Raiders of Ghost City Post Tomorrow!
It will be up tomorrow, I promise – I forgot today was Thursday! Gee, that “I’m going to post every Thursday without fail” goal of mine sure held up, didn’t it?
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White Elephant Blogathon: Same Time, Next Year (1978)
Welcome to the SBBN entry for this year’s White Elephant Blogathon! How the White Elephant Blogathon works: Everyone showing interest gives Paul of Silly Hats Only a bad (or “bad” or “interesting”) film, and he randomly hands them out to participants, who are then surprised or delighted or nauseated by …
Robert Nichols, 1924-2013
Robert Nichols at right, with Rex Reason in This Island Earth (1955). Noted actor and all-around neat guy Robert Nichols has passed away. He was 88. Nichols is a favorite character actor of mine, someone who, without fail, charmed me every time I saw him on screen — and …
Raiders of Ghost City #4: Ghost City Terror
A sincere apology to my faithful Raiders of Ghost City followers for putting this series on the back burner for three whole weeks. I had several concurrent deadlines at Spectrum Culture and another place which I hope I can finally reveal soon, plus an unexpected article for Press Play, thus …
Elsewhere This Week (Or Two)
Today at Press Play, The Three Burials of No Country For Old Men, a compilation of three essays challenging the critical acclaim of the Coen Brothers’ 2007 film. I am absolutely delighted to have been asked to contribute to Press Play, especially for an essay on the Coens, filmmakers I …
Happy Birthday, El!
El Brendel Born March 25, 1890 Pictured here with Janet Gaynor in Sunnyside Up (1929)
Elsewhere on the Web: Sadomasochism, Swingers and Scarface
A quick note for Raiders of Ghost City fans: I’m writing for a couple of other outlets now and have, between today and March 20th, ten deadlines to meet. Raiders is going to have to wait for a couple of weeks while I get everything else squared away. Thanks for …
Happy Birthday, Henry Daniell!
Henry Daniell March 5, 1894 – October 31, 1963 (Photo: Daniell and Greta Garbo in Camille (1936))
Raiders of Ghost City #3: Death Rides Double
Last week on Raiders of Ghost City! Jeff, black-clad resident of Oro Grande and member of Regis Toomey’s gold raiders, confesses that he’s really a spy named Jim, and Captain Steve “Bland” Clark’s brother. Meanwhile, the real but secret leaders of the gold theft ring, the dapper Alex and Trina, …
March Movies to Watch For
Here are some films on Fox Movie Channel, Sundance, IndiePlex, RetroPlex and TCM for the month of March, 2013 that you might be interested in. Remember, these movies may be edited, time compressed, in the wrong aspect ratio, have commercial interruptions, be preempted, or have never existed in the first …