Classic Movie Review

Charles M. Haecker Talks Apaches for Archaeology and the Movies Series Retired National Park Service Archaeologist Charles M. Haecker author of   On the Prairie of Palo Alto: Historical Archaeology of the U.S.–Mexican War Battlefield  and Apache archaeology expert talks about his Apache archaeology and the movies. Transcript YouTube Video SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over t...

A very solid Film Noir , Panic in the Streets (1950) is a really exciting movie as Richard Widmark and Paul Douglas race to stop the plague. It is also Jack Palance's first film and it is shot on location in New Orleans. The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed...

Listed among the top war films of all time, Twelve O'Clock High (1949), shows very little combat and focuses on PTSD. Gregory Peck and Dean Jagger star.   The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating,...

Dr. David Anderson Talks Science Fiction for Archaeology and the Movies Series 18:23 Dr. David Anderson quote on the nature of archaeology! 19:57 End   SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! We would love to get your feedback! Email jec@classicmovierev.com Click here to subscribe via iTunes Read more at classicmovi...

The first time Mary Shelly's gothic horror tale was committed to film. Produced by Thomas Edison, Frankenstein (1910) is historical and a must for all classic horror fans.   The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly...

A great study in leadership as the military commander, played by Clark Gable, must accept huge loses to stop the Nazi jet program in Command Decision (1948)   The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rat...

A semi-historical western with Glenn Ford and Julie Adams tells of a man being accused of being a coward for leaving the Alamo during the Texas War for Independence. Supporting cast include Neville Brand, Chill Wills, Victor Jory, and Hugh O'Brian in  The Man from the Alamo (1953)   The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the...

A short Film Noir  where Charles McGraw and William Talman face off on opposite sides of the law. Adele Jergens is a great femme fatale  in Armored Car Robbery (1950) The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison, is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode, head over to iTunes and kindly leave u...

Dr. Russell K. Skowronek Talks Pirate Archaeology for Archaeology and the Movies Series I am very excited to have Dr. Russell K. Skowronek join us for an episode of the Archaeology and the Movies series.  Dr. Skowronek is a professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He has written extensively on nautical archaeology and is an expert on pirate archaeology having co-author two books on...

Dr. Julie M. Schablitsky Interview Archaeology and the Movies I am very lucky to kick off the Archaeology and the Movies series with Dr. Julie M. Schablitsky. Dr. Schablitsky is the Chief archeologist at the Maryland Department of Transportation, a professor at the University of Oregon and the University of Maryland, and a prolific author having written about archaeology and the movies. Books Arch...

A play with elements of Film Noir . Kirk Douglas and Lee Grant are great in this intense police drama and love story, Detective Story (1951). The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison, is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, a...

Brew Barrymore leads a talented cast as Olive, the dog that thinks she can save Christmas, after hearing Santa say he will depend on All of the Other Reindeer in Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999). The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on ove...

A Christmas love story with Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, and Wendell Corry in a love triangle. Gordan Gebert is great as Timmy in Holiday Affair (1949) The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a...

A wonderful Christmas love story, The Shop Around the Corner (1940) has been remade a couple of times as  In the Good Old Summertime (1949), with Judy Garland and Van Johnson and You've Got Mail (1998) with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.  The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If...

A bad comedy remake of The Maltese Falcon (1931) and from the same source as The Maltese Falcon (1941) the makers of Satan Met a Lady (1936) made about every cinematic mistake possible.  The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTun...

The Maltese Falcon (1931) is an early version of the Dashiell Hammett novel starring Bebe Daniels, Ricardo Cortez, and Una Merkel. It is almost as good as The Maltese Falcon (1941) version. The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison, is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to...

A lustful vixen, a dipsomaniac, a tough guy, and a dame that had nothing but bad breaks intersect in The Strange Loves of Martha Ivers (1946) The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison, is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, a...

A revolutionary piece of filmmaking by Director James Whale who brought Mary Shelly's monster to the screen. Boris Karloff is the Monster in Frankenstein (1931) .   The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us...

It is a classic horror film with John Carradine and Lon Chaney Jr. as Dracula and the Wolf Man in  House of Dracula (1945). Frankenstein's Monster was there too. The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison, is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a...

One of the great post atom bomb monster movies. A solid cast and hordes of giant ants make Them ! (1954) a great classic sci-fi movie.   SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! We would love to get your feedback! Email Click here to subscribe via iTunes Read more at classicmovierev.com  

Kung Fu and Chinese black magic as Jack Burton (Kurt Russell) helps his friends fight a 2000-year-old Chinatown demon in Big Trouble in Little China (1986)   SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! We would love to get your feedback! Email Click here to subscribe via iTunes Read more at classicmovierev.com  

Better than average John Wayne fare with a great story and a lot of exciting dialogue and stunts. You will really enjoy The Sons of Katie Elder (1965).   SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! We would love to get your feedback! Email Click here to subscribe via iTunes Read more at classicmovierev.com  

A funny buddy picture that never got the attention it deserves. Harrison Ford and Gene Wilder are hilarious in  The Frisco Kid (1979)     SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! We would love to get your feedback! Email Click here to subscribe via iTunes Read more at classicmovierev.com  

Steven Spielberg directed the most exciting archaeology and Nazi-punching movies ever. Ford is amazing as Indiana Jones, a collector of antiquities in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)   SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! We would love to get your feedback! Email Click here to subscribe via iTunes Read more at cla...

Based on W. Somerset Maugham's novel of the same name, this movie follows Larry (Bill Murray) as his searches for the meaning of life, following the WWI death of a friend, in The Razor's Edge (1984). A remake of 1946 classic The Razor's Edge (1946), with Catherine Hicks, Theresa Russell, and Denholm Elliott.  SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a...