John Facenda (1913-84)
Philly icon’s movie-star turn I recently did a deep dive into Paul Wendkos’ riveting 1957 noir “The Burglar” starring Dan Duryea and Jayne Mansfield, which […]
Philly icon’s movie-star turn I recently did a deep dive into Paul Wendkos’ riveting 1957 noir “The Burglar” starring Dan Duryea and Jayne Mansfield, which […]
This place was nuts I recently wrote about an engrossing noir from 1957, Paul Wendkos‘ “The Burglar” starring Dan Duryea and Jane Mansfield, which was […]
The movie that made me love Dan Duryea The independently produced noir masterpiece “The Burglar” could not have been made within the Hollywood studio system. […]
AIP laughs at this movie This movie is terrible, terrible, terrible. It’s also awesome, awesome, awesome. Jon Hall’s “The Beach Girls and the Monster” straddles […]
The tour that never was Why would you spend five hours of a cold winter’s day walking? To eat! The Belmar Restaurant Tour — besides […]
One-of-a-kind rocker There’s so much history, it’s staggering. I’ve been doing a deep dive into the life and career of singer Alex Harvey (1935-82), a […]
A rock ‘n’ roll memory It was 1974, and my buddy Joe Stew and I really, really, really wanted to be rock stars. We did […]
Based on a true story Movies based on the lives of real people aren’t documentaries, but they can get the conversation started. To mark Women’s […]
Coolest. Villain. Ever. Fans of the Misfits will take one look at “The Crimson Ghost” serial and say, “Hey, they ripped off the Misfits!” Actually, […]
Hammer, this ain’t I’d been warned that “Blood of the Vampire” is little more than a faux-Hammer movie. But I’ve always needed to see it, […]
Lon Jr.’s finest performance Through the years, your perspective changes. In the ’80s, when I first saw Jack Hill‘s “Spider Baby,” I cavalierly lumped it […]
Attack of the cucumber! Roger Corman was workin’ the “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” vibe here. Goin’ for some paranoia. “It Conquered the World” is […]
Romero was taking notes Edward L. Cahn‘s hokey, disjointed horror/sci-fi hybrid is one of those “People of Earth!” movies that were everywhere in the ’50s. […]
Masked up for merriment Hey, I was on the Dec. 20, 2020 episode of “The Electric Ballroom,” 95.9 WRAT’s Sunday night rock ‘n’ chat show […]
Paranoia in pre-WWII Berlin The director of 1931’s “M,” Fritz Lang, and the film’s star, Peter Lorre, would flee Germany later in the decade, as […]
Some readers have started a trend. Okay, it’s a trend nudged along by my brother and sister-in-law. But I’ll take it. This week, I’ve been […]
Dreyer’s shadowy world Yes, Carl Theodor Dreyer‘s “Vampyr” deserves respect as a pioneer in the vampire movie genre. But modern audiences are going to have […]
Nice scenery, lame monster ‘Giant From the Unknown: Deluxe Edition’ The Film Detective General release: $24.95 (Blu-ray), $19.95 (DVD) Collector’s boxed set: $64.95 (Blu-ray), $59.95 […]
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