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 old fashioned story from someone’s imagination. Generally I rotate my […]
Singing With the Stars
Each and every time I wander through an antique store or mall looking for original movie posters and lobby cards I’m always reminded of one certainty. Very rarely do I […]
Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951)
Once again Errol Flynn stars in another film utilizing the Adventure tag in the title harkening back to the days of Robin Hood and Don Juan when he was still […]
The Cross of Lorraine (1943)
This riveting tale of WW2 from MGM and director Tay Garnett focuses on war torn France during the German occupation and the terrors of a P.O.W camp where many of […]
Thieves Fall Out (1941)
In my desire to see more films from the earlier part of Eddie Albert’s career I settled on giving this one a look after checking the cast list and noticing […]
Christopher Columbus (1949)
Four hundred and fifty seven years in the making, The Rank Organization finally brings the story of explorer Christopher Columbus to the screen. When it comes to historical drama’s and […]
Now Playing February 15th, 1952
Looking through this newspaper once again has me wishing time travel was possible. Not only to see the amazing collection of films playing in Toronto theaters but to con my […]
Niv , The Authorized Biography of David Niven
By Graham Lord (published in 2003) Like any self respecting, self appointed film buff I knew the basic facts of the David Niven story and had read his two books, […]
Cry Wolf (1947)
This rather odd film comes by way of Warner Brothers that sees Errol Flynn playing against type opposite Barbara Stanwyck that given a tweak here and there could easily have […]
The Man Who Finally Died (1963)
Mike’s Take on Stanley Baker Movies …… Part 1 Acquiring this Stanley Baker starring feature accomplished two points of interest for me personally. Not only had I not seen this […]
Clown Prince of Hollywood … By Bob Thomas
The Antic Life and Times of Jack L. Warner Having recently enjoyed Stanley Tucci’s wonderful S.O.B. styled turn as Jack Warner on the TV miniseries Feud, the story of Joan […]
(Maureen O’Hara + Jeff Chandler) X 2 = Popcorn Adventures
The melodrama runs high while the penchant for cheesy dialogue rules the day when Miss O’Hara teams with Mr. Chandler for a pair of entertaining adventures meant for a Sunday […]
King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
Heroic Action ….. Historic Adventure ………… so says the film’s trailer. Released during the same season as Prince Valiant, this proved to be another film aimed at the youth market […]
The Swordsman (1948)
I happened to pick up this title about a year ago and on my shelf it sat. Just another film from yesteryear that I thought might fit into my collection […]
Cornel Wilde : A Selection of Movie Posters
While I am not sure if it was Cornel Wilde or The Big Combo that impressed me the most at the time , it’s this near classic title from 1955 […]
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
Ali Baba takes us into the beautiful world of Technicolor joined with the on screen adventures and romantic escapades of Jon Hall and Maria Montez. All brought to us in a splendid […]
