It’s a Wolf Man Thing … On the Movie Poster.
Cue the Lon Chaney Tribute among other films that dealt with those infected with Lycanthropy. An infliction I’m happy to say I’ve never had or met anyone just yet who […]
The Mad Movie Challenge … Mandalay (1934)
The last week of the month spells the Mad Movie Challenge when Kristina of Speakeasy joins me for a new discovery from years past. It’s when she assigns me a […]
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 […]
TCM Festival 2016 : The Movies Part 1 and The Great Fire Alarm Adventure
I’ll first start by saying it’s impossible to catch all the movies as there are major decisions to be made going in. Should I catch It’s Wonderful Life with a […]
The Film Posters of Fu Manchu
Sax Rohmer’s evil war Lord may never again find himself front and center in a feature film due to the world and our incessant need for politcal correctness. Does that […]
Fair Wind to Java (1953)
Good or bad, there’s always something that grabs my attention about a seafaring adventure from yesteryear when it comes to movies. Sure this Fred MacMurray title falls closer to bad […]
Mr. Moto’s Gamble (1938)
Through a rather strange set of circumstances, Peter Lorre finds himself solving a murder centered around the fight game where Ward Bond takes on Dick Baldwin for the Heavyweight Championship. […]
Tell It To the Marines (1926)
Lon Chaney stars here as a gruff looking dog faced drill Sergeant proving he didn’t necessarily need monster make-up to prove he could be intimidating presence on screen. This big scale […]
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. […]
Docks of New Orleans (1948)
With Monogram taking over the Charlie Chan films in the latter part of the 1940’s the series was in steady decline.The death of Sidney Toler didn’t help any. Taking over […]
Charlie Chan Poster Gallery : The Sidney Toler Years
When Warner Oland passed away in 1938, 20th Century Fox needed to find a new actor to portray Charlie Chan. They had already done some rewrites on the latest Chan […]
Charlie Chan Poster Gallery : The Warner Oland Years
Mention of food more painful than surgeon’s knife without anesthesia. Mind like parachute – only function when open. Motive like end of string – tied to many knots. End may […]
Fury at Furnace Creek (1948)
One year after the Noir classic Kiss of Death, Victor Mature re-teamed with Coleen Gray in this enjoyable black and white western from 20th Century Fox. The film starts with […]
Murder She Said… (1961)
I must confess to have never read an Agatha Christie Miss Marple mystery. Since that is the case I have no preconceived notions of what the character should look or […]
