2008 September 02 | Coosa Creek Cinema

Just a Little Evil

By Rick, on September 2nd, 2008 |

In honor of the successful conclusion of noir month over at MovieZeal, I watched Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil when it was on Turner Classic Movies the other night. I’d never seen it before, and here are a few observations (be sure to read Phillip Johnston’s fine review here).

Orson Welles (left) and Charlton Heston

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Don LaFontaine, 1940 – 2008

By Rick, on September 2nd, 2008 |

Voice artist Don LaFontaine died yesterday in Los Angeles from complications of a collapsed lung. Reportedly the voice of over 5,000 trailers and 350,000 commercials, he became something of a minor celebrity in recent years, appearing on talk shows and newsmagazines. Through these appearances, we could put a name and face upon one of the [...]