Friday, July 3rd, 2009
C’mon, admit it. You probably thought “Harve who?” And then looked at the accompanying photo and went, “Oh, the crusty old guy...
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Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
Yesterday brought the sad news that yet another beloved entertainment figure has passed away. Karl Malden, who managed to live to the age of 97, may...
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With rare exceptions like Masters of Horror and Fear Itself, the anthology show often seems destined for extinction. Which is a shame since the form...
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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Like Roger Corman, screenwriter (and sometime director) Larry Cohen is one of those unpretentious schlockmeisters who give trash a good name. Best...
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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Last Sunday I had a rare opportunity to return to my first love: acting.The occasion was the annual American Film Institute Digital Moviemaking...
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009
In the mid-1930s, Robert Stevenson, who was considered Britain’s second best film director after Alfred Hitchcock, made three thrilling movies...
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Saturday, June 20th, 2009
Whether the 1956 classic The Court Jester is comedian Danny Kaye’s best movie depends on one’s taste (some prefer his 1947 Sam Goldwyn...
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Murder, My Sweet (1944) may not be as well-known as other classic film noirs like The Maltese Falcon and Double Indemnity, but it should be. Based on...
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Tales from the Crypt, which ran from 1989 to 1996, was one of HBO’s most ambitious series. A return to the horror anthology format in the...
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As recently mentioned in this blog, DVD movie box sets tend to be mixed bags combining both winners and losers. Paramount Pictures’ Dean Martin...
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