Monthly Archives: October 2024

Western RoundUp: Lone Pine Film Festival 2024

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Laura Grieve

Lone Pine Film Festival 2024 I had an amazing time again this year at the annual Lone Pine Film Festival held in Lone Pine, California. This was the 34th festival, of which I’ve attended around 10. As has become our … Continue reading →

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Noir Nook: Noir’s Scariest Characters

Posted on October 27, 2024 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: Noir’s Scariest Characters October is a month for ghosts and goblins, bats and jack-o’-lanterns, black cats and skeletons. Not necessarily the characteristics that come to mind when one thinks of film noir. But there’s one thing that’s common … Continue reading →

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Silents Are Golden: A Closer Look At “London After Midnight” (1927)

Posted on October 26, 2024 by Lea Stans

A Closer Look At “London After Midnight” (1927) It’s probably the most famous, most sought-after lost silent film of all time: London After Midnight (1927), starring the screen legend Lon Chaney and directed by the macabre-minded Tod Browning. Despite constant … Continue reading →

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Silver Screen Standards: House on Haunted Hill (1959)

Posted on October 26, 2024 by Jennifer Garlen

House on Haunted Hill (1959) I fell in love with the wacky low-budget horror films of the 1950s and 60s as a kid, when public domain chillers aired late at night and I secretly stayed up to watch them on … Continue reading →

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Monsters and Matinees: 8 horror films turning 80

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Toni Ruberto

Monsters and Matinees: 8 horror films turning 80 Turning 80 is a big deal for anyone – or anything for that matter and that includes movies. We’ve lost thousands of films through the decades and never for a good reason. … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Travels: Audrey Meadows

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Annette Bochenek

Audrey Meadows Audrey Cotter was born on February 8, 1922, in New York, New York, as the youngest of four children (two girls and two boys). Her parents were Reverend Francis James Meadows Cotter and Ida Miller Taylor, who worked … Continue reading →

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