What’s neither black nor white but red all over? Well of course if you’re a friend of the Self-Styled Siren, you know it’s the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics…. as she’s co-hosting an amazing TCM series “Shadows of Russia” and easing her way into a well-deserved position as the Scarlet Empress of the cine-blogosphere, and ... read more »

The Alices in flight, those beautiful women alone in their cars on the run – Sylvia Kristel in Alice ou la Dernière Fugue, Candace Hilligoss in Carnival of Souls, and Inger Stevens in “The Hitch-Hiker” episode of The Twilight Zone – recall the most iconic of such women, Janet Leigh as Marion Crane on the ... read more »

Another terrific film by poor neglected Richard Quine (1920-1989). An actor, singer, and dancer before he turned to directing, Quine was particularly adept at showcasing the beauty, personality and talents of his female stars: Audrey Hepburn in Paris When It Sizzles, Nancy Kwan in The World of Suzie Wong, Natalie Wood in Sex and the ... read more »

Playwright. Screenwriter. Producer. Known primarily for two major achievments: (1) He wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960). (2) He was the producer and chief writer for the first season (1963-1964) of television’s groundbreaking sci-fi/gothic anthology series, The Outer Limits. And one cannot talk about Psycho without talking about Norman Bates. Bates is the ... read more »