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My wife and I just finished re-watching THE BUCCANEERS and we enjoyed it even more than the first time. We’re big fans of the 1950s British historical action-adventure shows and have seen almost all of those that are currently available. We concur that THE BUCCANEERS is the best of the lot, even better than RichardContinue reading “THE BUCCANEERS (1956): A Great Family Show And The Start Of Robert Shaw’s Career”

In 1927 Hai Roach made 14 short comedies that featured Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. When these films started out, they were simply in the cast and were not working as a comedy duo. By the end of the year, they got top billing in the last two comedies and were on their way toContinue reading “LAUREL & HARDY: YEAR ONE – THE 1927 SHORTS”

In 1953, at the height of the original 3-D craze, there were two sci-fi movies that were released within a month of each other. They had as their main plot device, a young boy’s dream of an alien invasion. One of them, INVADERS FROM MARS, which was successful, has become a cult classic. The other,Continue reading “ROBOT MONSTER (1953): The Film & The Restoration Are Truly Remarkable Achievements”

I first came across this movie in 2003 under its American title of MR TOAD’S WILD RIDE. I purchased it for my then 9 year old daughter who became very much taken with it. The movie served as her introduction to the MONTY PYTHON performers and to actors Steve Coogan and Stephen Fry. She still very muchContinue reading “THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS (1997): Kenneth Grahame Meets MONTY PYTHON”

When I first saw that these two Douglas Fairbanks movies were going to be issued as a double feature Blu-Ray, I was looking forward to it in a big way. Although a driving force in the Hollywood of the 1920s and a co-founder of United Artists along with Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin,and D.W. Griffith, FairbanksContinue reading “New Douglas Fairbanks Double Feature Blu-Ray Disappoints”

2023 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of Watner Brothers which today is one of the largest multimedia conglomerates with the ownership of an incredible back catalog of movies from companies that they have outlived (RKO, MGM, United Artists, Allied Artists to name a few of the better known ones). But it was aContinue reading “Rin-Tin-Tin: The Dog That Made Warner Brothers Possible”

VCI Entertainment in partnership with the Mary Pickford Foundation has released their second collaborative effort. The first was Pickford’s Gothic masterpiece SPARROWS which dates from 1926. JOHANNA ENLISTS  is from 8 years earlier and was made to capitalize on America’s entry into World War I. Pickford was 25 at the time and was already identifiedContinue reading “JOHANNA ENLISTS (1918): OK Mary Pickford Film In A First Class Restoration”

I first encountered FOOLISH WIVES back in 2003 as part of Kino’s Erich von Stroheim Collection of 3 DVDs. The other two were BLIND HUSBANDS / THE GREAT GABBO and QUEEN KELLY. I had heard of WIVES, had read about it, and knew there were a few public domain copies out there but I waited forContinue reading “The FOOLISH WIVES Restoration: Another Triumph For Flicker Alley”

Let me start off by saying that I am a fan of the Danziger brothers. Edward J.and Harry Lee Danziger were born in New York and moved to England in 1952 where they set up shop as B movie producers. After producing a series of successful low budget films at various studios, they opened theirContinue reading “RICHARD THE LIONHEART (1962): Not As Good As Other Historical TV Shows Of Its Era”

I first encountered GHOST STORY on VHS in the late 1980s where it had been retitled in America as MADHOUSE MANSION to avoid confusion with the better known 1981 Fred Astaire GHOST STORY. Although the print wasn’t great, I was immediately attracted to the story of three 1920s British school chums who get together forContinue reading “GHOST STORY (1974) Is Exactly What It Says It Is”