Time After Time (1979)
Ask me to name a time traveling movie I hold near and dear and this Nicholas Meyer adventure is probably the title that will first come to mind. I saw […]
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 […]
Movies Can Make for a Good Read
Maybe even a great one! Is the book better than the movie? Did the movie do the book and the author’s vision justice? Damned if I know but here are […]
Proud Men (1987)
This network television movie represents one of the very few Charlton Heston movies I had yet to see until now after finally unwrapping a DVD release of the film I’d had […]
Devil Dog : The Hound of Hell (1978)
Brando’s Halloween Pick of the Month Coming on the heels of a big screen horror flick, The Evil, Richard Crenna signed on for director Curtis Harrington’s movie of the week […]
Days of Glory (1944)
From RKO a new star is born …………. Tamara Toumanova! No? Haven’t heard of the beautiful Russian import? Then how about the other RKO discovery making his film debut in […]
Now Playing Monday July 21st, 1969.
Western fans rejoice! I’d be in my glory taking in five westerns we all know and love playing at the same time in downtown Toronto if I could go back […]
Sophia Loren: The Beauty and the Movie Poster
I’ve long been of the opinion that when Sophia Loren smiles on camera she discharges enough positive energy to light up a large room. Especially my movie room here at […]
The Jackals (1967)
This South African western remake of 1948’s Yellow Sky is easily one of the more unlikely credits during the latter part of Vincent Price’s storied career. Here he plays an […]
Now Playing Monday October 18th, 1954
The Toronto Daily Star has plenty to offer us classic film fans who plan to spend a night on the town in search of a good movie that’s hopefully part […]
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
Directed by J. Lee Thompson, this big budget extravaganza is the perfect example of a movie released early on to home video as the VHS tape was becoming a staple […]
Shoot Out (1971)
Shoot Out represents the final western to be directed by Henry Hathaway. A man who had given us a wide variety of successful oaters including Rawhide, Nevada Smith and True […]
The Purple Plain (1954)
Like many film stars coming out of the studio era, leading man Gregory Peck headed overseas to stay abroad, make movies and capitalize on some income tax loopholes. One of […]
The Return of “The Novel Idea”
Ok. You might have figured it out by now but when I’m out hunting for VHS tapes, DVD’s and other odd bits of movie paraphernalia, I like to snap pics […]
Champion (1949)
One of the great things that can happen to a classic movie fan is when your offspring want to see so many of the great films of yesteryear. So a couple […]
Cape Fear (1962)
In the days before the video age changed how we watched and discovered movies, Cape Fear is one of those titles that I came across on late night TV thanks […]
