In the early days of this blog, I featured the trailer for Basket Case–perhaps the most underrated horror filck of the 1980s. Even though Duane and his mutated, basket-dwelling psycho brother Belial seemingly perished at the end of their first…
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Champion (1949): A Classic Movie Review
Director: Mark Robson. (Significant films as director: The Bridges at Toko-Ri, The Trial, The Harder They Fall, Peyton Place, The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, Von Ryan’s Express) Cinematographer: Franz Planer (Golden Globe winner for this film, Academy Award nominee.)…
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A Bijou Flashback: The Three Faces of Cowboy Star Tom Keene
Under the old studio system movie moguls groomed promising new stars by first creating for them a new name. Today we look at the curious screen career of a B-movie star who acted under three different names, but is remembered…
Read more →This Week In Film History, 06.20.10
June 24, 1916: Mary Pickford signs Hollywood’s first “million-dollar contract,” guaranteeing her at least $10,000 a week over its two-year term. June 25, 1951: After 27 years at the helm of MGM, Louis B. Mayer resigns following a heated feud…
Read more →Letter Imperfect IV
It may be a simple typo, but it makes a big difference when movie poster titles are just one letter off. For example… The big payoff • Clash of the Titans
Read more →A Bijou Flashback: The History of Movie Newsreels
Traditional movie Newsreels, produced between their theatrical debut in 1911 and their demise in 1967, are wondrous windows on the world that once was, and collectively serve as a perpetual record of our shared history and popular culture. Today we…
Read more →Winter’s Bone: Interview With Writer Director Debra Granik
Debra Granik comes a long way from the Ozark Mountains of Missouri, where her new film Winter’s Bone is set. The writer-director currently resides in Manhattan, but has also lived in Boston, Washington, D.C. and Maryland. The life of the…
Read more →Communion An Interview with Writer Director Philippe Mora
To many, writer-director Philippe Mora’s name is often linked such exploitation films as the horror opuses The Howling 2: Your Sister is a Werewolf and The Howling III: The Marsupials. The link became even more prominent with Not Quite Hollywood!,…
Read more →Mr. And Mrs. Smith
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! Now that the last stragglers finally arrived the Napoleon Bonaparte Fan Club could come to…
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