Lon Chaney News

Monsters - the Legacy - review Director: Jeffrey Wolf First aired: 1988 Contains spoilers Monsters was an anthology horror series that ran for three seasons from 1988 to 1990.

The great Chaney's rendition of corporal distortion surpasses his considerable physical feats in other picture.

CHICK LICKS: If you still haven't experienced the lo-fi charms of the Vivian Girls -- even after they landed on New York Magazine 's New List, much to the haughty chuckles of music snobs who'd been listening to them for, like, ever -- swing by Bowery Ballroom tonight.

In 1923 The Covered Wagon began a cycle of western movies. It was also the year that Hollywood started making movies about itself, the first being Samuel Goldwyn's Souls for Sale.

These prosthetic teeth are from Lon Chaney Sr. makeup kit. They were probably were used in the film "London After Midnight." Hollywood film props and memorabilia from the estate of Forrest J. Ackerman are being auctioned off at Profiles in History, a Calabasas auction house.

C will end its spring film series with Lon Chaney's only talking film, "The Unholy Three" at 7 p.m. today in Room 153.

Jefferson Montessori Academy is seeking public comment on their proposed annual budget during public meetings at 6 p.m. today and Wednesday, May 13, at 500 W. Church St.

When Victor Hugo began writing The Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1829, he had high hopes that it would one day become a Disney cartoon.

For the serious movie lover, there are few things more depressing than a theatre that is shut down.

The Eddy County offices will close at noon today in observance of Good Friday. The Sheriff's Department will be open, and the Road Department will have a crew on call.

Whenever Charlize Theron goes to the dark side, we can't help recalling her performance in 'Monster,' which could have freaked out even Eileen Wuornos, the story's gruesome inspiration.

Members of Vox Lumiere perform onstage while the 1923 silent film ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame,'' starring Lon Chaney, provides the visual story line.

The Loving Baptist Church will have "Dinner & a Movie" today . Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. and the movie, "Fireproof," will begin at 7 p.m. Admission to the movie is free.

When it goes right, it seems as effortless as Errol Flynn handling a sword. When it goes wrong, it's like a giant, lumbering gorilla tumbling off the top of the Empire State Building.

The University of Redlands will continue its celebration of the American Guild of Organists' International Year of the Organ with a presentation of silent movies from the 1920s and '30s with accompaniment by ...

Ssome of the notable members of the sci-fi community who passed away in 2008. By David Pelfrey We lost so many key figures and minor players in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror realm last year that it ...

Something a little different today. This is Lon Chaney, in a still from West of Zanzibar .

They called them silent movies, but there was nothing silent abut them. Oh, there were title cards for dialogue because you couldn't hear the characters speaking, but there was always sound.

Actress Betty Compson is one such actress whom has exactly 208 credits attached to her name but has been unfortunately forgotten until now.

New Year's Eve Events New Year's Eve events MOVIES SAN FRANCISCO The Hunchback of Notre Dame Organist Dorothy Papadakos accompanies the screening of the 1920s silent movie starring Lon Chaney.