Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on November 19, 2022

Ella Raines searches for the "Phantom Lady" Phantom Lady (1944) is an American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Franchot Tone, Ella Rains, and Alan Curtis. This was Siodmak’s first film noir, a genre he would be closely identified with throughout his career. The film was   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on October 6, 2022

Uncle Deadly made his first appearance in the Vincent Price episode of The Muppet Show in 1977, but the four decades since have seen him evolve considerably from a periodic secondary character to a core member of the ensemble with major roles in several of the more recent Muppet productions,...   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by on October 11, 2021

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1949) changed the literary landscape and the reading habits of generations forever with his creation of the logically-minded amateur detective Auguste Dupin in The Murders in the Rue Morgue, 1841, The Mystery of Marie Roget, 1842, and The Purloined Letter, 1844.The Murders in   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on March 28, 2021

PHANTOM OF THE RUE MORGUE (1954) is Warner Bros.' 3-D follow up to their hit HOUSE OF WAX. The film is based on Poe's famous tale "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", but, as expected, several liberties are taken with the source material. In 1890s Paris, a mysterious fiend is...   read more

Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on November 14, 2018

Early weekend mornings or very late at night are the perfect time to watch a silent  film. You can treat yourself to images and music without crushing sound levels  calculated to raise awareness levels. One such recent morning I viewed the Swedish  Ghost Story picture  THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE (1921)   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on May 7, 2018

The title, Phantom Footprints, could almost refer to when a spy–seeing invisible Bela Lugosi’s shadow–thinks there might be something there. But then another spy just tells the first spy to shut up about it. It happens twice, first with Anthony Averill saying it’s stupid, then (after Averill starts   read more

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on February 25, 2018

There are few things that many women universally love and covet, but Phantom Thread focuses on two: beautiful things to wear and the love of a man. Both can make a woman feel lovely, wanted and desired. However, if anything comes between her and the things or person who makes...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on July 4, 2017

The Phantom has three distinct visual spaces, more or less corresponding to the three acts. First act is in the remote jungle, second act is modern age–New York City–third act is evil villain pirate stronghold. Underground evil villain pirate stronghold. The last half hour of the movie is the cast   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 28, 2017

Phantom of the Paradise (1974) is Brian de Palma's musical cult tribute to a number of iconic horror tales, most notably The Phantom of the Opera and Faust, although it also functions as a scathing satire of the music industry and its obsession with sex, fame, and eternal youth. As...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 28, 2017

Phantom of the Paradise (1974) is Brian de Palma's musical cult tribute to a number of iconic horror tales, most notably The Phantom of the Opera and Faust, although it also functions as a scathing satire of the music industry and its obsession with sex, fame, and eternal youth. As...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on June 18, 2016

US / 62 minutes / bw / Continental Dir: Phil Rosen Pr: Trem Carr Scr: Arthur Hoerl Story: The Phantom in the House (1928) by Andrew Soutar Cine: Herbert J. Kirkpatrick Cast: Ricardo Cortez, Nancy Welford, Henry Walthall, Grace Valentine, Jack Curtis, Thomas Curran, John Beck, John Elliott, Larry Ste   read more

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on April 25, 2016

An example of Siodmak's lighting. If you've read this blog recently, you know we've been on a film noir kick since the start of the new year.We started by revisiting The Blue Dahlia and then moving on to This Gun For Hire and Black Angel. Our latest noir is Robert...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on February 20, 2016

US / 69 minutes / bw / Republic Dir: John English Pr: Donald H. Brown Scr: John K. Butler Cine: William Bradford Cast: Richard Arlen, Stanley Ridges, Lynne Roberts, Tom Powers, Charlotte Wynters, Jonathan Hale, Pierre Watkin, Marian Martin (i.e., Marion Martin), Garry Owen, Ralf Harolde, Doreen McCa   read more

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on June 16, 2014

(1979) Written and directed by: Werner Herzog; Based on the novel Dracula, by Bram Stoker; Starring: Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani and Bruno Ganz; Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating: **** “Death is a cruelty against the unsuspecting. But that’s not what I perceive as   read more

Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on June 16, 2014

(1979) Written and directed by: Werner Herzog; Based on the novel Dracula, by Bram Stoker; Starring: Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani and Bruno Ganz; Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating: **** “Death is a cruelty against the unsuspecting. But that’s not what I perceive as   read more

The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on February 12, 2014

On the surface, The Phantom of Hollywood, a TV movie from 1974, may seem like it’d only appeal to the most devoted of B-horror aficionados. A retelling of The Phantom of the Opera, the film has plenty of inventive killings and questionable dialogue to satisfy those viewers, but it also holds v   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Christina Stewart on October 2, 2013

“Stick with me Snooks, and I’ll stake you to a carload of hats!” Phantom Lady is a film about a hat. Pure and simple. Two women wore it and a third woman tries to find it. Oh sure, the film is a noir classic about murder, but everything evolves around...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 10, 2013

Its title might suggest a horror story, but The Phantom Carriage (1921) really offers a supernatural morality tale in the same spirit as Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, including the idea of the year’s end as an opportunity to confront one’s own shortcomings and sins. This silent Swedi   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on July 11, 2013

“The Phantom” is horrific. Between Lon Chaney Jr. trying a Cajun accent and Paulette Goddard’s hilariously bad turn as a Ms. Big, there’s no good acting. But these two guest stars aren’t even the worst–lead Roger Creed is unbearably awful. I’m sure he was h   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 4, 2013

Fans of the singing cowboy genre epitomized by Roy Rogers and Gene Autry will remember Rex Allen as the star of a number of similar Westerns turned out by Republic Pictures in the 1950s, beginning with The Arizona Cowboy (1950). For the uninitiated, however, Phantom Stallion (1954) makes a perfectly   read more