Tag Archives: Warner Archives Collection

Movies Till Dawn: More Spookshows for Shut-Ins

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“Tigers are Not Afraid” (2017, RLJE Films) For young Estrella (Paola Lara), orphaned in her unnamed Mexican hometown after her mother’s disappearance, death is not only a constant but tangible presence that takes many forms, from gun-toting cartel members to … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: The Maltese Shut-In (Thrillers for Housebound Crime-Stoppers)

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“The Lineup” (1958, Mill Creek Entertainmentt) Pitiless mob hitmen Eli Wallach and Robert Keith and their dipsomaniac driver (Richard Jaeckel) prowl San Francisco in search of tourists who have unwittingly smuggled heroin from Hong Kong, with cops Warner Anderson and … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Almost Weirder Than Now

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“VFW” (2019, Image Entertainment) A gaggle of soused, AARP-age vets hold the line at the titular watering hole when a druglord and his zombified army lay siege to the joint in an attempt to retrieve stolen stash. Joe Begos‘ ultra-violent … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Comfort Cinema for Close Quarters

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“Sixteen Candles” (1984, Arrow Video) Her family’s failure to remember her 16th birthday is the first in a string of indignities endured by Molly Ringwald, who must also contend with her sister’s wedding, the attention of manic nerd Anthony Michael … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Quarantine Queens

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“The Bad and the Beautiful” (1952, Warner Archives Collection) When producer Kirk Douglas calls on star Lana Turner, Pulitzer-winning screenwriter Dick Powell and director Barry Sullivan to join his comeback picture, each recalls to studio chief Walter Pidgeon how his … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: A Case of the Creeps

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“Let’s Scare Jessica to Death” (1974, Shout! Factory) It’s true that Jessica (Zohra Lampert) has just left an asylum, but surely, her fragile mental state can’t account for all the strange things that have happened after she, her husband (Barton … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Power Couples

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“Ford v Ferrari” (2019, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment) Racer turned automotive designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) is pressed by Ford to create a car powerful enough to defeat the Ferrari racing team at the 1966 Le Mans race, but … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Siren Calls

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“The Letter” (1940, Warner Archives Collection) That Bette Davis, the wife of a rubber plantation owner in British Malaya, was justified in shooting the man who attempted to assault her, is accepted without question by the area’s white/wealthy community, and … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Big Trouble

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“Big Trouble in Little China” (1988, Shout! Factory) Trucker Kurt Russell discovers that his big-mouth-and-big-gun approach might not help pal Dennis Dun reclaim his fiancée (Suzee Pai) from an ancient Chinese sorcerer (James Hong) living under the streets of San … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Continental Cowboys, Malibu Princes and Austrian Maharajahs

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Paul Gaita

“Fritz Lang’s Indian Epic (“The Tiger of Eschnapur” and “The Indian Tomb”)” (1959, Film Movement Classics) Strapping young German engineer Paul Hubschmid (a.k.a. Paul Christian)  is invited to India to improve the infrastructure of the (fictitious) city of Eschnapur, but … Continue reading →

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