Bela Lugosi was, of course, typecast as Dracula and carried that with him all his life, but he did break out of the mold and play other characters as well. One of these was 1940's The Death Bat. Bela doesn't play a vampire, but there are bats. Big ones. The movie opens with Dr. Paul Carruthers working … Continue reading I Vant Your Shave Lotion
Announcing the On the Spot Blogathon
If you could review any movie or TV show for a blogathon, what's the first title that comes to your mind? Any era, any genre. Don't overthink it. What would you pick? That's what we'll be doing in the On the Spot Blogathon. If there's a film or show you've been looking to review but … Continue reading Announcing the On the Spot Blogathon
Wrapping Up the We Are Family Blogathon
We have come to the end of the We Are Family Blogathon, and it's been a fun weekend. I'm working through everyone's posts and am looking forward to reading the rest. The variety of topics we've got here is awesome--everything from the silent era to the sound era to the modern era, recent and otherwise, … Continue reading Wrapping Up the We Are Family Blogathon
Meet William Cagney
Hangin' out with the family... James Cagney is a familiar and beloved face in Classic Movie World. His younger brother, William is not quite as familiar, but he still made his mark on film in his own way. William, along with his four brothers and sister Jeannie, moved out to Hollywood together in the early … Continue reading Meet William Cagney
The We Are Family Blogathon Has Arrived
Welcome to the We Are Family Blogathon! It's finally HERE, y'all. Who's excited about this? I'm psyched to read everyone's entries, and we have quite a variety, so yeah, let's do this. You all know the drill. Please send me your articles throughout the weekend and I'll update this post as soon as I can. … Continue reading The We Are Family Blogathon Has Arrived
When Stores Make Movies
I feel pretty safe in saying a lot of us have been to a Spirit Halloween store at least once. Right? If anyone's not familiar with them, they're an American Halloween superstore that pops up around mid- to late August or so, usually in some vacated store space. They not only have costumes and makeup … Continue reading When Stores Make Movies
If Movies Were Clickbait
We all know there are a lot of lame movies floating around out there, and the best ones are laughably bad. 2014's Treehouse, not so much. This monstrosity, which is set in the Ozarks, only garnered two critics' reviews and an abysmal thirteen percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, plus a whopping 3.8 rating on IMDb. … Continue reading If Movies Were Clickbait
One Week Until the We Are Family Blogathon
How's your October going? We've got seven days to go until the We Are Family Blogathon, and I can hear Sister Sledge in the background already. Thanks to everyone who's signed up! We've got a lot of participants with a lot of variety and creativity, so it's shaping up to be a really fun three … Continue reading One Week Until the We Are Family Blogathon
During World War Two: The Strangest War Movie Ever
What if, God forbid, the Axis had won? It's safe to say that no one liked thinking about that too much. However, the possibility was always in the background waiting to rear its terrifying head. It didn't help that at the beginning of the war we were finding Japanese subs on America's west coast, or … Continue reading During World War Two: The Strangest War Movie Ever
Dining With Dracula (Mom and Grandma’s Baked Chicken)
Next to garlic, chicken is the food named more than any other in Bram Stoker's novel and in Dracula lore (See a list of other foods mentioned here). Why was it such a favorite? Who knows. Bram Stoker may have just liked it. When Bram Stoker's original novel was published in 1897, chicken was a … Continue reading Dining With Dracula (Mom and Grandma’s Baked Chicken)
Cooking With the French Chef: Chicken Breasts and Rice
Welcome back to Cooking With the French Chef, in which I review episodes of Julia Child’s original show, cook out of the new edition of the French Chef Cookbook and share the results with you. Past posts can be found here. How often do we cook thee, Chicken and Rice! Let us count the ways. And the countries, … Continue reading Cooking With the French Chef: Chicken Breasts and Rice
Abbott and Costello Meet…
Abbott and Costello were quite the duo, of course, and they sure got around, even into some of Universal's best horror franchises. Actually, I should rephrase that. They met pretty much everyone, and if anyone hasn't seen the "Abbott and Costello Meet..." series, well, here's a treat. I've seen three of the five and the … Continue reading Abbott and Costello Meet…
Movie Critics Review Movies (Gasp!)
September wasn't bad, movie-wise. It definitely wasn't dull, that's for sure. Maybe it's a back-to-school thing and the busyness diluted the impact of what was on screens both big and small. Nah, not really. What I saw this month won't be diluted. So yeah, without further ado, here we go with this month's Top Five on … Continue reading Movie Critics Review Movies (Gasp!)
Taking Up Room 