“Are you a minister or Batman??” Reverend Mike Hill (Edward Herrmann), the newly appointed minister at North Avenue Presbyterian Church, takes on the role of a crimefighter when he discovers that there is organized crime going on right in his…
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Some say that you could judge a man by the books he reads. Well, you could also say that one could judge a woman by the house she keeps. Her nesting instincts make a house one of the most important…
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Jack Pierce himself only had one face, one which wasn’t particularly liked in Hollywood, but – as a makeup artist – Pierce created many faces. So many that the few we will highlight in this post will only scratch the…
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In Germany, in the year 1936, seven prisoners escape from a concentration camp. One by one they are caught and their bodies are placed on crucifixes at the camp as a warning to others who may attempt escape. Only one…
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In this guest review, Constance Metzinger takes a look at the 1962 chiller The Undying Monster: “When stars are bright on a frosty night, Beware thy bane on a rocky lane ” Coastal England at the turn of the century….
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The word “Frankenstein” conjures up in most people’s mind the image of Dr. Frankenstein’s creation, his pastiche of bodily parts that he gave life to. We picture him as a huge fearsome man with a flat head, bolts protruding from his neck,…
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In this guest post, Constance Metzinger presents mini nugget reviews of five Hollywood favorites! Knights of the Round Table (1954) King Arthur earns the throne of England and leads the kingdom into its happiest days, until the wicked Mordred plots…
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Kevin Connor is best known for directing a series of rather cheesy popcorn sci-fi/adventure film adaptations of Edgar Rice Burrough novels, a series which began with The Land That Time Forgot (1975). Most of the films had great casts, adequate…
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Have no fear, Doc Savage is here! The intrepid Doc Savage (Ron Ely) and his Fabulous Five journey to the wilds of South America to investigate Doc’s father’s death in the jungles of Hidalgo. En route, they encounter numerous dangers…
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She was the scripter of such popular MGM films as National Velvet, Lili, and The Unsinkable Molly Brown, yet even diehard movie fans may not know her name. Guest writer Constance Metzinger salutes the life and work of screenwriter Helen Deutsch,
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