Saturday, October 31, 2020

FAREWELL, SIR SEAN CONNERY...

 The news today were devastating...Sean Connery has passed away at age 90. The obituaries and tribute stories are pouring in. Sean Connery became my boyhood idol ever since I saw him in DR. NO and his portrayal of agent 007 proved to be the definitive template for the series. But Connery's achievements didn't stop there. He was a consummate actor who turned out many unforgettable portrayals in now classic films like MARNIE, WOMAN OF STRAW, THE HILL, THE ANDERSON TAPES, THE OFFENCE, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, THE WIND AND THE LION, THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING, ROBIN AND MARIAN, THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY, OUTLAND, TIME BANDITS, HIGHLANDER, THE UNTOUCHABLES, INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE, THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, THE ROCK, ENTRAPMENT, FINDING FORRESTER, among many others.  His credits, according to IMDb, number 68.  Sean Connery

                     















My Top Sean Connery Films on IMDb:


IN MY LIFE
The voice of Sean Connery


Tuesday, October 27, 2020

THE CLASSIC MOVIE MONSTERS

Every Halloween season, most TV stations start featuring horror films on their schedule to steer audiences into the proper spooky mood. Thousands of those films have been made throughout the years but to me, the best horror characters are the ones I first saw on the classic films from the first decades of movie history.

Here is my personal gallery of the great monsters from the movies:


Max Schreck as NOSFERATU


Lon Chaney as THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA



Lon Chaney as THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME



Bela Lugosi as DRACULA


Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's Monster


Boris Karloff as THE MUMMY





KING KONG


Elsa Lanchester as THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN



Lon Chaney Jr. as The WOLF MAN


THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON



The Cyclops from THE 7th VOYAGE OF SINBAD



The Beast from 2,000 Fathoms





GODZILLA


And all the remaining others from that wonderful era!