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It has been a long time in coming but at last Josef von Sternberg’s three legendary silent masterpieces are coming to DVD and in a Criterion edition no less. I’m not quite sure how or why Paramount agreed to this but I’m certainly not complaining. As others have pointed out, DOCKS OF NEW YORK andContinue reading “JOSEF VON STERNBERG: 3 Legendary Silents”

WHY CHANGE YOU WIFE is the latest Cecil B. DeMille silent film to be released on DVD. It is the last of his marital trilogy and the second to be issued so far (DON”T CHANGE YOUR HUSBAND (1919) and OLD WIVES FOR NEW (1918) are the others). WIFE with Gloria Swanson and Thomas Meighan wasContinue reading “DeMILLE & de MILLE DOUBLE FEATURE”

Having recently watched and reviewed MISS LULU BETT and being impressed with the job done by William C. de Mille (1878-1955), I went back and revisited THE SECRET GAME from this 2001 collection as it is the only other readily available film from Cecil B’s older brother (Cecil was born in 1881 and died inContinue reading “WW I FILMS OF THE SILENT ERA: More From William C. de Mille”

Although my true field of interest remains the silent film (see my other reviews), I just cannot pass up the opportunity to say something about this movie which has been one of my favorites for many years. I first saw it on television back in the 1960’s and it has been with me ever since.Continue reading “THE FLESH AND THE FIENDS Is Still Brutal After 60 Years”

Like so many early 1970s British horror movies, I first saw BURKE & HARE at a drive-in as part of a double or triple bill. I don’t remember what else was showing that night but this was the movie that I came to see and it wasn’t the first feature on the program. I knewContinue reading “BURKE & HARE (1971): Two Very Different Movies Rolled Into One”

THE DOCTOR & THE DEVILS is one of the best examples of a movie that I didn’t appreciate the first time I saw it. The fact that the original script is by Dylan Thomas and that it was directed by Freddie Francis, celebrated cinematographer (THE INNOCENTS, THE ELEPHANT MAN) and occasional mainstream horror film directorContinue reading “THE DOCTOR & THE DEVILS: Literal Version Of Dylan Thomas’ Burke & Hare Story Isn’t For Horror Fans”

19th century Edinburgh grave robbers Burke & Hare have been the subject of at least 4 films prior to this one (5 if you count Val Lewton’s THE BODY SNATCHER (1945) which has the same setting and plotline but only one grave robber). 1) THE GREED OF WILLIAM HART aka HORROR MANIACS (1948) with theContinue reading “BURKE & HARE (2010) Is Uneven At Best”

I first saw THE GREEN MAN when it was broadcast back in 1992 on A&E when it really stood for Arts & Entertainment. I’m always on the lookout for a good ghost story movie. I’ll take it over your average horror film any day of the week. This one is more than just a goodContinue reading “THE GREEN MAN (1990): A Ghost Story And A Lot More”

I first saw THE UNINVITED on television back in the early 1960s. I was home from school and saw it on the early morning movie (in the first 2 decades of TV they used to show old movies all the time). I was just beginning to develop my love of classic supernatural horror and thisContinue reading “THE UNINVITED (1944): Classic Hollywood Ghost Story With A Real Ghost For A Change”

THE FOUR SIDED TRIANGLE is a remarkable little black and white film that scores on a number of levels. The sci-fi angle about a machine that can duplicate matter is strongly reminiscent of THE FLY although this is 5 years earlier. The lab scenes involving the machine are imaginatively handled for the time and showContinue reading “THE FOUR SIDED TRIANGLE (1954): Early Hammer Films Sci-Fi Entry Shines”