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Sequels often don’t live up to the original. Dracula: Prince of Darkness does to a point. It manages to have beautiful women in distress, Barbara Shelley, (Helen) and Suzan Farmer, (Diana). It even has an overused but effective element. That is people warned not to go somewhere, but ignore the warning. They were warned by

The Black Cat is the first teaming of Karloff and Lugosi. It was the first of their ten movies together. They were at the time of this movie, big stars for the studio. Lugosi plays Dr. Vitus Werdegast. He is a man with an obsession. He desires nothing more than vengeance against Hjalmar Poelzig, (Karloff).

Howard Hawks is known for his male themed movies. Not everyone knows about how he transformed women into formidable actresses. This was the case with Carol Lombard. She was working with Hawks, and acting alongside John Barrymore. Lombard was struggling with a scene, frustrating both Hawks and Barrymore. The instruction from the director, was to

Kirk Douglas doesn’t act in The Vikings. He entertains. It the type of entertainment that would have been common when Shakespeare wrote his plays. The audience isn’t focused on the main story. It’s weak. Douglas and his antics in the film, as Einar, are somewhat amusing.He performs a stunt jumping off the oars of the

A film that has a Christmas song, gives it guaranteed viewers. Some of these movies are good, some aren’t. Meet Me in St. Louis gave us one of the best songs for the holiday ever written or performed in a movie. That song was Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. It has been performed many

This movie imagines Mother Goose characters as having normal lives. They all live in a place of relative peace and harmony, called Toyland. Among the characters living here are Ollie Dee, (Oliver Hardy) and Stannie Dum, (Stan Laurel). This comedy team was at the height of their popularity, when they made this film. It isn’t

Top Ten Lists are fun to do. A Christmas movie list is a nearly unlimited one. The topics can vary. Many can branch out. Christmas movies have become almost a film genre in some respects. They aren’t put into the same category as science fiction or horror. Christmas movies have more viewings than any other

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