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‘ITS THE STUFF VIDEO STREAMS ARE MADE OF”: An Opinion on acquiring
Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on Feb 14, 2020
Months back I wrote a piece for a different site on streaming services for Horror film lovers. It is not hard to figure out that this delivery system is the new way to get entertainment delivered to your phone, tablet, and television if you have the necessary tech available such as uninterrupted read more
THE GIRL HUNTERS (1964)
Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on Jan 30, 2020
Hard boiled detective stories are lovely fodder for film. The dark streets full of grime, corruption and broken bottles and dreams coupled with spent cartridges. This is the world of Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer at its cliché best with all the trimmings of a blue plate special with poison gravy. read more
THE LADY, THE LEGEND, THE TRUTH: LANA by Lana Turner
Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on Jan 25, 2020
I am sure we all read some of the biographies of the stars, hoping to get some insight or dirt. Loads of these works are out there; from the ‘unauthorised’ label with many books being written by the studio press people or the newspaper columnist of the time. These people tend to read more
THE GIRL ON A MOTORCYCLE (1968)
Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on Jan 14, 2020
Sixties film making has a particular niche and creators pressed new subject matter and techniques. The rise of the ‘biker film,’ thought to be low budget drive in fare for the teenagers more interested in making sure the ‘wild oats’ were well stowed away. Many of these read more
THE RESTLESS SPIRIT OF DAVID MANNERS
Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on Dec 19, 2019
Not everyone can be a big star in Hollywood. In fact, many make a comfortable living and end up drifting into other opportunities. Some still toil on camera, being the face you know but can’t put a name to. Whether David Manners fits into that category along with Lyle Talbot and read more
WATCHING FILM THE ‘RETRO’ WAY
Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on Dec 12, 2019
When you have your PVR loaded with holiday film fare or you pop in your favorite disks in what ever format you choose for yourself or guests; just cast your mind back to another way to watch. When PVR was still the “stuff dreams are made of,” those of us that wanted to see a certain style of read more
‘SOME DWIGHT FRYE’S OR NAISHED’?
Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on Dec 5, 2019
n The Horror pictures of the Golden age are could be like “Diner food’ to ‘ serious film goers or Movie gourmets.’ If that is so then side dishes you get with a diner meal add to the being filled up. If the lead actors and central story are the ‘meat ‘ read more
THE LEMON DROP KID (1951)
Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on Nov 28, 2019
I remember the usual films, THE GRINCH THAT STOLE CHRISTMAS with Boris Karloff; CHARLIE BROWN’S CHRISTMAS with the sad tree that tips over when an ornament is put on it. The skating sequences from THE BISHOPS’S WIFE with David Niven, Cary Grant and Loretta Young are also part of holiday memories. read more
FANG MALE : A LOOK AT THE HORROR MEDIA
Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on Nov 14, 2019
The following words are a shameless plug as they appear in my current ebook and soon to be print SCREEN AND SCREEN AGAIN. Not much change in Halloween which has just passed us by except the people. Who would have dreamed of a 24 hour channel for Classic film that would thrive and bring people read more
ONCE A THIEF (1965)
Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on Oct 4, 2019
The little things you find when you walk into a shop – like Alain Delon’s character did in ONCE A THIEF (1965). This Ralph Nelson directed picture is a stylish thriller from the opening frame to the end titles. The opening sequence, shot in a San Francisco jazz club, features read more
THE RIGHT TO LIVE (1935)
Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on Sep 11, 2019
Warner Brothers takes a dip into the non-gangster market with director William Keighley. He may have seen this as an assignment to get over and done with. Keightley would work with James Cagney many times and be in the director’s chair for co direction credit in THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN read more
NO GREATER GLORY (1934)
Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on Sep 6, 2019
Allegory themes tend to be a hit and miss proposition. A lovely example is STRANGE CARGO (1940) with one of Clark Gable’s best on camera moments of life and the hereafter. Clarence Brown’s THE HUMAN COMEDY (1943) with Mickey Rooney is another. The picture was originally written read more
THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE (1921)
Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on Aug 27, 2019
Days accelerate today as never before. You read a calendar and wonder where a year has gone. Lucky when you watch film you can slip into seasons quite well hence it was not out of of place the see the silent picture THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE (1921). The picture – while not a story concerning read more
HOLLYWOOD ADVENTURES IN THE BOOK TRADE: An Opinion on the printed word
Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on Aug 23, 2019
Sometimes you just want to sit down with a good book. Not an electronic book. Yes, they are wonderfully convenient. But a book is something that you hold up. When I am lucky enough to travel to places like Los Angeles, I find myself in Larry Edmunds bookshop on Hollywood Blvd. I am read more
THE GREEN EYED BLONDE (1957)
Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on Aug 9, 2019
The grind house / exploitation film sub genre known as the biker film or teenage juvenile delinquent picture are fondly looked at today through a different lens. What seems to be cheap, simple and visceral entertainment capitalizing on trends or headlines has become a retro art form; often read more
TILL THE END OF TIME (1946)
Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on Jul 31, 2019
The after war picture most remember (with good reason), is, of course: THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946). R.K.O studios TILL THE END OF TIME (1946) was released two months previous to MGM’S picture, both oddly enough in Mexico with the USA premiere not happening till 1947. TILL THE END read more
VACATION FROM MARRIAGE (1945)
Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on Jul 19, 2019
The scope of large events such as war can be hard for people to grasp. History is usually written by the victors. Hence, VACATION FROM MARRIAGE (1945), in the USA (A. K. A. PERFECT STRANGERS) presents the watcher with a low key, intimate view of ordinary people who undergo a personal catacly read more
FOXY BROWN (1974)
Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on Jul 13, 2019
Classic film is not confined to black and white pictures of the ” Golden Age.” Many were glorious imitations of what has been done before, and that is comforting. You will find occasional seismic changes such as the Production Code altering the precode era to the advent of post war read more