As May drew to a close, I found myself working on several projects that kept me from watching as much as I would’ve liked, but I did find a few new-to-me fil...

The Bravados (1958) Directed by Henry King Produced by Herbert B. Swope Jr. Screenplay by Philip Yordan Story by Frank O’Rourke Cinematography by Leon Shamro...

If you’re new to my monthly Film Noir Releases posts, welcome! My goal is to cover all the first-time releases to Blu-ray and DVD, usually passing over reiss...

(This post originally appeared two years ago on my old blog, long before our current pandemic.) (SPOILERS) I recently revisited George Romero’s Night of the ...

I don’t know about you, but I often reflect upon the fact that I’ll never be an expert on anything, particularly movies. This sobering fact is brought home t...

Things are starting to pick up around here. We’re preparing for a return to the library soon, which means a good bit of training on new procedures and polici...

The Fixers: Eddie Mannix, Howard Strickling and the MGM Publicity Machine (2005) E. J. Fleming McFarland & Company Paperback, 315 pages (includes photos, not...

I recently watched two films that were challenging in different ways. I almost always enjoy viewing movies that require some effort because the effort is usu...

Bacurau (2019) Written and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles Produced by Emilie Lesclaux, Saïd Ben Saïd, Michel Merkt Cinematography by Pe...

Just a word about this and all of my lists: I don’t write these to say, “Hey, look at all the cool stuff I’ve been watching,” but rather in order to share th...

I’m not sure why people do the things they do. I don’t know why I do the things I do, and I certainly don’t know why you do the things you do, whatever they ...

Wichita (1955) Directed by Jacques Tourneur Produced by Walter Mirisch, Victor Heerman Story and screenplay by Daniel B. Ullman Cinematography by Harold Lkip...

I Love Trouble (1948) Produced and directed by S. Sylvan Simon Screenplay by Roy Huggins, based on his novel The Double Take Cinematography by Charles Lawton...

Wicked Woman (1953) Directed by Russell Rouse Produced by Clarence Greene Screenplay by Clarence Greene, Russell Rouse Cinematography by Edward Fitzgerald Ed...

If you’re new to my monthly Film Noir Releases posts, welcome! My goal is to cover all the first-time releases to Blu-ray and DVD, usually passing over reiss...

Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock (2020) Christina Lane Chicago Review Press Hardcover, 384 pages (include...

Station West (1948) Directed by Sidney Lanfield Produced by Robert Sparks Screenplay by Frank Fenton, Winston Miller Based on the novel Station West by Luke ...

What would we do without movies, especially during times like this? I always enjoy seeing what other people are watching these days, so I hope you’ll share s...

Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola Produced by Paul R. Gurian Written by Jerry Leichtling, Arlene Sarner Cinematography by Jordan ...

Easy Virtue (1927) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Produced by (uncredited): Michael Balcon (1, 2, 3, 4), C.M. Woolf (3, 4) Written by Eliot Stannard (1, 2, 3, ...