My Personal Journey Through Horror, Part I
The end of October is drawing near, which means this awful year of 2020 will be over (depending on when you’re reading this) in less than...
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awolverton77
Oct 22, 20203 min read
A Horror Gem You Shouldn't Miss: Sweetheart (2019)
Sweetheart (2019) Directed by J. D. Dillard Produced by Jason Blum, J. D. Dillard, Bill Karesh, Alex Hyner, Alex Theurer Written by J. D....
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awolverton77
Oct 12, 20202 min read
My Letterboxd Watchlist #9: Death Line (aka Raw Meat, 1972)
Today I continue the ever-expanding journey though my Letterboxd Watchlist, stopping off for what promises to be a month-long venture...
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awolverton77
Oct 5, 20202 min read
My Letterboxd Watchlist #8: Ms .45 (1981)
My Letterboxd watchlist journey continues https://letterboxd.com/awolverton/watchlist/ today with Ms .45 (1981) a crime/revenge thriller....
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awolverton77
Oct 4, 20204 min read
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) Otto Preminger
(This review originally appeared as part of my Noirvember 2014 posts.) Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) Directed and Produced by Otto...
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awolverton77
Sep 30, 20209 min read
What I Watched in September 2020
Although I’m presenting fewer virtual library movie programs now than I was just a month ago, I’m finding the research to be taking up...
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awolverton77
Sep 23, 202013 min read
Film Noir New Releases in October 2020
If you’re new to my monthly Film Noir Releases posts, welcome! My goal is to cover all the first-time releases to Blu-ray and DVD,...
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awolverton77
Sep 20, 20203 min read
Coming Attractions
The response to our library virtual movie event last week, Restoration, Preservation, and Distribution of Movies During a Pandemic with...
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awolverton77
Sep 13, 20202 min read
My Letterboxd Watchlist #6: The Booksellers (2019)
My Letterboxd watchlist journey continues https://letterboxd.com/awolverton/watchlist/ today with the first documentary of this quest,...
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awolverton77
Sep 10, 20202 min read
My Letterboxd Watchlist #5: The 10th Victim (1965)
My Letterboxd watchlist journey continues today with a film I thought was an Italian neo-noir, but certainly isn’t: Elio Petri’s The 10th...
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awolverton77
Sep 2, 20202 min read
My Letterboxd Watchlist #4: The Come On (1956)
My Letterboxd watchlist journey continues today with The Come On (1956), a low-budget film noir starring Anne Baxter, Sterling Hayden,...
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awolverton77
Sep 1, 20207 min read
What I Watched in August 2020
Okay, so I didn’t see that many films in August, but I did revisit a few titles (some I first watched over 30 years ago), went back to my...
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awolverton77
Aug 31, 20204 min read
2020 Summer Reading Challenge: Scoundrels & Spitballers: Writers and Hollywood in the 1930s (2020)
Scoundrels & Spitballers: Writers and Hollywood in the 1930s (2020) Philippe Garnier (originally published as Honni soit qui Malibu:...
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awolverton77
Aug 29, 20202 min read
My Letterboxd Watchlist #3: Anthropoid (2016)
My Letterboxd watchlist journey continues today with a film recommended to me a couple of years ago, Anthropoid (2016), a movie that...
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awolverton77
Aug 26, 20206 min read
Film Noir New Releases in September 2020
If you’re new to my monthly Film Noir Releases posts, welcome! My goal is to cover all the first-time releases to Blu-ray and DVD,...
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awolverton77
Aug 25, 20201 min read
A Crime Film Too Often Neglected: At Close Range (1986) James Foley
At Close Range (1986) Directed by James Foley Produced by Don Guest, Elliott Lewitt Screenplay by Nicholas Kazan Story by Elliott...
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awolverton77
Aug 21, 20202 min read
My Letterboxd Watchlist #2: The Hands of Orlac (1924)
I feel like I’m climbing up a mountain that grows larger with each step… I continue the long journey through my Letterboxd watchlist, yet...
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awolverton77
Aug 19, 20202 min read
How to Watch a Movie: An Experiment
I’ve been thinking lately about how we watch movies. I’m not talking about physical media vs. streaming or choosing which movie to watch...
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awolverton77
Aug 15, 20203 min read
2020 Summer Reading Challenge: Seconds (1963) David Ely
Seconds (1963) David Ely Signet Books, third printing Mass Market Paperback, 159 pages Like the film of the same name that was adapted...
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awolverton77
Aug 13, 20206 min read
Growing Up with Movies: Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Lately I’ve seen several posts on social media asking questions such as “What was the first movie you saw in theaters?” or “What was the...
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