Originally posted on cinematically insane:
I saw William Castle’s HOMICIDAL (1961) at the Loews Jersey Theater in Jersey City on Friday night. To say it was the perfect way to kick off the “Pre-Halloween weekend” would be an understatement unworthy of the master of gimmicky cinematic hyperbole. I knew it was going to be a great night the minute I walked into the ornate lobby… Continue reading
Originally posted on Ticklish Business:
Originally published October 27th, 2012 I had originally planned to review the TCM/Fathom events double feature of Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein but ended up missing out on it. In the interest of time I figured best just to review the film I hadn’t already seen, The Bride of Frankenstein. I really have no good excuse for why I… Continue reading
Originally posted on Ticklish Business:
It was always decided that I’d include I Married a Witch during my Halloween festivities. After all, it was the film that brought Veronica Lake into my life. To give some context, Sullivan’s Travels cemented my love for Veronica, but I Married a Witch was the first film I ever saw her in. I adore this movie and I adore… Continue reading
Originally posted on Once upon a screen…:
Word has it that Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein as the result of a dare from a friend. The friend was poet, Lord Byron and he challenged her to write a ghost story. Drawing from state of the art medical experimentation at the time, Mary, born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, wrote one of the most influential books in the history of… Continue reading
Originally posted on Backlots:
For my first installment of the Carole Lombard Filmography Project, I will be profiling Man of the World (1931) the first film Lombard made with good friend and future husband William Powell. The movie was produced by Universal, and released in March of 1931. The focus of the story is on a… Continue reading
Val Lewton: A Horror Original and Modern Influencer
When I discovered there was to be a Val Lewton blogathon hosted by twitter film pals Stephen aka @sreggie and Kristina aka @HQofK , I just had to to get in on the action. This post is part of the Val Lewton blogathon hosted by Stephen aka Classic Movie Man and Kristina of the Speakeasy blog. I’m a fan of the horror genre. Not the typical youthful fan … Continue reading Val Lewton: A Horror Original and Modern Influencer
Originally posted on True Classics:
My latest contribution to the ongoing Wonders in the Dark Comedy Countdown is live … at number 42, it’s the frenetic and fanatically funny Preston Sturges masterpiece, The Palm Beach Story (1942)! Head on over to WitD to check out my thoughts on one of my favorite films of all time, and make sure to throw your two cents into the discussion… Continue reading
Originally posted on Ticklish Business:
Fiend Without a Face is cheese at its finest. The plot is meandering and ridiculous but boy is the final minutes of it hilarious! If anything I recommend watching the last ten minutes of this film and laugh heartily. The acting is sitcom bad and again the plot is boring but thankfully the short runtime makes that irrelevant. This is… Continue reading
Outspoken & Freckled 