A double feature of two Universal classics will be upon Los Angeles on Mischief Night. James Whale’s 1935 film The Bride of Frankenstein, the sequel to the 1931 film Frankenstein which he also directed, stars Boris Karloff, Colin Clive and Elsa Lanchester and will be shown at the Ahrya Fine Arts Theater. The highly-lauded follow-up to one of cinema’s most …
Read More »Film Review: The Honeymoon Killers (1969) – Review #2
SYNOPSIS: Raymond Fernandez is a strikingly handsome man who uses his good looks to woo women and sign their lives away to him under the promise of marriage. His “sister” Martha, in actuality his lover, puts up a credible front to help lure the women in, only to kill them once Ray and Martha’s real plan becomes evident.
Read More »Interview: Mel Novak – Action Star Returns With a Vengeance
Mel Novak Mel Novak is a name you might not initially recognize, but you will know his face. With nearly sixty television and movie credits to his name in a career spanning 45 years, Mel is in more demand now than ever. He has made a name for himself in the industry as a humble, polite and congenial man who …
Read More »Screen Legend Terry Moore Ropes in Mighty Joe Young in Burbank on October 27th (Rescheduled Date)
PLEASE NOTE: THIS AUTOGRAPH SIGNING WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE ON OCTOBER 6TH. HOWEVER, DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, THE TITLE HAS BEEN DELAYED UNTIL OCTOBER 27TH. As part of the promotion for the upcoming Blu-ray release of Warner Brother’s beautiful new Special Effects Collection, screen legend Terry Moore, the star of Ernest B. Shoedsack’s 1949 classic Mighty Joe Young, …
Read More »PSYCHO (1960) Slashes Its Way Back to the Big Screen
Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 masterwork Psycho is the latest film to be reissued in theatres following the successful 40th anniversary screenings of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws in July. Turner Classic Movies, through Fathom Events, will be screening Psycho at local theatres throughout the United States on Sunday, September 20 and Wednesday, September 23. Click here for the link to enter your zip …
Read More »Hundra Takes to the Sky! Actress Laurene Landon in New Film at TIFF
Special correspondent Douglas Dunning reports that Hundra has taken to the sky. Actress Laurene Landon, best known for her lead role in the eponymous 1984 film by Matt Cimber, is attending the Toronto International Film Festival for the world premiere of her new movie Sky (2015) with her co-stars Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead) and Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds). The …
Read More »The Lazarus Apocalypse is Upon Us! Thomas J. Churchill and Company DVD Autograph Signing in Burbank September 26, 2015
If you are in Burbank, CA on Saturday, September 26, 2015, head on over to Dark Delicacies, the area’s premiere location for autograph signings for new movies and books. Scheduled to be on hand for a 2:00 pm signing are the cast of the new movie Lazarus: Apocalypse are writer/director Thomas J. Churchill, Stephen Geoffreys, Brooke Lewis, Krista Grotte, Sarah …
Read More »Film Review: Lazarus: Apocalypse (2014)
SYNOPSIS: George Lazarus, an insurance adjuster in 1957 Southern California, must investigate a $13M claim that could bankrupt his firm. During his investigation, a terrible contagion breaks out and threatens to infect the United States. REVIEW: If you read about a movie called Hollywood Apocalypse or Lazarus: Day of the Living Dead, let it be known that it is now …
Read More »Film Review: Miracle Mile (1989)
SYNOPSIS: A young trombone player meets the love of his life on the same day that he answers a random phone call predicting nuclear Armageddon within the hour. REVIEW: In the summer of 1989, just prior to the release of Tim Burton’s Batman, the distribution of an unheralded thriller occurred on Friday, May 19th without much fanfare. Miracle Mile, stars …
Read More »Film Review: Dressed to Kill (1980) – Review 2
PLEASE NOTE: This review is of both the film and the new Criterion DVD and Blu-ray releases which are both available now. When the discs were originally scheduled for release in August, there was an error in the transfer of the film which is discussed on Criterion’s page here. A second pressing of the discs have been made. In order …
Read More »Special Sir Christopher Lee Tribute Screening of THE FOUR MUSKETEERS (1975) in Los Angeles
Richard Lester’s film The Four Musketeers is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Produced by Ilya Salkind of Superman fame and with an all-star cast that includes Oliver Reed, Faye Dunaway, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York, and Sir Christopher Lee, the film will be shown on Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 at 7:00 pm as a special tribute to Sir …
Read More »Four Horror Films on the Big Screen in Central New Jersey
Chainsaw Productions presents Horror In The Dark: A Summer Movie Series at the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway, NJ. Among the films screening are: 08/27/2015 – Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Read More »House From THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS Up for Sale
If you’re in the market for a house and want to own a part of movie history, then you may want to have a look at the link below. The house at 8 Circle Street in Perryopolis, PA is the actual location wherein Clarice Starling enters the home of Jame Gumb, aka “Buffalo Bill”, and soon realizes that he in …
Read More »Book Review: VHS Video Cover Art – Author Thomas Hodge
As a movie lover for the better part of forty years, one of the most important aspects in my overall enjoyment of a film is my impression of it through the film’s advertising campaign, usually through the coming attractions trailer but mostly through the advertising artwork, also known as the movie poster. When I was growing up in the 1970’s, …
Read More »SILVER BULLET 35mm Screening at Mile High Horror Film Festival
I find it frightening that it has been 30 years since my father and I saw Silver Bullet (1985) in a local theater one month before I got my driver’s license and the ability to go see any movie I wanted. Stephen King wrote the screenplay based upon his own Cycle of the Werewolf novella from 1983. Daniel Attias directed …
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