There are new kids on the block in horror movie world. They are relatively young, savvy and willing to scare the bejesus out of you with methodically paced shockers that use atmosphere and subtle scares, as opposed to the splatterfests…
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Guest blogger Rick29 writes: When it was first released, Damon and Pythias (1962) was no doubt lost among the dozens of Italian sword-and-sandal films produced in the 1960s. Except for its setting–Greece and Sicily in 400 B.C.–it has little in…
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Her luminous beauty and the powerful sincerity of her craftwork caused this Stockholm native to take Hollywood by storm in the ’40s, and carried her through four decades of acclaimed and memorable performances. Born on August 29, 1915 and orphaned…
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One actor. Two film roles. You tell us which portrayal was the best. The most memorable. Or iconic. Or simply your favorite. But before you pass judgment, a few words defending the “character” of each…
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Tough Guys, Tough To Find: Warner Archives is now offering up a salute to a pair of the most iconic figures in the studio’s history—Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney—with the DVD bow of a half-dozen long-sought entries from these two-fisted…
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For some reason, cultured serial killers are always the worst. When they base their heinous acts on biblical and classical literature they seem to creep me out more than their illiterate, chainsaw-wielding counterparts. Perhaps it’s because I work and live…
Read more →September 1, 1902: A milestone in the evolution of the cinema is marked with the release of George Melies’ fantastic Voyage to the Moon. August 28, 1912: “King of Comedy” Mack Sennett leaves Biograph and forms Keystone Film Company with…
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How to Steal a Million (1960) A faded ruin seen in twilight can be a beautiful sight. Time, decay, and benign neglect don’t usually show a monument to its best advantage, but if she is structurally sound and inherently lovely…
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Classics from the archives, recent theatrical releases, vintage TV favorites and would-be blockbusters. It must another week’s worth of new DVD and Blu-ray releases! MovieFanFare presents a look at the best and brightest of these new viewing possibilitites. Check them…
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Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald, who made eight classic movies together for MGM–from their first appearance as a duo in 1935′s Naughty Marietta to their final pairing seven years later in I Married an Angel–sometimes starred in gems for the studio on…
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Perry Mason: Cast: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman, Ray Collins. Plot summary: Perry Mason, attorney-at-law, Della Street, his confidential secretary, and Paul Drake, private detective, are working on a new case each week to defend their innocent…
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