Robert Nason's Culture Bog

I just watched The Sugarland Express  and I still have the same problem with it. While it's undoubtedly an amazing piece of filmmaking ...

I've finally finished the long journey of reading THE LAST DANGEROUS VISIONS, assembled by Harlan Ellison from 1973 until his death in 2...

I just finished reading Thomas Mallory's excellent book, Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror .  It's a comprehensive over...

I noticed an odd thing tonight while watching The Wolf Man (1941).  Early in the film, Lon Chaney visits the antique shop where Evelyn Anker...

Tonight I watched Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935), back-to-back on Turner Classic Movies. I've seen both many times...

The Phantom of the Opera (1925).  I saw it again recently with the color sequence in the picture above. I was surprised to find the pace ex...

I guess I really was a "monster kid."  I never liked to think of myself as one, just as trekkies dislike being referred to by that...