4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on December 14, 2021

It’s true that “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” However, dress it up with murder and life becomes a series of stages and varying performances you’re putting on for different audiences — trying your best to play your audience —   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Toni Ruberto on October 10, 2020

Open the new book Fright Favorites: 31 Movies to Haunt Your Halloween and Beyond to find this dedication from author David J. Skal: “To monster kids of all ages everywhere. (You know who you are.)” If you recognize yourself in that dedication (and you probably do if you are reading...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on March 16, 2019

US / 78 minutes / bw / Planet Filmplays, Exploitation Productions, Budd Rogers Releasing Corporation Dir & Pr: W. Lee Wilder Scr: Myles Wilder Cine: J. Burgi Contner Cast: Nancy Malone, Eric Fleming, Dean L. Almquist, Frank Marth, Humphrey Davis, Elizabeth Watts, Walter Klavun, Amelia Conley, To   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by on July 6, 2018

The site Maddy Loves Her Classic Films hosts The Second Annual Alfred Hitchcock Blogathon on July 6 and 7. Click HERE for the contributions. Thank you, Maddy. By necessity, my discussion of Alfred Hitchcock's Stage Fright is not a spoiler-free zone. This is due to the fact that the very...   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by on July 6, 2018

The site Maddy Loves Her Classic Films hosts The Second Annual Alfred Hitchcock Blogathon on July 6 and 7. Click HERE for the contributions. Thank you, Maddy. By necessity, my discussion of Alfred Hitchcock's Stage Fright is not a spoiler-free zone. This is due to the fact that the very...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on July 12, 2016

Released just before the wildly successful Strangers on a Train (1951), Stage Fright (1950) ranks among the minor entries in the Alfred Hitchcock canon. It lacks the screw tightening suspense of the best of the director's pictures, and its humor, while engaging, never reaches that pitch black, twist   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on July 12, 2016

Released just before the wildly successful Strangers on a Train (1951), Stage Fright (1950) ranks among the minor entries in the Alfred Hitchcock canon. It lacks the screw tightening suspense of the best of the director's pictures, and its humor, while engaging, never reaches that pitch black, twist   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on July 6, 2015

Stage Fright Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Written by Whitfield Cook; adapted by Alma Reville from a novel by Selwyn Jepson 1950/USA Warner Bros. Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant This is not one of Hitchcock’s more memorable films but second-tier Hitchcock is still enjoyable.  The inclusion of   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 10, 2013

"Hands that applaud can also kill!" The stage is set. The curtain is drawn. Act One begins. Eve Gill ( Jane Wyman ) is helping fellow dramatic art student Jonathan Cooper ( Richard Todd ) escape to her father's coastal home to hideout until they can smuggle him across to...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 10, 2013

"Hands that applaud can also kill!" The stage is set. The curtain is drawn. Act One begins. Eve Gill ( Jane Wyman ) is helping fellow dramatic art student Jonathan Cooper ( Richard Todd ) escape to her father's coastal home to hideout until they can smuggle him across to...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 10, 2013

"Hands that applaud can also kill!" The stage is set. The curtain is drawn. Act One begins. Eve Gill ( Jane Wyman ) is helping fellow dramatic art student Jonathan Cooper ( Richard Todd ) escape to her father's coastal home to hideout until they can smuggle him across to...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on October 16, 2011

Fright School Recap Lewton’s Legacy My presentation of I Walked With A Zombie at midnight on October 15, 2011 was well-received by the Facets Fright School attendees. Although many in the audience were familiar with director Jacques Tourneur, most had never heard of producer Val Lewton,   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 25, 2011

Fright School at Facets Multi-Media The Return of Fright School Fright School, Facets midnight-movie horror series, returns for a third year. The series begins September 30, 2011. Films will be screened every Friday and Saturday night at midnight through October 29. Fright School is a great w   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Photo source: @OneDarkAlly on InstagramFright Favorites31 Movies to Haunt Your Halloween and Beyond by David J. SkalTCM and Running Press224 pagesSeptember 2020Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell'sFright Favorites Is a Seasonal Treat! Was Bela Lugosi buried in his Dracula costume? Would   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Photo source: @OneDarkAlly on InstagramFright Favorites31 Movies to Haunt Your Halloween and Beyond by David J. SkalTCM and Running Press224 pagesSeptember 2020Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell'sFright Favorites Is a Seasonal Treat! Was Bela Lugosi buried in his Dracula costume? Would   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 30, -0001

Pavor nos Bastidores (1950) / Stage Fright (1950) Primeiro, vemos nossos protagonistas fugindo da polícia. Seria ele mais um dos “homens errados” de Hitchcock, um cara sendo perseguido por causa de um crime que ele não cometeu? Talvez. Talvez não. No mundo de Hitchcock, nada é o que   read more