The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on November 28, 2024

The main feature of Film Masters' recent Blu-ray double-bill consisting of two Roger Corman-produced late 50s monster movies is NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST (1959). An astronaut named John Corcoran (Michael Emmet) has been launched into space, but he crashes upon his return to Earth. He lands near a tr   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Laura Grieve on November 26, 2024

Western Film Book Library – Part 9 It’s time for another survey of books on Western movies! This month’s column is prompted in large part by the publication of an important new book, The Cavalry Trilogy: John Ford, John Wayne, and the Making of Three Classic Westerns by Michael F.   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on November 23, 2024

Film Masters continues its releases of lower-budget Roger Corman productions with a double feature consisting of NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST and ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES. Today I'll be focusing on the latter. ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES, produced by Roger and Gene Corman, and directed by Bernard Ko   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on November 21, 2024

I might have told you before: aside from loving cinema, my interests are extended to other art forms, fashion being one of them. Well, we can consider fashion an art form, right? In an article published in 2019, I discussed how fashion in classic films inspired me. Moreover, on my...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on November 16, 2024

In 1966, Jerry Goldsmith was relatively new to soundtrack scoring for comedy films (he was making a name for himself writing music for western films and television series), but nevertheless he created a marvelous score for the dramatic comedy The Trouble with Angels starring Hayley Mills and Rosalin   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on November 7, 2024

Happy #Noirvember 2024 to all! That’s it. We’ve reached that time of the year when cinephiles can finally celebrate ad-nauseam and without shame, the art of films noirs! The concept of Noirvember, making November the official month of films noirs, was created by film critic Marya E. Gate   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 1, 2024

My pal Kristina, over at the Speakeasy blog, has a cool feature where she offers a prompt and invites bloggers to answer the question on their blogs. Today’s prompt is in honor of Noirvember, and I can’t tell you how jazzed I was to dive into this one! For Film...   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Laura Grieve on October 30, 2024

Lone Pine Film Festival 2024 I had an amazing time again this year at the annual Lone Pine Film Festival held in Lone Pine, California. This was the 34th festival, of which I’ve attended around 10. As has become our habit in recent years, we arrived in town a day...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on October 28, 2024

My last blog post was on a Blu-ray of Antonio Margheriti's CASTLE OF BLOOD, so I might as well follow that up with a look at a special edition release of the remake of that film: WEB OF THE SPIDER. This 1971 feature was also helmed by Margheriti, and it...   read more

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on October 20, 2024

Fred Astaire as a ChowderSociety member.When I watch a film adaptation, I try to evaluate it on its own merits--as opposed to comparing the movie to its literary source. I am struggling with that, though, as I write this review of Ghost Story (1981), a simplified version of Peter Straub's...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on October 14, 2024

Halloween is fast approaching and what better time of the year to listen to ghost stories then the autumn season, when the leaves begin to change color and there is a cold nip in the air. There are plenty of ghost stories from radio programs of the olden days, but...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on September 28, 2024

We are continuing our coverage of Children's Film Foundation (CFF) films with Paganini Strikes Again, a rare mystery/adventure from 1977. The "Paganini" in the title refers to Mike (Andrew Bowen) and his friend Bill (Philip Bliss) who are both violin students. On their way to music class, they get s   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 24, 2024

Book Review – MOGULS: The Lives and Times of Hollywood Film Pioneers Nicholas and Joseph Schenck Title: MOGULS: The Lives and Times of Hollywood FilmPioneers Nicholas and Joseph Schenck By: Michael Benson and Craig Singer Publisher: Citadel Press ISBN 978-0-8065-4308-6 (hardcover) ISB   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on September 14, 2024

This month's film album is actually a compact disc album and it's an oldie and a goodie: The Avengers by the London Studio Orchestra. The cover states in big letters that it also includes themes from Dr. Strangelove, First Men in the Moon, etc... but Laurie Johnson's name is in...   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on September 9, 2024

My pal Kristina, over at the Speakeasy blog, has introduced a new feature where she offers a prompt and invites bloggers to answer the question on their blogs. She recently posted her second prompt, and it’s another good one! Film Friday #2 celebrates Back to School Time and Kristina invites...   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on September 7, 2024

Well, now that it’s been close to five months since I had the pleasure of attending my 10th in-person Turner Classic Movies Film Festival, I think this would be a great time to share my experience. After all, better late than really late, amirite? In my previous post about this...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 3, 2024

Bette Davis learns All About Eve in Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s classic film All About Eve (1950) is an American drama written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, and Celeste Holm. Other cast members include Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlow, Th   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on August 17, 2024

Every once in a while you come across a gem of an album that you never even knew existed. This one caught my attention because Annette Funicello was on the cover but then I saw the subtitle "and other Walt Disney serials" and my heart skipped a beat. This album...   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on August 8, 2024

My pal Kristina, over at the Speakeasy blog, has introduced a new feature where she offers a prompt and invites bloggers to answer the question on their blogs. I’m a week behind, but there’s no time like the present to catch up. Here’s her first prompt: I really wish _______...   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry on July 18, 2024

Supportive Fellas of Film Noir: Part II More than a year ago, I started a series, “Supportive Fellas of Film Noir,” which focused on . . . well . . . the supporting male characters in film noir features. It’s been a while since I promised to shine the spotlight...   read more