Tag Archives: MGM

Classic Cartoons and Classical Music

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Uncle Maffy

I’m relatively certain that I would have had little to no exposure to classical music without having watched copious amounts of cartoons. Those of us fortunate to have grown up during the 1970s will undoubtedly have feasted our eyes on … Continue reading →


Peace on Earth, holiday cartoon from way back..

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Justin M. Salvato

I can’t recall the first time I have seen this cartoon, but I was young.  It was very frightening to me.  The message of the cartoon got through to my young mind; that some wars just do not make any … Continue reading →


Johnny Cool on DVD

Posted on July 11, 2011 by The Retroist

Johnny Cool is a 1963 thriller directed by William Asher that stars Henry Silva and Elizabeth Montgomery. The movie is about a mob war, which is cool (Johnny Cool?), and the film is action packed, but before you watch it … Continue reading →


Down Three Dark Streets on DVD

Posted on July 11, 2011 by The Retroist

Down Three Dark Streets was a 1954 documentary-style film noir. It was directed by Arnold Laven with a screenplay written by Gordon and Mildred Gordon, based on their novel Case File FBI. In the film FBI agent John Ripley investigates … Continue reading →


Curse of the Faceless Man on DVD

Posted on July 5, 2011 by The Retroist

Curse of the Faceless Man is a B-movie gem that has just been re-released on DVD as part of MGM’s Limited Edition Collection (I have no idea what that means). While I might not understand the collection, I am very … Continue reading →