All for one and one for all! George Sidney’s The Three Musketeers is one of many screen adaptations of Alexandre Dumas’ 1844 novel under the same name. This version stars several screen legends and icons with Lana Turner, Gene Kelly, Van Heflin, Vincent Price, Gig Young and Gene Kelly, who here is in a non-singing…
The Tomb of Ligeia (Kino Lorber) Blu-ray review
Directed by the legendary Roger Corman, The Tomb of Ligeia is another classic horror film where he displays his master craftsmanship with what he can do on a limited budget with lavish set pieces and a small cast. The Tomb of Ligeia is based on the short story “Ligeia” by American author Edgar Allan Poe….
Theater of Blood Blu-ray review
Theater of Blood has been part of my cinematic life for decades, having owned a VHS and DVD release, plus the Blu-rays from Twilight Time and Arrow Video. Because the Twilight Time Blu-ray is long out of print, Kino Lorber decided to re-release it to those who prefer not to spend too much for their…
Masters of Horror: Vincent Price
The delightfully devious, deliciously devilish Vincent Price is a consummate horror actor, and while he was featured in many non-genre efforts, particularly earlier in his career, like his excellent roles in film noir melodramas and mysteries like Laura, Dragonwyck and Leave Her To Heaven as well as westerns like The Baron of Arizona, he often…
The Last Man on Earth Blu-ray ( Kino Lorber release)
Movies about plagues and pandemics with a few survivors used to be a lot of fun to watch in the “reel” world until a real pandemic hit over a year ago. Okay, they are still fun and enjoyable to watch, and taught us how to survive but viewing films like this today does add a…
October Mega Marathons: An Introduction
Scott has so graciously granted me a platform to blast out this delirium-inducing experiment that I’ve have set off on. Throughout the month of October, I’ve soft-committed to watching 200+ horror movies. Not only that, I’ve been sectioning them off into themed double features and mini-marathons for additional fun. Up until now, I’ve been posting…