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In episode 45 of the FILM FREAKS FOREVER podcast, me and Mark Jordan Legan look at pro-athletes who turned to acting.🎥
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Tonight on Svengoolie on MeTV #Svengoolie#METV
DRACULA (1931)
The first of the talking Universal Monster Movies. The beginning of it all. Bela Lugosi as The Count. Essential viewing. 🎥
FILM FREAK FRIDAY
#FilmFreakFriday
CRISS CROSS (1949)
A pure film noir, directed by the master Robert Siodmak. Burt Lancaster stars as love-crossed truck driver. Yvonne De Carlo is sympathetic femme fatale. The best.
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This one hits me very hard. He was my comedy idol. His albums were a joy when I was young. Later on, I got to work with him. I really loved him, both as a performer and as I human being. Hug your loved ones!
R.I.P Bob...
THEATER THURSDAY
#theaterthursday
MASTER CLASS by Terence McNally
A play about a master class by opera singer Maria Callas near the end of her life, in the 1970s. The play opened on Broadway in 1995, winning the Tony Award for Best Play.
Tonight on TCM #TCM
36 HOURS (1964)
An overlooked, tricky, clever psychological thriller, from a story by Roald Dahl. James Garner, Eva Marie Saint and Rod Taylor star in this tale of espionage during World War II. Recommended. 🎥
In episode 36 of the FILM FREAKS FOREVER podcast, me and Mark Jordan Legan cover Giant Monster Movies, in all their glory!
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Tonight on TCM #TCM
TARGETS (1968)
Peter Bogdanovich's first film, a stunning low-budget work starring Boris Karloff is his last great role. Co-written by the marvelous Polly Platt. Recommended. 🎥
Tonight on TCM #TCM
TROUBLE IN PARADISE (1932)
This is just about my favorite comedy of all time. A delightful con game/jewel thief movie, directed by the immortal Ernst Lubitsch. Starring Kay Francis, Miriam Hopkins, Herbert Marshall and Edward Everett Horton. Essential viewing. 🎥
SUPPORTING ACTOR SUNDAY
#supportingactorsunday
DICK MILLER (1928-2019)
Walter Paisley lives! Miller was a proud member of the Roger Corman rep company. Also appeared in films of Joe Dante, James Cameron and Martin Scorsese. A BUCKET OF BLOOD, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, GREMLINS. One of the best! 🎥
Tonight on TCM #TCM
THE KILLERS (1946)
As far as great debut shots of film stars, the first image of Burt Lancaster is perhaps the greatest. A classic film noir, based on the short story by Ernest Hemingway. Directed by Robert Siodmak, it made Lancaster and Ava Gardner stars. Essential viewing.🎥
