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AI Classic Movie Art
Whether you like AI (artificial intelligence) or not, it is the wave of the future and is here to stay. Right now, it is in its burgeoning infancy but even as a mere tot, it impresses me every day. For...
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June Bride (1948)
Hours before embarking on an assignment, magazine editor Linda Gilman (Bette Davis) has been thrust with a new reporter who happens to be her old lover, foreign correspondent Carey Jackson (Robert...
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MeTV Toons - A New Cartoon Channel
On June 25th, 2024, MeTV debuted a new channel devoted strictly to cartoons: MeTV Toons. This was obviously in response to viewers requesting more cartoons than what was offered through MeTV's regular...
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Tommy Ivo - Child Actor and Drag Racer
Tommy Ivo's name often comes up when one mentions child actors of the 1940s and 1950s, but did you know that his name is more recognized in racing circles than at film clubs? Ivo became popular as a...
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From the Archives: The Deadly Mantis (1957)
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...
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Film Albums: Lee Evans Plays Themes from Great Motion Pictures
There was a plethora of great piano music albums released in the 1960s. Most of them were from the "big names" like Ferrante and Teicher, Horst Jankowski, Liberace or Frankie Carle... but a name that...
View ArticleBritish Pathé: Royal Film Performance of 1962
This month's British Pathé newsreel features color footage from the 1962 Royal Film Performance which had Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, and Lord Snowdon in attendance....not to mention 16...
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Master of the World (1961)
In Morgantown, Pennsylvania, in 1868, a giant voice was heard booming from the mountain ridge known as The Great Eyrie. It was quoting from the Holy Book. John Strock (Charles Bronson), an agent for...
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Roku Picks for August
This month, for our Streaming Picks series, we are focusing the spotlight on the Roku app since they have a nice mixture of television series and films available this July/August. In addition to some...
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The Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie Game
Look at this distinguished looking gentleman. He seems to be devoting his concentration to his task at hand but what that task is, we won't say. We will just let you ponder this screenshot and try to...
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From the Archives: The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
Arabella Flagg (Suzanne Pleshette) performs as The Boston Belle in a San Francisco saloon in Walt Disney's The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967). From the Archives is our latest series of posts...
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Rewind Review: William Holden in "Dear Ruth" (1947)
When most people think of William Holden and the parts he played, they think of gritty characters such as Sheers (The Bridge on the River Kwai) and Pike Bishop (The Wild Bunch), or military men like...
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Film Albums: Songs from Annette and other Walt Disney Serials
Every once in a while you come across a gem of an album that you never even knew existed. This one caught my attention because Annette Funicello was on the cover but then I saw the subtitle "and other...
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The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
Them thar kiddies are armed and dangerous. They're loaded with winsome ways and beguiling smiles. Why, one glance at them can drive a man.... to marriage? For Mr. Donovan (Bill Bixby), that's exactly...
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From the Archives: The Princess and the Pirate (1944)
In this still from The Princess and the Pirate (1944), Bob Hope is in the company of dangerous pirates and knows it! What he doesn't know yet is how to get out of the sticky situation that he is in......
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Film Albums: The Avengers Album
This month's film album is actually a compact disc album and it's an oldie and a goodie: The Avengers by the London Studio Orchestra. The cover states in big letters that it also includes themes from...
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The Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie Game
It's that time of the month again.... stumping time! Here we have a clever scene (at least, we think so) featuring a man in a convertible. No hints, just a picture. Remember this movie? As always, if...
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Paganini Strikes Again (1977) - A CFF Film
We are continuing our coverage of Children's Film Foundation (CFF) films with Paganini Strikes Again, a rare mystery/adventure from 1977. The "Paganini" in the title refers to Mike (Andrew Bowen) and...
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British Pathé: The Highland Games (1969)
The hills are alive with the smell of heather and the sounds of bagpipes during the week of the Highland Games in Braemar, Scotland. This British Pathé newsreel shows footage of the event from the 1969...
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From the Archives: Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Boris Karloff as the famous "Monster" from the Frankenstein films (in this photo, The Son of Frankenstein). The make-up for all of the early Frankenstein movies was done by Jack Pierce, whom you could...
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