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WALT
I hope the...
For the penultimate month of 2023, Criterion is bringing in a new classic by Martin Scorsese and Claude Chabrol, but also has three contemporary films all released in 2022. All from different...
Erroneously ever typecast with his widow's peak and vampire cape, Bela Lugosi actually made a surprising share of great horror. Here are five versatile Lugosi frights that aren't vampires or his famed...
American International Pictures and director/producer Roger Corman took their low budget horror productions to the next atmospheric, macabre level in the 1960s with Vincent Price starring in seven gothic adaptations from the...
I am happy to be returning to the Middleburg Film Festival (October 19-22) in Virginia. As in past years, I will review a handful of movies I will see there, most of...
Beyond his more famous Poe and Roger Corman collaborations, Vincent Price made numerous horror pictures filled with mayhem and macabre. Here are ten essentials from Price's scary oeuvre showcasing his tongue in...
ELI
Everyone knows Custer died at Little Bighorn. What my book supposes is… Maybe he didn't.
Good con artists aren't just good liars, they're good storytellers. They build a narrative to keep you enthralled...
A film director who can work with different genres touching on many facets of life is a chameleon. One of these film directors is Norman Jewison. Alive today aged 97, Jewison is...
