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Reign of the Scream Queens: Fay Wray

Scream Queen Legend Although she predates the term, Fay Wray is considered to be one of the earliest scream queens. Born in Cardston, Alberta, Canada in 1907, Ms. Wray found her way to Hollywood in 1919 via Salt Lake City, Utah. She made her screen debut in the film short Gasoline Love in 1923. MostContinue reading “Reign of the Scream Queens: Fay Wray”

Godzilla Vs. Kong

“Hell….It Goes To Hell.” Yep, things go to a special kind of Hell during Godzilla Vs. Kong (2021). Don’t get my words wrong here, I’m quoting a humorous part of the film in my heading, but a lot of things do fall apart, get smashed, burn, get hacked up, and ripped to shreds throughout thisContinue reading “Godzilla Vs. Kong”

Son Of Kong (1933)

“Boy, look at him scrap! Just like his Old Man!” With a smaller budget and a smaller ape, 1933’s Son of Kong still manages to delight. It was released just a few months after its predecessor. Returning for the sequel are King Kong stars Robert Armstrong, Frank Reicher, and Victor Wong, all reprising their rolesContinue reading “Son Of Kong (1933)”

King Kong (1933)

TCM Big Screen Classics Over the weekend Turner Classic Movies and Fathom Events presented a showing of 1933’s memorable classic King Kong. Featuring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, and Bruce Cabot, the film blazed a trail in special effects led by the work of Willis O’Brien and utilized the music of Max Steiner. According to aContinue reading “King Kong (1933)”

Roaring Into Theaters One More Time!

Atop The Empire State Building Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies are bringing the 1933 original King Kong back to the big screen! The film, originally released by RKO Radio Pictures, featured groundbreaking stop-motion effects by Willis O’Brien, a pioneer in special effects that would become a major influence on many special effects artists thatContinue reading “Roaring Into Theaters One More Time!”

Haven’t I Seen This Before?

Again…And One More Time I recently posed a question to my readers via Facebook asking them what topics they would like me to blog about.  Of the thousands of requests (okay, just two) that I received, I decided to go with Hollywood’s recent surplus of reboots, rewrites, re-imagined stories (my personal favorite), and updated versionsContinue reading “Haven’t I Seen This Before?”