I wonder if the comedic tone in THE INVISIBLE MAN and THE OLD DARK HOUSE seemed as incongruous as it seems today, as there was a considerable amount of quippy dialogue and hammy performances throughout the early sound era.  Rather than wink at the generic conventions of the horror genre, as it might appear to more…

I wonder if the comedic tone in THE INVISIBLE MAN and THE OLD DARK HOUSE seemed as incongruous as it seems today, as there was a considerable amount of quippy dialogue and hammy performances throughout the early sound era.  Rather than wink at the generic conventions of the horror genre, as it might appear to more…

Washington—Cahn's LAW AND ORDER from 1932, starring Walter Huston, is probably the best Western from that era that virtually no one has ever seen.

Washington—Cahn's LAW AND ORDER from 1932, starring Walter Huston, is probably the best Western from that era that virtually no one has ever seen.

Well, he did end up marrying Carl Leammle Jrs. fiance, so there was some karmic balance there.

Well, he did end up marrying Carl Leammle Jrs. fiance, so there was some karmic balance there.

LAWRENCE gets played at least once a year at the American Cinematheque and it always sells out.

LAWRENCE gets played at least once a year at the American Cinematheque and it always sells out.

Z channel bitches!

Z channel bitches!

Back when I was in second grade My die hard Republican parents took my younger brother and myself to the drive in to see THE TRIAL OF BILLY JACK on my mom's recommendation.  She had heard that it was an uplifting story about an Indian.  We packed on out after the Mai Lai inspired massacre sequence.  It's been family…

Back when I was in second grade My die hard Republican parents took my younger brother and myself to the drive in to see THE TRIAL OF BILLY JACK on my mom's recommendation.  She had heard that it was an uplifting story about an Indian.  We packed on out after the Mai Lai inspired massacre sequence.  It's been family…

Maximillian Schell made it, but midway through Dietrich withdrew from the project after conducting several hours of taped interviews.  Undeterred, Schell built a set recreating Dietrich's  apartment and walked around it with a camera, and incorporated the taped interviews over this and other archival footage.  I seem…

Maximillian Schell made it, but midway through Dietrich withdrew from the project after conducting several hours of taped interviews.  Undeterred, Schell built a set recreating Dietrich's  apartment and walked around it with a camera, and incorporated the taped interviews over this and other archival footage.  I seem…

You're right.  I saw THIS IS CINERAMA as a young lad there in the 70s.

You're right.  I saw THIS IS CINERAMA as a young lad there in the 70s.

In the 70s, insead of updating to 5.1 Dolby Surround. they went for a rival sound system that worked out great.  I presume that it's been upgraded since the restoration in the 90s.

In the 70s, insead of updating to 5.1 Dolby Surround. they went for a rival sound system that worked out great.  I presume that it's been upgraded since the restoration in the 90s.

I saw it there about 10 years ago and it was quite dazzling.  The exaggerated width of the screen created some unusual blocking.

I saw it there about 10 years ago and it was quite dazzling.  The exaggerated width of the screen created some unusual blocking.