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Read more →Monthly Archives: April 2010
All’s Fair…In Politics And Movies
Having been treated, over the last few months, to a dismaying display of bare-knuckles political hardball at its most venal, it is tempting to assume that such behavior in the political arena is unprecedented. Surely we have reached an all-time…
Read more →This Week In Film History 04-11-10
April 12, 1911: Cartoonist Winsor McCay brings his popular Little Nemo in Slumberland characters to animated life in Little Nemo and the Princess. April 17, 1924: The merger of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures and the independent Louis B. Mayer Company…
Read more →Crispin Glover: Hollywood’s Favorite Eccentric
While he’s rarely been cast as a leading man throughout his career, the somewhat odd and off-the-wall thespian known as Crispin Glover is proof positive that there’s no such thing as a small part. Additionally, the talented actor refreshingly makes…
Read more →Waterloo Bridge (1931): Mae Clarke And Kent Douglass Movie Review
Waterloo Bridge Director: James Whale USA 1931 81 minutes (Available on the Forbidden Hollywood Collection, Vol. 1) Unfortunately, this first filmed version of Waterloo Bridge has for a long time stood in the shadows of Mervyn LeRoy‘s more clean-cut 1940…
Read more →Suspiria: There Was a Murderer
My first glimpse into the world of European horror was, as usual, my mother’s fault. I came in after playing baseball and she told me “Put on 17.” I did, and was treated to the last 10 minutes of The…
Read more →Ciaran Hinds, Conor McPherson & The Eclipse
You know you’ve made it when you are an actor of British origin and you’ve been cast in a Harry Potter movie. So even though Ciaran Hinds has been acting regularly for over 20 years, the 57-year-old actor smiled when…
Read more →We Need A New Billy Jack Movie Like We Need A Hole In The Head!
Aren’t the times crying out for a new Billy Jack movie? For a while there, I actually thought so. Unpopular war—check. Mistrust of the U.S. government at all-time highs—check. Riled-up people taking it to the streets—check. And really, aren’t the…
Read more →Ken Russell, Alan Arkin & More
Question: Fans of Ken Russell’s The Devils are well aware the film is not being released on DVD or Blu-ray. But what we do not know is the reason. Is it possible you can enlighten us Devils fans why the…
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