Here’s the first of a series of “poster doppelgangers” that will pop up from time to time on this blog. I’ve tried not to include obvious low budget rip-offs of famous movie one-sheets nor any parody posters. Lazy marketing strategies and…
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Kathryn Bigelow makes movies like the big boys. And we think she’d consider that a compliment. She’s come to be known as the woman who makes guy films. Among her credits are the creepy vampire/western flick Near Dark, the…
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Anyone of a certain age (old!) remembers running home after school to catch the ghoul-filled 4 o’clock ABC show, Dark Shadows. Originally conceived as a suspense drama starring ‘30’ s and 40’s beauty siren Joan Bennett, the sudser was floundering…
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A short tribute to classic character actress Margaret Dumont, comedic sidekick to the Marx Brothers, Laurel & Hardy, Abbott & Costello and W.C. Fields. Author Gary Cahall takes a look into her career.
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Do you know what the following names had in common? Eddie Albert, Mary Astor, Ralph Bellamy, Ernest Borgnine, Beaulah Bondi, Walter Brennan, Lloyd Bridges, Rory Calhoun, Lee J. Cobb, Wendell Corey, Robert Culp, John Derek, Bobby Driscoll, Jack Elam, John…
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After Susan Boyle’s TV debut and the piano-playing cat, the biggest Internet video sensation this spring had to be the trailer for a sci-fi/action movie named Mega Shark versus Giant Octopus. Looking like the ‘roided-up love child of Jaws and It Came…
Read more →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! “Yes, I see that; you’ve shaved your pits. Great.”
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Read more →Edison’s Frankenstein Guest blogger Frederick C. Wiebel, Jr. writes: Much mystery and speculation surrounds the 1910 Thomas Edison film version of Frankenstein, most of which is due to early motion picture distribution policies and the subsequent 1931 Universal version eclipsing…
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