Sir Walter Scott’s 1819 epic medieval novel Ivanhoe was brought to the big screen in 1952 as a gorgeous Technicolor adaptation released through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. Like many medievalĀ films of the era, it combined romance, drama, and a good deal of…
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Guest Review: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
“Haunted…..how perfectly fascinating!” Recently widowed Lucy Muir has left her London lodgings – and her in-laws – to come to White Cliff-on-the-sea with her daughter and loyal housemaid. There, situated atop a lovely coastal cliff, she finds her ideal home….Gull…
Read more →Rating the Actors Who Portrayed Mr. Freeze on the “Batman” TV Series
Here’s Jim Brymer with his take on which Mr. Freeze from Batman was the best: Only one villain on the Batman TV series (1966-68) was played by different actors in every episode. (Note: I count each two-part episode as one…
Read more →The Original “Village of the Damned” Brings Its Classic Creepiness to Blu-ray
Every once in a great while, a horror film comes along that leaves audiences feeling deeply unsettled. So imagine what happens when two such efforts are issued in such a short period of time. Such was the case in late…
Read more →The Warner Archive Collection Rescues Classic Films from Obscurity
The Warner Archive Collection presents rare and beloved films from throughout the history of cinema. (Often rescuing films from obscurity and introducing them to new audiences). Recently, Warner Archives has released a variety of titles on DVD for the first…
Read more →Five Film Noir Favorites You Might Have Missed
The dark underbelly of life is explored in the film noir genre, and we’ve got five hard-boiled tales of suspense and grittiness that you may not have seen. So join us for this journey into the seedy and uncertain world…
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