Errol Flynn is recognized as the king of the swashbuckling film. He earned his salary playing Robin Hood, Captain Blood and others. He was an actor, and like most of them, wanted challenging roles. He lobbied the studio, for something different, and was rewarded with his role as Francis Warren. He shows his acting talent […]
Hollywood makes many types of movies. There are so many. There are rom-coms, comic book films, action films and violent films. Many of these are green lighted because they guarantee a healthy return. Movies that are Christian themed are not always produced by major studios. It is felt that these don’t merit major money. The
Tom Hanks is an actor like Henry Fonda. He is likable. Another thing about him is the identifiable characters in his films. There are also some of his socially conscious movies. He won back to back awards for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. He has written a few screenplays. That Thing You Do is one of
A miracle is something that people either believe or they don’t. The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima may not convert non-believers, but it is a powerful film. The story is about three children, in Fatima, Portugal in 1917. The Virgin Mary appeared to them on May 13. She relayed messages about faith being restored
Many people have bad days. Erique Claudin, (Claude Rains) is having what can be described as the worst day. He is trying to profess his love for Christine Dubois, (Susannah Foster). She is the backup singer of the Paris Opera. He has secretly been paying for singing lessons for her. He has great faith in
Creature From the Black Lagoon was the last of the classic Universal horror movies. A person might think it can’t stand up to the other monsters. It does and very well. The story, written by Harry Essex and Arthur A. Ross is a good one. It resembles King Kong more than Frankenstein’s monster, Dracula or
Boris Karloff attained fame playing the monster in three Frankenstein movies. He could have continued playing the dead creature. It might have made the succeeding films better. He made a career decision and it worked. Karloff did a succession of movies. Some worked and some didn’t. His career took a serious uptick, when he began
The Howling is not your father’s werewolf movie. It hits you hard. This film’s pace doesn’t slow down at all. It is a combination of Hitchcock’s The Birds and Rosemary’s Baby. It also has a dash of Alien and Jaws. Dee Wallace is exceptional as the heroine, Karen White. The true standout of the movie
Horror of Dracula is the second entry for Hammer studios in the horror genre. It is also the second time at the helm for Terence Fisher. It is a new take on the Bram Stoker novel. The first being the the blood thirsty count with an English accent instead of Hungarian. Christopher Lee, was a
Robert Wise cut his teeth on horror films. He worked with two of the best stars of the genre, Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff. His past experiences working with the masters of horror, shows in The Haunting. It is a thriller, based on the Shirley Jackson novel, The Haunting of Hill House. It was adapted