’ve been following since childhood […]
Lloyd Bridges Goes Noir in Triplicate
Well before Lloyd Bridges became known as the star of television’s Sea Hunt or someone picking a real bad day […]
Kirk Douglas 1916-2020 : He Cast a Giant Shadow
More often than not when pressed by friends and associates who know I’m a student of movie history I name […]
From A to Z ›
Frankenstein in the Movies : From A to Z
As any “smart assed” fan of classic horror knows, the name Frankenstein represents the creator while the “Monster” refers to […]
Lon Chaney Jr. In the Movies : From A to Z
Looking back, Lon Chaney Jr, is one of those actors I discovered more through books than I did actual movies […]
Richard Widmark In The Movies : From A to Z
From the moment he stepped on to movie screens in 1947, Richard Widmark, was branded a villain thanks to his […]
John Carradine In the Movies : From A to Z
Selecting John Carradine for this month’s A to Z feature should pose plenty of problems narrowing each letter of the […]
Slumming With .... ›
Slumming With Joan Collins …. A Triple Treat?
By the time Joan Collins became one of the biggest television stars in North America on Dynasty she had already […]
Slumming With Teen Sex Comedies of the 1980’s in Triplicate
OK gentlemen. Raise your hands if you’re old enough to recall the days when you’d hit the video stores looking […]
Slumming With George Zucco …. Can Be So Much Fun!
On any given day during the 1940’s if you walked about the movie sets in Hollywood you might see George […]
Slumming With Samantha Eggar … A Triple Feature
The more I looked for someone to feature in my third go around of ‘Slumming With”, it became painfully obvious […]
Video Store Action Heroes ›
Firefox (1982)
We’re back. Yes the Four Horseman of the Video Store Apocalypse, better known to our followers as the Video Store […]
… All The Marbles (1981)
For this edition of the Video Store Action Heroes that sees yours truly costarring right alongside The Cinema Monolith, The […]
Hangar 18 (1980)
We’re Back! The Video Store Action Heroes have once again turned the clock back to simpler times when we’d all […]
The Evil That Men Do (1984)
Was there any doubt that for this edition of the Video Store Action Heroes where I got to choose the […]
Articles ›
The Breaking Point (1950)
Here’s an article I was fortunate enough to have published in the 2016 year end edition of the Noir Magazine, […]
The Badlanders (1958)
This article on The Badlanders was published in The Dark Pages celebration on the film The Asphalt Jungle. Read on […]
Lizabeth Scott Stands Up To Robert Ryan and Robert Mitchum in The Racket (1951)
Previously this piece was kindly published by Karen of Shadows and Satin in her Noir newsletter The Dark Pages. Lizabeth […]
Anthony Caruso : More Than The Henchman
This article on Mr. Caruso was kindly featured in the September 2014 issue of The Dark Pages put forth by […]
Now Playing ›
Now Playing at a Theater Near You …. The Silent Era
Let’s journey back to simpler times via a book I have in my library here in the vault at Mike’s […]
Now Playing …. July 14th, 1970.
Yes indeed, it’s time to once again climb aboard my custom designed time machine with this latest trip scheduled to […]
Now Playing August 9th, 1974
All aboard the time machine to 1974! Find a seat please! Strap on that seat belt and remember when we […]
Now Playing December 14th, 1980.
Combing through a new to me road side antique shop netted me a couple of DVD’s for the movie room […]
Book Takes ›
10 Questions with Victoria Riskin Plus Her New Book – Fay Wray and Robert Riskin : A Hollywood Memoir
Thanks to a new book from Victoria Riskin on her parents, Fay Wray and Robert Riskin, a whole new chapter […]
A Reading Break with Olivia, The Immortal Count and Lou’s on First
I often lament that I can’t read fast enough despite enjoying a good book be it non-fiction or a good […]
Recalling “The 50 Worst Films of all Time”
By Harry Medved and Randy Dreyfuss. Somewhere in the piles or boxes of books around here I have a dog […]
Dan Duryea : Heel With a Heart
By Mike Peros Dan Duryea is one those actors who is unforgettably identifiable. I can still recall the first time […]
Monthly Reviews ›
July 2021 In Review
Picking up where I left off last month, I was mired in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and my beloved Habs […]
June 2021 in Review
Yes I’m still watching movies at a regular clip but when the hockey team you’ve been cheering for since the […]
May 2021 In Review
I’ll start by confessing that the Stanley Cup Playoffs are the most important thing going on right now and while […]
April 2021 In Review
While I can’t speak for you or your corner of the globe, there isn’t much to do aside from yardwork […]
Posts I Like
Woe is Me …. The Life of a Hammer Film Collector
I should have known better…… So here’s my story in fast forward mode to the present. I’m an obsessed fan […]
August 2021 In Review
What can I say, it looks like our beloved Toronto Blue Jays are going to come up short in the […]
June 2021 in Review
Yes I’m still watching movies at a regular clip but when the hockey team you’ve been cheering for since the […]
P.J. (1968)
The ever popular “private eye” genre takes center stage with a perfectly cast George Peppard as our resident P.I. who […]
July 2021 In Review
Picking up where I left off last month, I was mired in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and my beloved Habs […]
Death Wish 3 (1985)
I know exactly where I was at 7 PM, November 1st, 1985. Being turned away from the box office at […]
Recommendations for TCM’s 2021 Summer Under the Stars in August …. Part 1
Each year the month of August brings the TCM Summer Under the Stars spotlight where 24 continuous hours are devoted […]
Flying Tigers (1942)
From Republic Pictures comes the latest John Wayne big screen war time adventure circa 1942 following the United States entry […]
Lucky Jordan (1942)
Following his breakout roles in This Gun For Hire and The Glass Key, Paramount, elevated Alan Ladd to top billing […]