Unfortunate things do happen from time to time, and this is no doubt one of them. Due to a disagreement and fractured agreements, my association with Olanola is, at least for now, discontinued. To those bloggers who were going to sign up with me, I sincerely and heartily apologize for any

When considering the astonishing run of acclaimed director Francis Ford Coppola's work in the 1970's, most minds tune in to those films that have become touchstones of popular culture: The Godfather Parts I & II, and Apocalypse Now. Neither film requires much introduction here. Some, but not

Soul of the Slums (1931) Since no poster from Sin's Payday exists, I'll provide one for a similar Like Production.  Well- I didn't hit my ambitious goal of getting Nosferatu's commentary up this weekend owing to a good reason .  .  . a house I had put up for sale (I still have a hand in RE) for a

When approaching any project, this whether medium you are working in is film, music, writing, painting, whatever, there is one basic thing that you begin with, and there is one essential thing that you end with. You begin with your vision for the project--that is, what you would like the end

The Gorilla Is Just A Gorilla Here . . . (Astor Pictures/Like, 1932) Few things are finer to me than the grimy joys of a super-impoverished production from some lost era of filmmaking. If that Z budget film was shot in some stinky variety of urban jungle--streets covered with cobblestones with