Guilty By Suspicion (1991)
Looking for a rare Robert De Niro – Martin Scorsese movie? This just might be the one that has passed you by. Still there’s a catch to that statement. In […]
Spotlighting Susan Hayward Via The Movie Poster
Susan Hayward is one of a small group of actresses including Maureen O’Hara, Olivia de Havilland and Virginia Mayo who I was always aware of at a young age. It […]
Casting the Western Songs of Marty Robbins
Back when Country Music could be found in the Country & Western section of your local music stores, one name that was bound to have a number of LP’s in […]
Soldier of Fortune (1955)
For the second time in as many years, the fiery Susan Hayward is off to find a husband who has gone missing in a strange land. In 1954 she hired […]
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 eared copy of The Golden Turkey Book Awards. I remember […]
My Forbidden Past (1951)
Picture this. New Orleans, Ava Gardner and Robert Mitchum. Sounds like a sure fire Noir thriller with Mitch and Ava flirting in the jazz clubs on Bourbon Street dodging bullets and […]
Guest Wife (1945)
Screwball comedy Queen, Claudette Colbert, once again gives us her best side as she reteams with her co-star Don Ameche from the hilarious 1939 movie Midnight. Though this Sam Wood […]
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 […]
Devil and the Deep (1932)
From Paramount studios comes Tallulah Bankhead and a trio of rising male stars who would soon eclipse her in popularity on the silver screen. Above the title billing goes to […]
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 Dark Pages. Thanks to Karen and Kristina for the […]
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 […]
The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
Not a typical film brought up for discussion when going over the career of movie legend Gary Cooper. Too bad as there is plenty to recommend it. Not least of […]
Hell Bent For Leather (1960)
Veteran western director George Sherman who worked with most every cowboy star from the Duke to Rory Calhoun, from Don “Red” Barry programmers to Fess Parker television adventures saddled up […]
Desire (1936)
Having concluded her tutelage with her very own Svengali, Josef von Sternberg, Marlene Dietrich would find herself starring opposite a very Mr. Deeds like Gary Cooper for this hybrid screwball comedy/heist/ […]
Looking Back at 2016 and The Road to Hollywood
Another year come and gone and I’m still having fun with this extension of my movie crazed collecting and knowledge so I hope those of you who drop in are finding […]
Baseball Playoffs ……. My Starting Line Up
It’s that time of year when the cream rises to the top of the baseball world and in just a few short weeks, a World Series Champion will be crowned. […]
