Tag: 1933

Shochiku Kinema was the film company that handled the Japanese distribution of King Kong for RKO. Sadly, much like 90% of all Japanese movies made before 1945, this has been lost in the wake of World War II, with only a few flyers and posters left to prove that it even existed. A three-reel silent comedy […]

Released nine months after the original — perfect timing for the son of King Kong to spend in the womb, when you think about it — this sequel ran every Thanksgiving on WOR and by the end, I was emotionally devastated. I still have difficulty watching it in my late 40’s and have no idea how […]

Even before King Kong, jungle films in which scientists went into the dark underbelly and emerged not unscathed were a popular genre. A big reason why was that primates didn’t live in captivity at the time, so Tarzan films and The Lost World did big business. Producer Ernest B. Schoedsack — and actual director of the humans […]

Many know Blake Edwards’s 1982 film and the 1995 Broadway production, but few have seen the original 1933 film until now, thanks to this new release by Kino Lorber. A young woman (Renate Müller) can’t find work as a singer, so she works with a down on his luck actor to revise her act and […]

The first Mexican horror film, this movie is all about the legend of “The Crying Woman.” There’s been a film made about this story every few years and few of them are good. This one at least has some interesting atmosphere and is historically important. Maria is a woman who has two children and is […]