Random Quote
“Wait! Oh, wait. Before this moment is over, I want to say that this house has been under a cloud of darkness for so many years. And now, at last, the cloud has passed.”
-Aunt Kate (Dom DeLuise)
from Haunted Honeymoon
from Haunted Honeymoon
Actor: Angela Lansbury
The Company of Wolves (1984)
Neil Jordon’s pseudo-folklore reimagining of the werewolf movie is beautifully designed and filmed. In fact, this had to have been the most stylish horror film ever made, until Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow took over the title in 1999. 12-year-old Sarah Patterson’s acting is pitch-perfect throughout, and David Warner does his usual multiple-role trick, and Angela [...]
Please Murder Me (1956)
It is hard to pass up a movie with a title like this. But after viewing it, it becomes clear that that the title is probably the best thing it has going. Despite big-name actors Raymond Burr and Angela Lansbury, the performances and direction are weak in this B film, which is in the public [...]
Gaslight (1944)
Today is Angela Lansbury’s 85th birthday, and I thought I would celebrate by watching Gaslight again. I have seen it several times before, mainly enjoying the performances of Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman, while thinking that the very American Joseph Cotten was miscast as a Scotland Yard detective. This time, I watched this 66-year-old film [...]