


Seven Seas to Calais (1962)
Taking center stage and looking every inch a movie star is dashing Rod Taylor as Sir Francis Drake in this spirited yet oddly budgeted adventure film from director Rudolph Mate’. […]

10 Questions with Victoria Riskin Plus Her New Book – Fay Wray and Robert Riskin : A Hollywood Memoir
Thanks to a new book from Victoria Riskin on her parents, Fay Wray and Robert Riskin, a whole new chapter of Hollywood’s history has been opened up to all of […]

A Collection of Low Budget Horror Flicks, 80’s VHS Style
Having accumulated more movies than the average film goer is more than obvious to those who have gotten to know me either personally or through the blog here at Mike’s […]

The Devil’s In Love (1933)
A dash of romance, adventure in the French Foreign Legion and a murder mystery makes for a thoroughly enjoyable seventy minutes in this early talkie that sees some unusual casting […]

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 for movies and odd bits of memorabilia and whatever else […]

TCM Festival 2016 : The Movies Part 3
We all know that good things eventually come to an end so on my final day of the festival I stayed alert and awake to catch four more titles before […]

Remembering Our Home’s Best Friend In a Gallery of Saints
Not an easy thing to put together tonight friends. But it is with a deep love and affection that I shine the light on man’s best friend. For me this […]

Along Came Jones (1945)
“The Coop” takes a poke at his own image and brings Loretta Young along for the adventure. Long before actors like Burt Lancaster moved into producing their own films in […]

Easy Living (1937)
When it comes to the screwball comedy, two names should always appear near the top of any list of important contributors. Writer/director Preston Sturges and actress Jean Arthur. For this […]