One of the fringe benefits of producing Ghouly Irv’s MovieFrightFare videos is how often I can wax nostalgic—both inside my head and occasionally by way of little nods in our programs—about Dr. Shock. Remember Dr. Shock? If you’re a monsterfan…
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A Star Is Born (1937)` Before inventions like reality TV and YouTube, Hollywood hopefuls would have to pack up and actually move to Hollywood to have any chance at stardom. With the aid and well wishes from her grandmother, Esther Victoria…
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Quick. What is Rizzoli & Isles? A: A law firm B: An accounting firm C: A new cable TV series D: A large book store chain If you answered “C,” then you are correct, sir (or madam). In the debuting…
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You know the drill. Below is a classic movie photo with Jason’s caption. You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below! “Cheri, you know I’m not the most dainty chick around, but the way you’re sitting…it’s not exactly…
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Guest blogger Ted Brown writes: Skull Heads Plot: For generations, the strange, inbred Arkoff family has lived in their creepy Italian castle undisturbed by the outside world. Until one night when their sanctuary is invaded by a trio of treacherous…
Read more →July 22, 1934: After seeing MGM’s Manhattan Melodrama at Chicago’s Biograph Theater, gangster John Dillinger is gunned down outside by G-men. July 20, 1938: The major film studios are named to a governmental antitrust lawsuit over their dominance in both…
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Ginger Rogers is a triple threat. She can sing, act and dance. She even won an Oscar for her 1941 performance in Kitty Foyle. I taped several of her films that I haven’t seen (I’m trying to see all of…
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Stewart Raffill has made many films in different genres. He’s made action films (High Risk), sci-fi what-ifs (The Philadelphia Experiment), erotic thrillers (Survival Island) , monster movies (Croc) and more than his share of family films (including The Adventures of…
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Searching for the “perfect moment” to post my appraisal of Jonathan Demme’s 1987 filming of the Spalding Gray monologue Swimming to Cambodia was bound to be frustrating. The film hasn’t been available on DVD for some time (UPDATE: now it…
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