This latest Create-A-Caption is inspired by Carnival of Souls, director and co-star Herk Harvey‘s mind-blowingly creepy 1962 thriller about a young woman (Candace Hilligoss) who apparently survives a car wreck and emerges unscathed. Determined to put her past behind her,…
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Create-A-Caption: Carnival of Souls
All month long our Create-A-Caption feature will be celebrating the greatest horror movies of all time. This latest entry was inspired by Carnival of Souls, Herk Harvey‘s unsettling 1962 chiller about a church organist (the great Candace Hilligoss) who, in…
Read more →The New Hollywood: A Groundbreaking Approach to Filmmaking
In the 1960s, a groundbreaking approach to filmmaking emerged that would forever alter the course of cinema. Dubbed the “New Hollywood” movement, this was a period of transition when upstart talents arose to challenge and change the parameters of the…
Read more →6 From the ’60s: Favorite Films from the 1960s
My sister and I were first introduced to classic movies through the films of the 1960s since this was the decade that our father loved the most growing up in. He started us off on children’s classics from this time…
Read more →Romance and Fun Are Spotlighted in “Come Fly with Me”
“A Romantic Round the World Manhunt!” Three airline hostesses jet-set across Europe searching for handsome rich men to marry in the engaging 1963 MGM romantic comedy Come Fly With Me. Like How to Marry a Millionaire, all three women find…
Read more →Guest Review: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
In this guest post, Constance Metzinger reviews 1969’s The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie: “I am in the business of putting old heads on young shoulders and all of my girls are the créme de la créme” Miss Jean Brodie…
Read more →The Bellboy: A Plotless Masterpiece
Structure, defined as coherent form or organization, is the base of any story ever written. It involves plot, conflict, purpose, secondary stories, and character arcs. It’s the first thing they teach you about screenwriting in film school, whether it’s the…
Read more →Looking Back at the Religious Epic “The Story of Ruth”
“Entreat me not to leave thee or to return from following after thee, for whither thou goest, I will go and where thou lodgest, I will lodge. Thy people shall be my people, and thy God, my God.” These are…
Read more →Gold Gems: Vincent Price’s “Dr. Goldfoot” Movies
In this guest post, Jim Brymer takes a look back at two Vincent Price cult classics. But are these sexy spoofs worth your time? Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965) Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966): The essence…
Read more →Guest Review: The Prince and the Pauper
In this guest post, Constance Metzinger shares her thoughts on the 1962 adaptation of The Prince and the Pauper. Mark Twain had a knack for writing stories that appealed to the common people, especially to children. Most everyone has at…
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