Tag Archives: Warner Archive

Where’s Barnabas? The Vampire-Free NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS (1971)

Posted on April 4, 2014 by willmckinley

Fans of the original Dark Shadows have a complicated relationship with NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS (1971), the rarely seen second film based on the popular supernatural soap opera. And that’s unfortunate, because NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS, which is now available … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Film, Dark Shadows, Warner Archive Collection | Tagged dark Shadows, HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS, Night of Dark Shadows, Warner Archive, Warner Archive Instant | 4 Comments

Esther Williams – The Wonder Woman of the 1950s

Posted on January 26, 2014 by willmckinley

Sometimes pop culture passions of past and present converge in unexpected and serendipitous ways. This happened to me on a recent Saturday night when I watched Wonder Woman with Lynda Carter on the nostalgia-themed Me-TV network, followed by JUPITER’S DARLING … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Film, Warner Archive Collection | Tagged Burton Lane, Esther Williams, Gal Gadot, Harold Adamson, Howard Keel, JUPITER’S DARLING, Lynda Carter, MAN OF STEEL, Me-TV, Richard Haydn, Warner Archive, Wonder Woman | Leave a comment

Saturday Morning Lives Again with Warner Archive

Posted on October 14, 2013 by willmckinley

I know I’m in the right room when an audience cheers for Space Ghost. That’s what happened on Saturday at New York Comic Con, when Warner Archive podcasters Matt Patterson and D.W. Ferranti joined comic book writer Danny Fingeroth and … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Screening Report, Warner Archive Collection | Tagged Alex Toth, Bill Hanna, Danny Fingeroth, DW Ferranti, Hanna-Barbera, Joe Barbera, Matt Patterson, New York Comic Con, Space Ghost, Super Friends, Warner Archive, Warner Archive Collection | 6 Comments

WOMEN IN BONDAGE (1943) from Warner Archive: Hitler Wants Your Baby!

Posted on June 17, 2013 by willmckinley

If Lifetime had made movies during World War II, they might have resembled WOMEN IN BONDAGE (1943), a heavy-handed hybrid of soap opera, war movie, and women-in-prison picture from Poverty Row powerhouse Monogram. This rarely seen programmer recently made its … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Film, DVD Blu-Ray Review, Warner Archive Collection | Tagged Frank Bentick Wisbar, Gail Patrick, Gertrude Michael, H.B. Warner, Hitler, Houston Branch, Maris Wrixon, Mein Kampf, Monogram Pictures, Motion Picture Production Code, Nancy Kelly, Nazi, Poverty Row, Pre-Code, Roland Varno, Steve Sekely, Tala Birell, Warner Archive, WOMEN IN BONDAGE | 8 Comments

SAFE IN HELL (1931) from Warner Archive: When it Comes to Pre-Code, Seeing is Believing

Posted on October 13, 2012 by willmckinley

“Black & white movies are so boring and fake,” a co-worker once said to me, with an accompanying look of disgust usually afforded to those who belch audibly in public places. In my younger days, I might have taken the … Continue reading →