Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on July 7, 2024

William Hopper is giving Craig Stevens a hearty hello handshake but the Air Force-man only has eyes for Alix Talton....as does the men behind him. Of course, later all of them are more concerned about the giant mantis than romancing women from Washington. From the Archives is our latest series...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on June 29, 2016

The best directed parts of The Deadly Mantis are when the film is propaganda for the military. Director Juran–and editor Chester W. Schaeffer–show more enthusiasm when putting together those brief expository segments than they do anywhere else in the film. Given it’s about a giant   read more