“There’s got to be a morning after. If we can hold on through the night…” Released in 1972, The Poseidon Adventure helped launch the disaster film genre that dominated the decade. It was a brilliant idea really, bring together an…
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H. C. McNeile, who wrote much of his writings under the pen-name of “Sapper,” was the creator of Capt. Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond. Like many of his antecedents, Bulldog was an amateur sleuth, a man from a wealthy family who, tired…
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Earlier this week we lost comic book legend Stan Lee, who died at the age of 95. We wanted to continue to pay our respects on this Throwback Thursday by showcasing some videos that illustrate how skilled Lee was at…
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Columbia Pictures, being a poverty-row film studio for many years, was a little bit behind its rival studios throughout the 1930s and 1940s. They did not really make it into the big league until the mid-1930s when they began outputting…
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In 1987, the future of law enforcement was introduced…and the world hasn’t been the same since. The original Robocop blended dark humor with action and sci-fi, resulting in a movie that had a massive impact upon popular culture. In the…
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Having already established himself a screenwriter of vital importance with his work on Taxi Driver, Paul Schrader made his directorial debut in 1978 with Blue Collar. This probing analysis of the American Dream gone wrong stars Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel…
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When the original A Nightmare on Elm Street was released back in 1984, audiences who checked out the Wes Craven screamfest had no way of knowing that they were witnessing the birth of an enduring horror franchise. Over 30 years…
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Since it’s Throwback Thursday, let’s travel back to the Golden Age of Hollywood to check out five superb suspense classics that you may not be familiar with. All of these feature engaging mysteries waiting to be revealed and an assortment…
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For this week’s Throwback Thursday offering we present this guest post from Rick29 that remembers the scary and sensational feature House of Dark Shadows. The intended audience for MGM’s House of Dark Shadows (1970) was undoubtedly fans of the popular 1966-71…
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If there’s one thing missing from contemporary movies, it’s bombastic soundtrack songs. When was the last time you watched a film that featured a ditty that made you want to pump your fists and start some serious aerobics training? It…
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