A masked maniac preys on a resort hotel’s females guests, and audiences can see both the killer’s and victim’s perspective simultaneously, in Wicked, Wicked. Guest writer Todd Liebenow offers his take on the offbeat 1973 thriller, filmed in “Duo-Vision.”
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Read our takes on films of all kinds, from silent pictures and classics from Hollywood’s Golden Age to modern favorites. Comedy, Drama, Action, Horror/Sci-Fi, Musical, Western movies and more are reviewed.
Dick Haymes Asks Maureen O’Hara, “Do You Love Me” (1946)
A Hollywood-style makeover turns dowdy music school teacher Maureen O’Hara into a stylish beauty who is pursued by bandleader Harry James and singer Dick Haymes in Do You Love Me. We think you’ll love guest writer Jessica Pickens’ review of the 1946 musical.
Read more →The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939): My Cinema Sanctuary
As his contribution to today’s My Favorite Classic Movie Blogathon, MovieFanFare’s Gary Cahall rings a bell for one of his all-time faves, 1939’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame with Charles Laughton as Quasimodo and Maureen O’Hara as Esmeralda.
Read more →Kirk Douglas and Johnny Cash Stage A Gunfight (1971)
With their Wild West days behind them, a pair of aging gunslingers (Johnny Cash and Kirk Douglas) decides to stage a final showdown in a bull ring and charge admission. Guest writer Mike Perry reviews the 1971 frontier drama A Gunfight.
Read more →Pat O’Brien Scores as the College Coach (1933)
Seven years before starring as Knute Rockne, All American, Pat O’Brien played another gridiron guru in College Coach. Guest writer Laura Grieve tackles the 1933 Warner Bros. pre-Code drama, which also features Dick Powell and Ann Dvorak.
Read more →Getting Lost Inside the Labyrinth (1986)
A teenager (Jennifer Connelly) ventures into a magical maze to save her abducted infant brother from the clutches of the Goblin King (David Bowie) in Jim Henson Labyrinth. Guest blogger Barry P. explores the 1986 fantasy film and cult favorite.
Read more →Doris Day and John Raitt Play The Pajama Game
Hey there, you with classic movie musicals in your eyes…check out guest blogger The Lady Eve’s look at 1957’s The Pajama Game, with Doris Day and John Raitt as labor dispute rivals-turned-lovers, now back on DVD as part of a new Day collection.
Read more →William Friedkin’s Cruising Out of the Closet
Protested by gay activists, trashed by critics, and shoved into the corner of movie history, William Friedkin’s “Cruising” is a bold, brilliant thriller that deserves a place among the important films of its time. Not that the movie doesn’t go out of its way to help some people get the wrong idea…
Read more →The Painted Veil (1934): Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Husband
In 1920s Hong Kong, Greta Garbo is torn between her husband, doctor Herbert Marshall, and British attache George Brent in The Painted Veil. Guest writer Danny Reid examines the 1934 MGM melodrama, based on a W. Somerset Maugham novel.
Read more →First Time Watch: The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
This week’s airing of HBO’s Frank Sinatra: All or Nothing at All makes it a good time to check out one of Frank’s most powerful screen performances. In this classic post, author Brian Sieck reviews Sinatra’s 1955 drama The Man with the Golden Arm..
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