Richard Burton doing Vincent Price in "Bluebeard"
Richard Burton was an actor known for his immense talent with many, many roles thought to be beneath his talent level. He was nomi…
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Patterns in Film Viewing: Films of Another Time & Place
12 Years A Slave 2013, McQueen Fear and Desire 1953, Kubrick The Bat 1959, Crane Evil Dead 2 1987, Raimi Army of Darkness …
Vampire-less "Atom Age Vampire"
When approaching a film like "Atom Age Vampire," we know we're most likely not about to uncover some hidden gem that time has forg…
Vincent is Price-less in 1959's The Bat
Crane Wilbur's "The Bat" (1959), the 4th film based on the novel "The Circular Staircase" by Mary Roberts Rinehart, is a classic 5…
Patterns in Film Viewing: Sci-Fi, Superheroes and the Franchise
Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones 2002, Lucas Headhunters 2011, Tyldum Grownups 2 2013, Dugan Elysium 2013, Blomka…
Classic & Influential: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
When I was first asked to help in my own small way to help Film Annex with some content, I was tasked with combing through public …
Film Noir & Sci-Fi?: 1953's Phantom From Space
Mixing up film genres is certainly no rarity in film and science fiction and film noir is a marriage that has and hopefully will h…
Patterns in Film Viewing: The Underdog
The pattern I ran with in the last ten films I've watched is the theme of the underdog. Each one of the main(ish) characters is an…
The Amazing Atmosphere of The Amazing Mr. X
Bernard Vorhaus' "The Spiritualist" aka "The Amazing Mr. X" (1948) plays the opening titles over moonlit waves crashing ashore. Th…
Worst Movies Ever?: The Beast of Yucca Flats
Part of the fun for me in writing these blogs is looking up information and reaction to movies I've watched. Upon finishing up "Th…
