Project : Kill (1976)
Just four years short of having a major change in the direction of his career, Leslie Nielsen, takes a trip to the Philippines in this piece of exploitation fare along […]
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 […]
Now Playing 1963 / 1965 London, Ontario
A couple of vintage newspapers revealed some interesting combinations at the local theaters here in London, Ontario, Canada. Plenty of viewing choices to pick from and not a superhero in […]
Rollercoaster (1977)
George Segal picked a hell of a week to quit smoking. It’s awfully hard not to let that thought cross your mind in this post Lloyd Bridges Era. Segal stars […]
Hollywood Enigma : Dana Andrews
by Carl Rollyson Seeing Dana Andrews name on any cast list catches my eye as I’m confident it does with many fans of “classic” films. While I’m sure I didn’t […]
Fedora (1978)
Is it just me or is this like a lost, not quite classic Billy Wilder flick that reunites him with his leading man from Stalag 17 and Sunset Boulevard, William […]
More of Those On Screen Movie Dads
Let’s kick off this year’s look at movie Dad’s with three versions of The Champ. 1931 saw Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper take to the screen. The next version switched […]
Mom On the Movie Poster and More
For Mother’s Day it’s time to highlight the one who for most all of us is our first love. Is there a favorite on screen Mother that instantly comes to […]
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 Fonda (Once Upon a Time in the West) to finally […]
A Don Siegel Film : The Movie Posters
Beginning my journey into film studies in the late seventies and early eighties, I began to notice some familiar names on the final screen credit before a movie really got underway. […]
First Monday In October (1981)
Can you see Walter Matthau as a rather grumpy member of the supreme court justice system? Not really much of a stretch to see Walter play anything with a grumpy, […]
A Reason to Live, A Reason to Die (1972)
aka Massacre at Fort Holman Like many of the so called “tough guys” of the era, James Coburn found himself following Eastwood and Bronson to Italy to work with Sergio […]
Hour of the Gun (1967) Jason Robards Run Day 2.
If given the chance to star in a version of the O.K Corral tale I’d like to think an actor would jump all over the Doc Holliday character though they’d […]
Comes a Horseman (1978) Jason Robards Run. Day 1
One could almost subtitle this film The Ballad of the Three J’s. Jane Fonda, James Caan and Mr. Jason Robards. It’s a tale of greed mixed with a pure hatred […]
Spotlighting Jason Robards Beginning September 2nd.
For 5 consecutive days I’m going to going to look at some films featuring an actor I never really liked much while growing up. Perhaps it’s because many of the […]
A Gallery of Movie Dads on Fathers Day
Just a few of the many Movie Dads that came to mind on the one day of the year when we tip our hat to all the Fathers out there. […]
