Sunday, October 19, 2025

The 25 Greatest Classic Horror Films

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We thought October was the perfect month to unveil our choices for the 25 Greatest Classic Horror Films. Note that these are "classic...
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Monday, October 6, 2025

Green Fire Flames Out

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Grace Kelly starred in five  movies released in 1954, including Rear Window  (a bona fide Hitchcock classic), Dial M for Murder , and The Co...
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Monday, September 22, 2025

Michael Crichton's "Coma" Thrills

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Geneviève Bujold as Dr. Wheeler. Bestselling author Michael Crichton ( Jurassic Park , The Andromeda Strain ) directed seven films during hi...
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Monday, September 8, 2025

Danger in the Skies: It's The Concorde...Airport '79

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Susan Blakely as Maggie. With Airport '77  ranking 19th at the box office in 1977, it was inevitable that another Airport sequel would s...
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Monday, August 25, 2025

Marlon Brando Directs!

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Brando: Director and star. Movie buffs and Western fans should to check out One-Eyed Jacks  (1961), Marlon Brando’s flawed, overlong—but alw...
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Monday, August 11, 2025

Seven Things to Know About Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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1. Alfred Hitchcock's daughter, Pat, appeared in ten episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents . Her first appearance was in the season1 epi...
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Monday, July 28, 2025

Cult Movie Theatre: Black Moon Rising

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Tommy Lee Jones as Quint. To supplement his income as a director early in his career, John Carpenter penned screenplays--several of whic...
Monday, July 14, 2025

Bert I. Gordon's The Food of the Gods

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Marjoe Gortner as Morgan. Is it possible to feel nostalgic about a Bert I. Gordon movie? Mr. B.I.G. was known for making movies about giant ...
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Monday, June 30, 2025

Frank Sinatra as Tony Rome Times Two!

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One wonders if Frank Sinatra regretted turning down the lead role in  Harper  (1966), one of the '60s best detective films. That might e...
Monday, June 16, 2025

John Frankenheimer's Black Sunday

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Having recently watched John Frankenheimer's superb Seven Days in May again , I became interested in revisiting his 1977 thriller Black...
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Monday, June 2, 2025

Quick Takes on Rhubarb, The Big Brawl, and Hit!

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Ray Milland and Rhubarb. Rhubarb (1951). This occasionally diverting comedy concerns a wealthy eccentric (Gene Lockhart) who leaves his fort...
Friday, May 16, 2025

50 Fabulous Films in Celebration of National Classic Movie Day

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Happy National Classic Movie Day! Yes, we love classic films all year long, but they get some extra love every May 16th. Not sure what class...
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Monday, May 5, 2025

Seven Things to Know About Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

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1.  Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea  was nominated for 11 Emmy awards from 1965 to 1967, all in technical categories. It won four Emmys for ...
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Monday, April 28, 2025

The Dirty Five Out West

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In the final days of the U.S. Civil War, the Confederate Army needs to stop a stagecoach carrying an enemy spy from reaching Washington, D.C...