Nosferatu (1922) Max Schreck inhabited the role of vampire Count Orlock so completely in this beautiful nightmare, he inspired a cottage industry of conspiracy theories casting him as an actual vampire. These theories eventually inspired their own film. Director F.W. Murnau, whose other credits include The Last Laugh (1924) and Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), died tragically… Continue reading Little Mac Richard in a pit of snakes
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Little Donnie Trump turned two: A look back at 1948
In 1948, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated; The Kinsey Report was released; Sri Lanka and Israel became independent nations; NASCAR was founded; The US Supreme Court ruled religious instruction in public schools was unconstitutional; ABC began broadcasting; William Shockley filed a patent for the first transistor; Alger Hiss was accused of being a Communist spy; Harry… Continue reading Little Donnie Trump turned two: A look back at 1948
The fourteenth year of the reign of the second Queen Elizabeth: A look back at 1966
In 1966: Indira Gandhi was elected Prime Minister of India; John Lennon told a reporter for the London Evening Standard the Beatles were “more popular than Jesus;” The Cultural Revolution began in China; It’s a Small World opened in Disneyland; The US Supreme Court ruled suspects must be informed of their rights before they can be questioned; England won… Continue reading The fourteenth year of the reign of the second Queen Elizabeth: A look back at 1966
The player always dials for help in Phenix City
The Phenix City Story (1955) After his election as Attorney General of Alabama in 1954, Albert Patterson was assassinated by forces resisting his efforts to clean up organized crime in Phenix City. Fortunately, his death compelled state action in the corrupt town. The beginning of this film, featuring reporter Clete Roberts interviewing residents of the city, straddles the line between… Continue reading The player always dials for help in Phenix City