Tag Archives: Warner Archives Collection

Movies Till Dawn: Caltiki, Tabonga, Bela and the Bat

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Paul Gaita

“Caltiki The Immortal Monster” (1959, Arrow Video) Archaeologists working in the ruins of a Mayan city uncover a vast array of gold in the depths of a sunken temple, as well as the creature that watches over the riches – … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: All Singing, All Dancing

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Paul Gaita

“Dancing Lady” (1932, Warner Archives Collection) If you’ve been watching FX’s wonderful and addictive “Feud: Bette and Joan,” you’ve heard Jessica Lange’s Joan Crawford gripe about clawing her way back to the top after being declared box office poison in … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: ’50s Violence

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Paul Gaita

“Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955, Warner Film Archives) One-armed vet Spencer Tracy’s search for a Japanese-American farmer takes him to the titular California desert town, where de facto town boss Robert Ryan and his goons (Ernest Borgnine and Lee … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: ‘Tis the Season – Last Minute Gift Ideas for Eclectic Insomniacs (Oh S— I Forgot Edition)

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Paul Gaita

“BrainDead Season 1” (Paramount) pleased a lot of critics but very few Nielsen families, so unfortunately, this Season 1 set comprises the complete series run. Too bad, since this series from Robert and Michelle King (“The Good Wife”), about a … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: ‘Tis the Season – High Tension for the Holidays

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Paul Gaita

“Don’t Breathe” (2016, Sony) What seems at first like the simplest of robberies – the theft of insurance money hidden in the home of a blind man (Stephen Lang) – proves far more complicated for a trio of young and … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: More Digital Comfort Food (Postprandial Holiday Fare Edition)

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Paul Gaita

“The Late Show” (1977, Warner Archives Collection) When his partner (Howard Duff) turns up on his doorstep with a bullet in his chest, aging private eye Art Carney decides to take up the shamus business again – despite his bad … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Digital Comfort Food for Post-Election Neuroses Edition

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Paul Gaita

“My Bodyguard” (1980, Kino Lorber) Targeted by a bullying goon (Matt Dillon) at his new school, fifteen-year-old Clifford Peach (Chris Makepeace) finds what he believes to be protection for hire in the hulking form of Ricky Lindemann (Adam Baldwin), whose … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: A Month of Monsters, Part 5 (A Milder Sort of Macabre Edition)

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Paul Gaita

“Chandu the Magician” (1932, Kino Lorber) Who can save the world from the arch-villain Roxor (Bela Lugosi)? Only one man – Chandu the Magician (Edmund Lowe), who pits his mastery of mystical arts against Roxor’s death ray. At 71 minutes, … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Richard Harris vs. the Great Outdoors Double Bill

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Paul Gaita

12 a.m. – “Man in the Wilderness” – Western/Action/Thriller (1971, Warner Archives Collection) Harris’s second collaboration with producer Sanford (Sandy) Howard and screenwriter Jack DeWitt (after the sadistic “Man Called Horse”) is this 19th century wilderness adventure, a success in … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: TV Party Summer Reruns Edition (Part 1)

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Paul Gaita

“Ash vs. Evil Dead: El Jefe” (2016, Lionsgate) Once again, it’s that rare combination of stupidity and inflated ego that lands Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) in trouble with the supernatural. After accidentally unleashing monstrous demons that slaughtered his friends not … Continue reading →

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