Category Archives: Arizona

Results for the Hitchcock poll

Posted on 23 April 2016 by

Well, the polls are now closed and the results are in. First things first though – the response to this celebration of the 53 films directed by Alfred Hitchcock was really gratifying, so special thanks to everyone who joined in. … Continue reading →

Posted in 'In praise of ...', Alfred Hitchcock, Amnesia, Arizona, Boileau-Narcejac, Cold War, Cornell Woolrich, Ed McBain, England, Espionage, Film Noir, Film Poll, London, New England, New York, Psycho, Robert Bloch, San Francisco, Scotland, Spy movies | 45 Comments

In Praise of … MEDIUM (2005-11)

Posted on 5 August 2014 by

I just finished watching the seventh and final season of Medium, the mystery / supernatural drama starring  loosely inspired by reputed real-life spirit medium, Allison DuBois. It is one of my favourite shows, one of the most consistently inventive and ingenious whodunits … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Best of' lists, 'In praise of ...', Arizona, Medium, Scene of the crime, Top 10, Tuesday's Overlooked Film | Tagged | 41 Comments

Sergeant Rutledge (1960)

Posted on 26 February 2013 by

John Ford was one of the great directors of the studio system, winner of four Oscars, a tyrant on the set, and maker of many classic Westerns – but he also made dozens of films in other genres including comedies, … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona, Courtroom, John Ford, Scene of the crime, Tuesday's Overlooked Film | 49 Comments

Dying Room Only (1973) – Tuesday’s Forgotten Film

Posted on 11 September 2012 by

In 1953 Richard Matheson published ‘Dying Room Only’, a vanishing spouse variant on the Paris Exposition story. Like in his Twilight Zone episode ‘Nick of Time’, a young couple stop at a cafe and find their lives unraveling as unexpected … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona, Film Noir, Noir on Tuesday, Richard Matheson, Scene of the crime, Tuesday's Overlooked Film | 42 Comments

ONE FOR THE ROAD (1958) by Fredric Brown

Posted on 31 August 2012 by

A whodunit that, as the title suggests, is more than a tad on the bibulous side, One For the Road is one of the less well-known mysteries by cult author Fredric Brown and  one of his last. In the 40s … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Alphabet of Crime, Arizona, Crime Fiction Alphabet, Fredric Brown, Friday's Forgotten Book, Robert Bloch | 14 Comments