I'm remembering important film people on their 100th birthdays and the 20th was writer Richard Matheson's. I remembered him with a cult time travelling romance for which he adapted his own novel to the screen. Somewhere in Time (1980) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2026/02/some...

I'm watching the First Thirty films of Jodie Foster for an upcoming zine and #15 is her final Disney movie and final film as a child actor. It's a fun hunt for pirate treasure in a country estate. As always, comments are welcome. Candleshoe (1977) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2026/02/cand...

I'm watching the First Thirty films of Jodie Foster for an upcoming zine and #14 is an Italian sex comedy set entirely inside a single casotto with characters coming, going and crossing plot strands As always, comments are welcome. Beach House (1977) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2026/02/beac...

I'm watching the First Thirty films of Jodie Foster for an upcoming zine and #13 is a French coming of age romance with a serious age difference and her acting in French. As always, comments are welcome. Stop Calling Me Baby! (1977) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2026/02/stop...

I'm remembering important film people on their 100th birthdays and the 11th was actor Leslie Nielsen's. I remembered him with a pioneering occult detective movie, with him tracking down a Sumerian demon in 1890 San Francisco. Dark Intruder (1965) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2026/02/dark...

I'm remembering important film people on their 100th birthdays and the 10th was actress Hazel Court's. I remembered her with a British B-movie about a pimp shifting to blackmail after the knock-on effects of the Wolfenden Report. The Shakedown (1960) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2026/02/the-...

I'm watching the First Thirty films of Jodie Foster for an upcoming zine and #12 is the original body swap Disney comedy, with two excellent leads despite one awful script. As always, comments are welcome. Freaky Friday (1976) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2026/02/frea...

I'm watching the First Thirty films of Jodie Foster for an upcoming zine and #10 is a real curiosity, a Prohibition era gangster movie musical with an all child cast and songs by Paul Williams. As always, comments are welcome. Bugsy Malone (1976) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2026/01/bugs...

I'm watching the First Thirty films of Jodie Foster for an upcoming zine and #9 is a huge one, her controversial role as a child prostitute prompting her first Oscar nomination. As always, comments are welcome. Taxi Driver (1976) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2026/01/taxi...

I'm watching the First Thirty films of Jodie Foster for an upcoming zine and #8 is a little seen movie that gifted her a powerful lead role for the first time. As always, comments are welcome. Echoes of a Summer (1976) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2026/01/echo...

I'm watching the First Thirty films of Jodie Foster for an upcoming zine and #7 is an early Martin Scorsese film that won Ellen Burstyn an Oscar and sparked a long-running TV sitcom. As always, comments are welcome. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2026/01/alic...

I'm remembering important film people on their 100th birthdays and the 21st would have been actor Steve Reeves's. I remembered him with a historical/mythological peplum epic in which he does a lot of running and fighting and some romancing. www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2026/01/the-...

I'm watching the First Thirty films of Jodie Foster for an upcoming zine and #6 is a TV movie about detective Harry O, with her as a prominent homeless twelve year old waiting for her mum to get out of jail. Smile Jenny, You're Dead (1974) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2026/01/smil...

This year I'm reviewing films from 1926 on their centennials and the 15th saw a very long and very loose adaptation of Moby Dick with John Barrymore. As always, comments are welcome. The Sea Beast (1926) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2026/01/the-...

I'm remembering important film people on their 100th birthdays and the 14th would have been actor Tom Tryon's. I remembered him with his debut, a film noir in which he's talked into a crime by the married woman he loves. The Scarlet Hour (1956) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2026/01/the-...

I'm watching the First Thirty films of Jodie Foster for an upcoming zine and #5 is another Disney movie with her in a tiny role. Then again, it's all about men, boys and camels. As always, comments are welcome. One Little Indian (1973) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2026/01/one-...

I'm watching the First Thirty films of Jodie Foster for an upcoming zine and #4 is a Reader's Digest musical adaptation of Twain's Tom Sawyer with her as Becky Thatcher. As always, comments are welcome. Tom Sawyer (1973) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2026/01/tom-...

This year I'm reviewing films from 1926 on their centennials and the 7th saw an ethnographic Samoan docudrama. This Moana is male and the film sparked the first use of the word "documentary". As always, comments are welcome. Moana (1926) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2026/01/moan...

I'm watching the First Thirty films of Jodie Foster for an upcoming zine and #3 casts her as Raquel Welch's skating daughter. For fewer than two minutes. As always, comments are welcome. Kansas City Bomber (1972) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2026/01/kans...

I'm watching the First Thirty films of Jodie Foster for an upcoming zine and #2 teams her up with an orphaned boy and an old lion (and eventually a very young Michael Douglas). As always, comments are welcome. Napoleon and Samantha (1972) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2026/01/napo...

I'm watching the First Thirty films of Jodie Foster for an upcoming zine and #1 is her debut at age seven in a Disney drama about reconciliation as the Civil War ends. And bushwhackers. And a panther. Menace on the Mountain (1970) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2026/01/mena...

This year I'm reviewing films from 1926 on their centennials and the 1st saw a beautifully shot Carl Theodor Dreyer romantic drama set in Norway. As always, comments are welcome. The Bride of Glomdal (1926) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2026/01/the-...

I'm remembering important film people on their 100th birthdays and the 23rd would have been Harry Guardino's. I remembered him with a spy comedy about liberating Rome from the Nazis with carrier pigeons. The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/12/the-...

I'm remembering important film people on their 100th birthdays and 3rd November would have been Robert Quarry's. I remembered him with a batshit insane counterculture horror movie with vampires, hippies, bikers and, briefly, kung fu. Deathmaster (1972) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/11/deat...

I've been asking the talent to pick two films from their careers for me to review, for any reason they like. Ken Foree's second pick was the horror themed TV movie that ended the sitcom Kenan & Kel. Two Heads are Better Than None (2000) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/04/two-...

I've been asking the talent to pick two films from their careers for me to review, for any reason they like. Ken Foree's first pick was Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, with his survivalist taking on anyone. As always, comments are welcome. www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/04/leat...

This year I'm reviewing films from 1925 on their centennials and the 8th saw Clara Bow corrupting a new college student with her wild ways but eventually helping him succeed. As always, comments are welcome. The Plastic Age (1925) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/12/the-...

I'm remembering important film people on their 100th birthdays and 8th December was Sammy Davis Jr.'s. I remembered him with a jazz film in which he's a genius trumpeter on stage but a dangerous mess of a human being off it. A Man Called Adam (1966) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/12/a-ma...

I'm remembering important film people on their 100th birthdays and 13th December is Dick Van Dyke's. Happy birthday! I remembered him with Fitzwilly (1967) in which his butler runs a criminal empire to keep his employer from finding out she's broke. www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/12/fitz...

This year I'm reviewing films from 1925 on their centennials and the 1st also saw a predictable Marion Davies melodrama set against a fascinating historical backdrop. As always, comments are welcome. Lights of Old Broadway (1925) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/11/ligh...

This year I'm reviewing films from 1925 on their centennials and the 1st saw a gentle Buster Keaton comedy western in which he befriends a cow. As always, comments are welcome. Go West (1925) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/11/go-w...

I'm remembering important film people on their 100th birthdays and 31st October was Lee Grant's (probably). I remembered her with "a terrifying love story" with a bravura performance by Carol Kane and Grant her pivotal grounding. The Mafu Cage (1978) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/10/the-...

I'm remembering important film people on their 100th birthdays and the 29th would have been Robert Hardy's. I remembered him with a Hammer horror that's as off kilter as his performance as a mad baron with evil in his blood. Demons of the Mind (1972) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/10/demo...

This year I'm reviewing films from 1925 on their centennials and the 27th saw a quintessentially Indian feature made on location by Germans to recount the early years of the Buddha. As always, comments are welcome. The Light of Asia (1925) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/10/the-...

I'm remembering important film people on their 100th birthdays and 22nd April was actor George Cole's. I remembered him with a 1963 Disney movie based on a 1964 TV show, based on a 1960 novel based on a 1936 novel. Dr. Syn Alias the Scarecrow (1963) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/04/dr-s...

I've been asking the talent to pick two films from their careers for me to review, for any reason they like. Vernon Wells's second pick was an indie LGBTQ+ teen drama in which he plays the worst bigot. As always, comments are welcome. Tru Loved (2008) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/05/tru-...

I've been asking the talent to pick two films from their careers for me to review, for any reason they like. Vernon Wells's first pick was low on budget and high on imagination. It's quite the trip! As always, comments are welcome. Circuitry Man (1990) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/05/circ...

I've been asking the talent to pick two films from their careers for me to review, for any reason they like. Unlike her first, Linda Blair's second pick is, for her, sheer unadultered fun. As always, comments are welcome. Roller Boogie (1979) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/04/roll...

I've been asking the talent to pick two films from their careers for me to review, for any reason they like. Michael Biehn's second pick was a William Friedkin thriller that asks many questions. As always, comments are welcome. Rampage (1987) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/04/ramp...

This year I'm reviewing films from 1925 on their centennials and the 18th saw Little Annie Rooney, with Mary Pickford playing a cute 15 year old ragamuffin yet again, even at 33. As always, comments are welcome. Little Annie Rooney (1925) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/10/litt...

I've been asking the talent to pick two films from their careers for me to review, for any reason they like. Linda Blair's first pick was a controversial 1974 TV movie about juvenile detention. As always, comments are welcome. Born Innocent (1974) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/04/born...

I'm remembering important film people on their 100th birthdays and 29th September was actor Steve Forrest's. I remembered him with an anomalous folk horror drama shot on location in Mexico with an international cast and crew. The Living Idol (1957) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/09/the-...

I'm remembering important film people on their 100th birthdays and 16th October was actress Angela Lansbury's. I remembered her with a clever film noir that has her found not guilty of a murder she may well have committed. Please Murder Me! (1956) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/10/plea...

I've been asking the talent to pick two films from their careers for me to review, for any reason they like. Michael Biehn's first pick was a two part TV movie with him as a psychopath doctor. As always, comments are welcome. Deadly Intentions (1985) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/04/dead...

I'm remembering important film people on their 100th birthdays and 8th September would have been actor and comedian Peter Sellers's. I remembered his life and career with a subtle comedy that landed him his third Oscar nomination. Being There (1979) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/09/bein...

I'm remembering important film people on their 100th birthdays and 28th August would have been actor and dancer Donald O'Connor's. I remembered his life and career with a typically lively comedy musical from Universal. Patrick the Great (1944) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/08/patr...

I'm wrapping up the First Thirty films of Jack Nicholson for an upcoming zine and #30 sees him lead an ensemble piece to an Oscar sweep. It's as powerful now as it was in 1975. As always, comments are welcome. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/03/one-...

I'm watching the First Thirty films of Jack Nicholson for an upcoming zine and #29 is a Mike Nichols farce set in the '20s with Warren Beatty and debuting Stockard Channing. It got lost in 1975. As always, comments are welcome. The Fortune (1975) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/03/the-...

I'm working through the First Thirty films of Jack Nicholson for an upcoming zine and #28 is the Who's rock opera, Tommy (1975), gloriously visualised by Ken Russell. As always, comments are welcome. Tommy (1975) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/03/tomm...

This year I'm reviewing films from 1925 on their centennials and the 20th saw The Freshman, with impeccable routines from enthusiastic new college student Harold Lloyd but a flimsy story to build it all on. The Freshman (1925) www.apocalypselaterfilm.com/2025/09/the-...