Buster's Masterpiece: "The General"
Buster Keaton's "The General" is considered one of the best silent films of all time and Keaton himself thought it to be his best …
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There's No Madness like Reefer Madness
"Reefer Madness" was released in 1936 as a propaganda piece warning of the dangers of 'dread marihuana.' There's a great rolling p…
Hitchcock's Women in "The Lady Vanishes"
"The Lady Vanishes" (1938) was Hitchcock's last British film and widely viewed as his finest from that era of his career. The film…
Hitchcock's Lorre Infused Secret Agent
Alfred Hitchock's "Secret Agent" (1936) is a World War I spy movie. I won't say it's a thriller because there isn't much suspense …
The Man Who Knew Too Much…in 1934
What better way to celebrate the filmmaking diversity and marketplace of amateur/semi-pro and professional filmmakers that is Film…
Death Rides A Horse: Classic Spaghetti Western
It was during a snowy day during the winter recess of 1989, at the age of 13, when I discovered my first spaghetti western. I knew…
Fritz Lang's Scarlet Street
The title character of 'Scarlet Street,' Chris Cross, states halfway or so through the movie that he has never had perspective. Of…
B Movie Classic - 'The Bigamist'
'The Bigamist.' The first time I encountered this title, I thought, "What the....? I gotta see this!" The director and cast are ma…
Film, Charlie Chaplin & American Culture
There is no greater purveyor of culture than film. Its mass appeal world wide establishes an endless desire to watch and make movi…
Edmond O'Brien is.....Dead On Arrival!!
D.O.A. (1950, Rudolph Matě) This film exhibits the central film noir theme that sometimes at quite random, any one character from…
