Richard Burton was one of the most iconic actors of his day. He was a Shakespearean actor who performed in plays for many years, mostly in productions of plays written by the Bard. He was also a frequent also-ran in…
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Popeye: The Apology
In this guest post, Jim Brymer shares on how his views on the Popeye movie have changed over the years: A confession: I went to see Popeye in the theater. I wasn’t very impressed. Why? At that point I had seen Mork and Mindy and…
Read more →Old Yeller: A Boy and His Dog
I am not a fan of the sobby, tearjerker trope. However, even one of my books, dedicated to movies for guys, says that Old Yeller is a classic coming of age movie that should not be missed. I admit it,…
Read more →Rita Hayworth in “Blood and Sand”
Rita Hayworth was the classic bombshell of a woman in the 40’s and 50’s. She was, by most every source I could find, one of the most popular pinup girls of WWII. Maybe even the most popular. Every soldier’s barracks…
Read more →Alan Ladd: A Ladd and His Gun
For months I’ve been promising a fellow blogger that I was going to get around to doing this double feature, but I kept putting it off due to time and commitments to various blogathons. She is a big Alan Ladd…
Read more →Aliens Among Us: “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” and “They Live”
Aliens and alien invasions are usually considered the exclusive dominion of the science-fiction genre. In fact, aliens, good or bad, are, by necessity, “creature features,” and thus should be also considered horror movies. Still, the usual alien feature films are…
Read more →Let’s Go to the Circus: Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Coulrophobia: (n) an abnormal fear of clowns. Some people are afraid of spiders (arachnophobia). Some are afraid of snakes (ophidiophobia) Some people have a fear of being touched (haphephobia). But why would anyone be afraid of clowns? How about because…
Read more →Looking Back at “Dracula’s Daughter” and “Son of Dracula”
Dracula! It is probably not hyperbole that more movies have been made with Dracula or his progeny as the subject than any other monster. What with the original Universal flick of 1931 (which wasn’t technically the first, since Nosferatu predated…
Read more →You Don’t Know Jack: “In Search Of…” Jack the Ripper
One of my favorite TV shows back in the 70’s was In Search Of…, a series that delved into strange phenomena such as aliens visiting the Earth in ancient times, as well as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster. It…
Read more →Guest Review: Son of Frankenstein/The Ghost of Frankenstein
Frankenstein’s monster is proof that a good man just can’t be kept down. Or a bad man can’t be kept dead. The name of Frankenstein brings out the worst in people in the ancient village where the original mad scientist…
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