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

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

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on March 22, 2013

This review was originally published on June 23, 2011.  TCM screened Victor Sjöström’s The Phantom Carriage (1921) as part of the regular “Silent Sunday Nights” feature last week. While the movie’s title seems to promise a Nosferatu-like, mid-silent period creep fest it inst   read more

MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on October 26, 2012

Phantom of the Paradise (1974) There is often a fine line between comedy and horror in the movie business. The genres seem like they are on opposite ends of the spectrum, but there’s nothing like a bad horror movie to make you laugh. With Phantom of the Paradise I have a...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 17, 2012

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Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on August 22, 2012

Lon Chaney set the standard for Phantom of the Opera performances way back in 1925, and it’s no surprise that later adaptations of Gaston Leroux’s original tale have failed to measure up to the iconic silent classic. The 1943 version, directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Claude Rains in   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on August 22, 2012

Lon Chaney set the standard for Phantom of the Opera performances way back in 1925, and it’s no surprise that later adaptations of Gaston Leroux’s original tale have failed to measure up to the iconic silent classic. The 1943 version, directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Claude Rains in   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on August 22, 2012

Lon Chaney set the standard for Phantom of the Opera performances way back in 1925, and it’s no surprise that later adaptations of Gaston Leroux’s original tale have failed to measure up to the iconic silent classic. The 1943 version, directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Claude Rains in   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on June 23, 2011

TCM screened Victor Sjöström’s The Phantom Carriage (1921) as part of the regular “Silent Sunday Nights” feature last week. While the movie’s title seems to promise a Nosferatu-like, mid-silent period creep fest it instead delivers  a melodramatic morality tale about specifi   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on May 10, 2011

Phantom Lady (1944). Directed by Robert Siomak, his first Hollywood noir. It was also a first for producer Joan Harrison, Universal Pictures' first female executive and Hitchcock's former screenwriter. Cast: Ella Raines, Alan Curtis, Franchot Tone and Thomas Gomez. The story begins when, Scott   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 30, -0001

The Mystery of the Mary Celeste aka Phantom Ship (1935) Ele pode ser mais conhecido por interpretar o papel principal de “Drácula” (1931), mas Bela Lugosi fez 113 filmes numa carreira que durou quatro décadas. Ele fez seu primeiro filme mudo na sua Hungria natal em 1917, depois de   read more