by Sean Axmaker | Oct 4, 2016 | Home Viewing, What's Hot
Johnny Guitar: Olive Signature (Olive, Blu-ray, DVD) – Joan Crawford’s Vienna is the most masculine of women western heroes. A former saloon girl who earned her way to owning her own gambling house, she’s a mature woman with a history and she’s not...
by Sean Axmaker | Oct 14, 2015 | Home Viewing, Reviews, What's Hot
Lon Chaney became a star for The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) but it was the 1925 The Phantom of the Opera (Kino Classics, Blu-ray, DVD) that confirmed his stardom and his talent. The first version of many versions of the Gaston Leroux novel is still considered the...
by Sean Axmaker | Mar 20, 2014 | Home Viewing
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Flicker Alley, Blu-ray) was the film that elevated Lon Chaney from talented character actor and chameleon leading man to Hollywood superstar, and it was a project he nurtured to the screen. Famous for his elaborate make-up creations and...