Patterns In film Viewing : Father Knows Best
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At some point, I'll have to watch ten movies that have some obvious cohesion, but for the time being, I'll watch I can which will …
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A Serial Example: Boris Karloff as Chinese Detective Mr. Wong
Today we have franchises such as "Transformers" and all the superheroes of the Marvel universe. Once it seemed we couldn't get eno…
The Images Are The Message in Battleship Potemkin
Sergei Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin"(1925) is widely accepted as one of the greatest films of all time. First and foremost, i…
From a Bygone Drive-In Era: Bloodlust!
Filmed in 1959 and released in 1961, "Bloodlust!" is a relic from the height of the drive-in era. As it is a horror movie, it come…
Patterns In Film Viewing : Women and Survival
The Magic Eye posters are my analogy for what I am trying to establish with these "Patterns In Film Viewing" segments. You must de…
Patriotism in Film : Alexander Nevsky
Russian patriotism is on full display in Sergei Eisenstein's wonderful classic from 1938, "Alexander Nevsky." The year is 1242 and…
The Art of Spookiness : Horror Hotel
When I watch older horror movies now, I am transported back to my tween self watching spooky old movies late night by myself and b…
Patterns in Film Viewing
Patterns are everywhere in our lives. They are in textiles, nature, art and behaviors to name a few. Patterns can be synonymous wi…
A Cinematic Timepiece: House on Haunted Hill
As television increased in popularity throughout the 1950's, Hollywood suddenly had a competitor and responded with wider use of c…
Night of the Living Dead: Classic & Historical
The horror genre was a favorite of mine growing up and it started with a zombie film, Bruno Mattei's 1980 "Hell of the Living Dead…
