Category Archives: Top Ten

Two of my favorite British actors are Peter Cushing (1913-1994) and Christopher Lee (1922-2015). They appeared in hundreds of movies, including 24 films together. Here are my ten favorites, listed by year of release. 1. The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) … Continue reading →

It’s Christmas today. I love Christmas because dinner is always a big event with many people involved. My favorite food on Christmas, somewhat strangely, is potatoes. Here are my ten favorite types of potatoes on Christmas. Listed in no particular … Continue reading →

The original Jonny Quest animated TV series ran only 26 episodes from September 1964 to March 1965. Objectively, the animation isn’t very good and the plots are far-fetched. But the series has a strange charm and developed a very strong … Continue reading →

Universal Studios created the first movie studio in 1914. During the 1930s and 1940s they were well known for their monster movies — Frankenstein (1931), Dracula (1931), The Wolf Man (1941), The Mummy (1932), and many others. But during the … Continue reading →

The Jonny Quest animated TV series ran just one season of 26 episodes, from 1964-65. Even though the animation was not exceptional, the show had excellent stories, music, and background art. The series developed a strong cult following and the … Continue reading →

The original Jonny Quest animated TV series ran only 26 episodes from September 1964 to March 1965. Objectively, the animation isn’t exceptional and some of the plots are a bit far-fetched. But the series has a strange charm and it … Continue reading →

I’m a big fan of old science fiction movies from the 1950s and 1960s. I noticed that an actor appeared in several of my favorite movies and TV episodes as a minor character — actor Michael Fox (1921-1996). Many people … Continue reading →

I’m a big fan of science fiction movies. Some of my favorites were filmed in black and white. For some sci-fi movies, color adds a lot to the story. But for some movies, in my opinion, black and white enhances … Continue reading →

As a young man, I enjoyed watching old Charlie Chan movies on TV. There were 44 Chan films produced from 1931 to 1949, starring three different actors as Chan: Warner Oland (16 films from 1931 to 1937), Sidney Toler (22 … Continue reading →

I feel a bit sad for the recent generations of children — they don’t get the opportunity to play with the incredibly dangerous toys I had as a young man. Here are ten that I got for Christmas, and which … Continue reading →