The Three Stooges (2000)
If you happen to be an enthusiastic fan of the legendary trio and know anything of their off screen stories, […]
Bad Boy (1949)
With reliable stalwarts Lloyd Noland and James Gleason at his back, America’s baby faced war hero Audie Murphy played his […]
The Protector (1985)
Before the North American release of Rumble In the Bronx and it’s surprising success, Jackie Chan had already made a […]
Beware! The Blob aka Son of Blob (1972)
Superstar Steve McQueen returns to face off against the screen villain that he first met back in 1958 for debuting director […]
Johnny Come Lately (1943)
“If I were thirty years younger.” To see Marjorie Main look James Cagney up and down with a hunger in her […]
Kansas City Bomber (1972) or The Unholy Rollers (1972) … Pick Your Roller Derby Queen. Raquel Welch or Claudia Jennings?
“She’s the Hottest Thing On Wheels!” I’m inclined to agree with that statement looking back to the movie houses of […]
Background to Danger (1943)
Warner Brothers Studios attempts to recapture that Casablanca feeling by once again giving theater goers international intrigue, the pairing of […]
3:10 to Yuma (1957)
From an Elmore Leonard story and director Delmer Daves comes this oater unlike may others of the era in that […]
Jerry Lewis Posters Keep Us Smiling
With Jerry Lewis returning to the screen in Max Rose, it’s time to stop and recall the laughs he gave […]
Capricorn One (1978) The Seventies and Elliott Gould … Day 5
An engaging thriller of the first manned mission to Mars from director Peter Hyams gives Elliott Gould top billing over a […]
Little Murders (1971) The Seventies and Elliott Gould … Day 4
Alan Arkin directs, Elliott Gould stars in this seventies oddity taken from a 1967 Broadway play that Gould starred in only […]
Escape to Athena (1979) The Seventies and Elliott Gould … Day 3
An all star cast is featured in this Lew Grade production that allows for a special billing as the star […]
MASH (1970) The Seventies and Elliott Gould … Day 2
I hadn’t seen this Robert Altman hit in over twenty five years. Truthfully all I really recalled was the scene […]
Busting (1974) The Seventies and Elliott Gould … Day 1
“Busting ……. It’s the dirty work that has to be done.” Elliott Gould joins Robert Blake as the duo portray […]
Focusing on Elliott Gould in the 70’s
Seeing Elliott Gould up close this past year at the TCM festival in Hollywood turned out to be a very […]
Gallery ›
Directed By Walter Hill : The Posters
Having grown up at the end of the Peckinpah era, I was well aware of The Osterman Weekend at theaters […]
It’s a Novel Idea Continued
If you enjoyed having a look back at how movie tie ins were marketed through your local book shops,( Novel […]
Star Studded Movie Posters Thanks to Irwin Allen
While Iriwn Allen may have had some success in television producing shows like Lost in Space, it’s the star studded disasters […]
Now Playing 1949 …… Plus a Couple Extras.
I’ve been on my summer holidays now for close to two weeks and inevitably that allows me time to look […]
Book Takes ›
Bronson’s Loose Again : On The Set With Charles Bronson
By author Paul Talbot. I see the name Bronson on a book cover and out comes the credit card. Paul […]
Wild Bill Wellman ; Hollywood Rebel
By William Wellman Jr. What do you know about Wild Bill? Me? I think of airplane pictures and tough guy […]
The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney
Authored by Richard A. Lertzman and William J. Birnes. Released by Gallery Books. Having finally put down this recent release […]
Stuntman : The Autobiography of Yakima Canutt
If you’ve read as many books on John Wayne and the western in general as I have then I am […]
Mad Movie Challenge ›
The Mad Movie Challenge …… The Palm Beach Story (1942)
Aside from being introduced to movies I have yet to see, Kristina’s monthly assignments continue to nudge me into watching […]
The Mad Movie Challenge … Mandalay (1934)
The last week of the month spells the Mad Movie Challenge when Kristina of Speakeasy joins me for a new […]
The Mad Movie Challenge…… Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Once again it’s time for my monthly assignment from Kristina of Speakeasy. This month she offers me a first. She’s […]
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Movie Challenge …. Phantom Lady (1944)
Time for a new movie assignment from Kristina at Speakeasy. A movie I have yet to see thus representing the […]
Blogathon ›
Dr. X (1932)
“The more sensational it is the more the son of a guns love it.” Reporter Lee Tracy gets mixed up […]
The White Buffalo (1977)
A thundering spectacle! A shattering experience!” What more could one ask for when joining up for a blogathon celebrating nature’s […]
Viva Knievel! (1977)
The influence of Evel Knievel was quite astounding when your a little guy in the mid to late seventies. No […]
Gregory Peck as the Bad Guy? Impossible! ….. The Boys From Brazil (1978)
After 34 years and 47 motion pictures to his name, Gregory Peck joined the ranks of Hollywood Royalty like Henry […]
DVD/Blu Take ›
The Black Sleep (1956)
I would think that if this mad doctor tale had been filmed in the heart of the horror run of […]
Blu-ray Review … Sheba, Baby (1975)
Arrow Video brings to the blu-ray market the tamest of Pam Grier’s run of action flicks that helped to make her the […]
blu-ray Review …. Moontrap (1989)
The jokes are obvious here when it comes to pointing out that Walter Koenig has graduated from sitting to the […]
blu-ray Review …. Count Dracula (1970)
Breaking out of Hammer studios to sign with Harry Alan Towers and director Jess Franco, Christopher Lee hoped to finally […]
Featured Actor ›
Capricorn One (1978) The Seventies and Elliott Gould … Day 5
An engaging thriller of the first manned mission to Mars from director Peter Hyams gives Elliott Gould top billing over a […]
Little Murders (1971) The Seventies and Elliott Gould … Day 4
Alan Arkin directs, Elliott Gould stars in this seventies oddity taken from a 1967 Broadway play that Gould starred in only […]
Escape to Athena (1979) The Seventies and Elliott Gould … Day 3
An all star cast is featured in this Lew Grade production that allows for a special billing as the star […]
MASH (1970) The Seventies and Elliott Gould … Day 2
I hadn’t seen this Robert Altman hit in over twenty five years. Truthfully all I really recalled was the scene […]
Articles ›
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 […]
An Evil to Behold : Sherry Peatty in The Killing (1956)
This article was kindly published by the Dark Pages last May and it was my attempt at presenting a take […]
Charles McGraw : Tough Guy With the Gravel Voice
This article on the career of Charles McGraw appeared in The Dark Pages special edition dedicated to the classic 1946 […]
Jack Pierce : Make Up Master
This article (before edits or grammar corrections) appeared in the year end issue of The Dark Pages 2013 which featured […]
Live Take ›
The Charles Bronson Starter Kit and Then Some
Chatting up a list of Bronson titles worth checking into using posters as props from my personal collection.
Film Books We Rely On Vol. 3 or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Crime Movies
After a couple months of intense negotiations over finding the right director to film the third installment of videos dedicated […]
Film Books We Rely On Volume 2
Once again I am joined by Kristina from Speakeasy to share more of our favorite books devoted to the study […]
Film Books We Rely On
Making her debut on camera for a live take, I am joined by Kristina Dijan who operates the wonderful and […]
Monthly Reviews ›
July 2016 in Review
For the first time in over two and a half years, I went a day without posting an article or […]
June 2016 In Review
This month’s wrap up saw a variety of flicks and my trying to catch up on a couple of recent […]
May 2016 In Review
The close of April came on such a high note with my attending the TCM Festival in Hollywood but it […]
April 2016 in Review
April proved to be a majorly busy month on the home front between trying to keep up with the frenetic […]
Daily Take ›
The Three Stooges (2000)
If you happen to be an enthusiastic fan of the legendary trio and know anything of their off screen stories, […]
Bad Boy (1949)
With reliable stalwarts Lloyd Noland and James Gleason at his back, America’s baby faced war hero Audie Murphy played his […]
The Protector (1985)
Before the North American release of Rumble In the Bronx and it’s surprising success, Jackie Chan had already made a […]
Johnny Come Lately (1943)
“If I were thirty years younger.” To see Marjorie Main look James Cagney up and down with a hunger in her […]
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Top Posts & Pages
Dr. X (1932)
“The more sensational it is the more the son of a guns love it.” Reporter Lee Tracy gets mixed up […]
MASH (1970) The Seventies and Elliott Gould … Day 2
I hadn’t seen this Robert Altman hit in over twenty five years. Truthfully all I really recalled was the scene […]
Chato’s Land (1972)
“Back off Lawman.” This after a racially charged slur and threat from a frontier town sheriff towards the “half-breed” Chato […]
Beware! The Blob aka Son of Blob (1972)
Superstar Steve McQueen returns to face off against the screen villain that he first met back in 1958 for debuting director […]
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
Cue the words “fathoms” “sonar” and “attention all hands.” If you guessed we’re in for a submarine journey, you guessed […]
Guns of the Timberland (1960)
Give me a western with Alan Ladd and Gilbert Roland and I’m all set for a rip roaring showdown. Especially […]
When a Favorite Turns Up ….. You Just Gotta Go
In my corner of the world it isn’t every day that I can stroll down to a local theater and […]
The Mad Movie Challenge ……. The Four Feathers (1939)
The latest installment of the Mad Movie Challenge where Kristina of Speakeasy and myself assign the other titles they have […]
Classic Monsters and Movies in Mars, PA. …….. Day 1
“What are some of the movies you’ll be seeing?” That was one of the skill testing questions I was asked […]