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From the Vaults: 'Spider Baby' (1968)
The Daily MirrorHappy autumnal equinox, my scrappy yet plucky band of readers! The unmistakable slant of fall light is upon us now, even in the 90-degree afternoons, and with it comes my very favorite season for movie watching. Which means I have decided to quit adhering... -
TV This Week for Oct. 31st â Nov. 6th
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Oct. 31 - Nov. 6 in PDF format Weekly TV Listings can also be downloaded here This week's TV Movies SUNDAY When contestants on the British edition of âBig Brotherâ...... -
Tuesday's TV Highlights: Couples dance on 'So You Think You Can Dance'
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Oct. 25 - 31 in PDF format This week's TV Movies TOP 20 DANCERS: Ten couples perform and compete on 'So You Think You Can Dance' 8 p.m. Fox. SERIES...... -
Listen in on sound masters at the Academy's 'Horrorshow'
The Hero ComplexContinuing our countdown to Halloween is another Susan King special touting what will be a cool look by many of the creators of audible terror at some of film's greatest scary tales -- from 1925's "The Phantom of the Opera"...... -
'Splatter' is vintage Roger Corman, fresh on the Web
The Hero ComplexContributor Susan King brings us some Halloween fun with this piece on the brilliant Roger Corman aiding Netflix with his cliffhanger genius. The result being an interactive three-parter, directed by Joe Dante, called "Splatter." -- Jevon Phillips When it... -
A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist
The Daily MirrorNov. 5, 1942: Lon Chaney Jr. is preparing for a role in Universalâs remake of âThe Phantom of the Operaâ ⦠well, not quite.... -
The superheroes of Japan who predated Superman and Batman
The Hero ComplexHero Complex contributor Liesl Bradner offers an intriguing look back at a forgotten age of heroics in Japan... Five years before Lee Falkâs masked-man adventures with âThe Phantomâ began in newspapers, a hero called Golden Bat was saving damsels... -
'Creature From the Black Lagoon' emerges
The Hero ComplexWhen director Breck Eisner parted ways with Universal's remake of "Creature From the Black Lagoon" earlier this year, fans of the 1950s camp classic wondered if and when the new film would ever see the light of day. But now...... -
'The Show That Smells' by Derek McCormack
The Show That Smells
A Novel
Derek McCormack
Akashic Books: 120 pp., $15.95 paper
Even by the standards of the paranormal romances that occupy the top slots of bestseller lists, Derek McCormack's new novel of cursed crooners, murderous fashion...Tags: Action (genre), Elsa Schiaparelli, Hemorrhaging, Jean Cocteau, Fashion Shows
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John Hart dies at 91; the other 'Lone Ranger'
Most TV fans of a certain age know the answer to the question, "Who played the Lone Ranger?"
Those who say Clayton Moore are correct, at least partially.
There was another actor who played the Masked Man on "The Lone Ranger" television series,...Tags: Television, Obituaries, Defense, Horse (animal), Movies
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'Homer & Langley' by E.L. Doctorow
Homer & Langley
A Novel
E.L. Doctorow
Random House: 208 pp., $26
E.L. Doctorow is the Lon Chaney of American fiction: man of a thousand faces, portrayer of a thousand lives. Since the publication of his first novel, "Welcome to Hard Times," in 1960,...Tags: Fiction, Newspaper and Magazine, Literature, Death, World War I (1914-1918)
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'Bride of Frankenstein' comes alive in Hollywood on Saturday
The Hero ComplexTCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL, APRIL 22-25 You know there must have been electricity in the air when "The Bride of Frankenstein" opened in theaters on April 22, 1935. The superior sequel to Universal's 1931 landmark horror film, "Frankenstein," was...
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