My Dinner with Andre vs. My Breakfast with Blassie
"I've lived in this city all my life. I grew up on the Upper East Side. And when I was ten years old, I was rich, I was an aristocrat.…
Dead Poets Society Trivia
Scenes of “Welton Academy” in Vermont were filmed at St. Andrew’s School in Middletown, Delaware.Dustin Hoffman, Liam Neeson, Mel Gibson, Mickey Rourke and Bill Murray was all reportedly considered for…
The Last Man on Earth (1964)
“Another day to live through. Better get started.” I have to admit I occasionally find Vincent Price insufferable when he hams it up TOO much. However, I think the “Master…
The Last Gangster (1937)
“Happy? Why, I’m so happy I’d like to go up and bust someone in the nose!” Offbeat gangster flick features a solid performance by Edward G. Robinson as big-time mobster…
The Lost Patrol (1934)
“Blistering Sun … Blazing Bullets!” In this superb adventure film directed by John Ford, a rapidly diminishing patrol of British cavalrymen led by “The Sergeant” (Victor McLaglen) finds themselves stranded…
The Machinist (2004)
“A little guilt goes a long way.” Bleak, disturbing and uncompromising, The Machinist is not necessarily a “feel-good” movie but it has definitely evolved into somewhat of a cult classic…
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
“Well I’m not a scientist. But I know all things begin and end in eternity.” Rock star David Bowie is Thomas Jerome Newton, an alien from a doomed, water-starved planet,…
The Masque of Red Death (1964)
“Each man creates his own God for himself, his own Heaven, his own Hell.” As the Satan-worshipping “Prince Prospero,” Vincent Price revels in pure evil in this classic atmospheric horror…
The Maze (1953)
"The Deadliest Trap in the World!” I first discovered this curious oddity after browsing through Michael Weldon’s essential 1983 film guide, The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film, in which the author…
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944)
“A Scanda-Laugh Fest!” Betty Hutton portrays small-town, fun-loving teen “Trudy Kockenlocker” (not kidding!) in this classic Preston Sturges screwball comedy that was considered rather bawdy and somewhat controversial for its…