Created by Dashell Hammett, the Thin Man is a series of mystery-comedy movies featuring private detective Nick Charles and his wife Nora. Screen legends William Powell and Myrna Loy played the roles Nick and Nora Charles to perfection and starred in all six Thin Man movies. Of the thirteen films they did together, six of…
Ants!(It Happened at Lakewood Manor) Blu-ray review
Ants! AKA It Happened at Lakewood Manor is a 1977 made for television horror movie. This is another one of those man versus nature films that dominated the seventies along the lines of Frogs, Grizzly, Empire of the Ants, Dogs, Day of the Animals and Long Weekend, among others. This movie takes place at an…
Song of the Thin Man Blu-ray review
Song of the Thin Man is the sixth and final film in the Thin Man series. William Powell is back as Nick Charles and Myrna Loy returns for one more go-around as Nora. The film also has several up-and-coming actors including Dean Stockwell, who plays Nick Charles, Jr., and Keenan Wynn in one of his…
The Thin Man Goes Home Blu-ray review
The Thin Man Goes Home is the fifth in the six film Thin Man series which stars William Powell and Myrna Loy reprise their roles as Nick and Nora Charles. The 1945 film is notable for being the first that was not directed by W.S Van Dyke who passed away in 1943. In this comedy…
Shadow of the Thin Man Blu-ray review
Shadow of the Thin Man is the fourth of six Thin Man movies starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles. In this caper, the married couple stumble upon another murder case that happens at a racetrack where a jockey is shot to death. Nick’s pal Lieutenant Abrams (Sam Levene, After the…
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Blu-ray review
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House is a 1948 comedy drama film about a family wanting to buy and build a home. The film stars a pair of screen icons in Cary Grant and Myrna Loy who were no strangers to screwball comedies. The tale focuses on Jim Blandings (Cary Grant, North by Northwest) and…
Love Me Tonight Blu-ray review
Love Me Tonight is a 1932 American musical comedy film from the pre-code era. The musical scores are by Richard Rodgers (music) Lorenz Hart(lyrics). During all the melodies and comedic moments, the film focuses on love between a tailor disguised as a baron, and a young princess. When Parisienne tailor Maurice Courtelin(Maurice Chevalier, The Merry…