Playing with Beethoven (2020)
Josh (Aric Floyd) is focused on one thing: winning a piano competition. He wants nothing to do with the father who keeps trying to get back into his life (he’s played by Kadeem Hardison from A Different World) or anyone else until Charlotte (Naomi Druskic in her first role) comes into his life. She’s a jazz […]
Cursed (2005)
Consider this movie a precursor to next week’s deep dive into the horror films of the 2000’s. It’s an example of the creative voices of that era — Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson — whose Scream would lead to a renaissance of horror on screens — and Bob and Harvey Weinstein, whose heavy-handed production often led […]
The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
After the success of Cat People, RKO demanded that Val Lewton get started on a sequel. The original director was Gunther von Fritsch, but when he fell behind schedule, Robert Wise took over. It was the first film for both men. Fritsch would eventually make Body and Soul and Stolen Identity while Wise would win Best Director and […]
The Beast Must Die (1974)
Paul Annett mostly directed TV and this is the lone theatrical movie that he directed. It’s one of the few non-anthology releases of Amicus. It’s notable for including a werewolf break, a feature of the film that Annett disliked, saying, “What can I say about it? I hated it. It stopped the film stone dead […]
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Curt Siodmak (I Walked with a Zombie, Son of Dracula) made a joke to producer George Waggner that he needed a downpayment for a car and that they should make Frankenstein Wolfs the Meat Man. It was lunch. He was joking. Waggner called him to his office and said, “Go ahead, buy the car.” That’s how this […]
The Howling III (1987)
This is the last Howling movie to play in U.S. theaters. Gary Brandner, author of the Howling novels, approved director Philippe Mora’s purchase of the rights to his novels. The credits even claim that this is based on his book The Howling III: Echoes. But in truth, it has a different setting and really only has […]
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