Two Flags West (1950)
With an opportunity presenting itself to select a Joseph Cotten movie thanks to Maddy’s Classic Film site and Crystal of In The Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood playing host […]
Ten Little Indians (1974)
No this isn’t the acclaimed 1945 version from director Rene Clair starring two of the great scene stealers of that decade in Barry Fitzgerald and Walter Huston, what it does represent […]
Ed Wood (1994) … Still a Fan
In ’94 I knew very well who Ed Wood was so when this film hit theaters, I was devouring the news articles and couldn’t wait to see it. Opening weekend off […]
Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962)
Taking a breather from a succession of Corman/Poe tales, Vincent Price stars as the hero of this rather bizarre tale of human trafficking at the turn of the century San […]
The Man From Bitter Ridge (1955)
There is something about the Universal-International output of fifties westerns that I find keeps me coming back for more. They’re mostly “B”s featuring a cast of recognizable character actors surrounding […]
The Married Couple Movie Poster Gallery
Since the dawn of cinema husbands and wives have been making movies together. Quite often it’s a case of two stars meeting on set and the love scenes they are […]
A Kiss Is Still A Kiss by Roger Ebert
If the truth be told, I have generally avoided Roger Ebert over the years. Perhaps it was because while growing up I had a resentment against critics that generally trashed […]
Man In The Shadow (1957)
This Universal International production isn’t pulling any punches in it’s opening scenes when a young immigrant boy is dragged from a bunk house and beaten to death in a tool […]
Voyage of the Damned (1976)
This story of the SS St.Louis leaving Germany in May of 1939 with over 900 passengers of Jewish decent gives director Stuart Rosenberg the opportunity to work with close to […]
The Black Rose (1950)
Once again 20th Century Fox casts one of their strongest box office assets, Tyrone Power in an adventure where swords, sandals and jolly old England play a substantial part. Essentially Ty […]
Touch of Evil (1958) An Appreciation
Amazing, brilliant, ahead of it’s time, edge of your seat……etc. I sure do love it when my sons come back from ‘the movie room” and ask if I’d like to […]
RKO 281 (1999)
There are so many genres of movies that I enjoy and as a student of film history I do indeed love a good film about the making of films. That’s […]
