House by the River (1950)
“Enticing Blonde Beauty Lures Lover’s Straying Eyes …” Billed as “Fritz Lang’s Gothic Mystery,” this enjoyable low-budget film noir was released by Republic Pictures and features Louis Hayward as Stephen…
“Enticing Blonde Beauty Lures Lover’s Straying Eyes …” Billed as “Fritz Lang’s Gothic Mystery,” this enjoyable low-budget film noir was released by Republic Pictures and features Louis Hayward as Stephen…
“His Home Was the Park! His Roof—the Sky!” In one of his best film performances, Al Jolson portrays an enlightened New York City bum known as “Bumper,” the self-proclaimed “Mayor…
“Sometimes the future is better than it used to be.” In this offbeat and thoughtful romantic comedy, “Ruby Weaver” (Marisa Tomei)–who has been unlucky in love to say the least–meets…
“New Orleans, 1933. In those days words didn’t say much.” Think Every Which Way But Loose. Move the action to Depression-era New Orleans. Take out the comedy. Replace Clint Eastwood…
“We’re all mad, you know.” Haunted is the type of adequate atmospheric horror flick that is never as good as you want or expect it to be. Frankly, I think…
“If I don’t make you my friend it means I gotta kick your ass everytime I see you. Nobody wants that, do they?” In this offbeat, frequently hilarious comedy-drama directed…
A WORK IN PROGRESS ... Murray was reportedly considered for and/or rejected the roles of “Han Solo” in Star Wars (1977), “Batman” in Batman (1989), “Allen Bauer” in Splash (1984),…
". . . You don't have any brains. I'm from Hollywood and I have the brains." —Andy Kaufman "Andy thinks like I did about wrestling. I didn't care if you loved…
“We’re going to have a party!” Take an eerie, dilapidated roadside attraction full of lifelike mannequins way off the beaten path called “Slausen’s Lost Oasis” run by creepy proprietor “Mr.…
“That’s what I like about trains … You never what’s going to happen.” A deeply disturbed Vietnam veteran, “First Sgt. Jack Falen,” portrayed by Dennis Hopper (who else?) travels by…