Scars of Dracula (1970)

Scars of Dracula (UK, 1970) 95 min color DIR: Roy Ward Baker. SCR: Anthony Hinds. PROD:…

You’ll Find Out (1940)

You’ll Find Out (USA, 1940) 97 min B&W DIR-PROD: David Butler. SCR: David Butler, James V.…

Blood Freak (1972)

Blood Freak (USA, 1972) 86 min color DIR: Brad F. Grinter. SCR-PROD: Brad F. Grinter, Steve…

The Dead Don’t Die (1975)

The Dead Don’t Die (TV, 1975) 74 min color DIR: Curtis Harrington. SCR: Robert Bloch. PROD:…

Night Caller from Outer Space (1965)

Night Caller from Outer Space (UK, 1965) DIR: John Gilling. SCR: Jim O’Connolly, adapted from the…

The Reincarnate (1971)

The Reincarnate (Canada, 1971) 99 min color DIR: Don Haldane. SCR-PROD: Seeleg Lester. DOP: Norman C.…

Bill Viola: THE REFLECTING POOL and THE PASSING

The Reflecting Pool (USA, 1977) 7 min colorThe Passing (USA, 1991) 55 min B&W This week’s…

“We All Know Each Other”

He leafed through my film publication, and then asked if I knew a guy in Hamilton…

The Toronto Film Legends That Made Us

How nice to have been included as part of the “Toronto Film Legends That Made Us”…

Silence is Golden: Toronto Silent Film Festival 2024

This is now the fifteenth year that Shirley Hughes has been running the Toronto Silent Film…

Moon of the Wolf (1972)

Moon of the Wolf (TV, 1972) DIR: Daniel Petrie. SCR: Alvin Sapinsley, based on the novel…

The Checkered Flag (1963)

The Checkered Flag (USA, 1963) 84 min color DIR-SCR: William Grefé. PROD: Herb Vendig. DOP: Jack…

Saturday Night at the Movies 10th Anniversary Party

This weekend is TVOntario’s telethon, which means that it was exactly forty years ago this weekend…

Television: My Film School – Part 1

With all due respect to my post-secondary professors, much of my film history education was self-taught.…

Important News from Something Weird Video

We just received the latest e-newsletter from Something Weird Video, which reads in part: January 2,…

Farewell to Olive Films

The boutique DVD – Bluray releasing company, Olive Films, has announced it is ceasing operations after…

Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete (1960)

Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete (Italy, 1960) 95 min color DIR: Silvio Amadio. SCR: Gian…

The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye (1956)

The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye (Japan, 1956) 86 min B&W DIR: Sadatsugu Matsuda,…