

Book Review: Celebrity Obituaries 2024
Harris Lentz has been providing annual books on Celebrity Obituaries for decades now. His latest covers the 2024 passings of people from...


Book Review: Mitzi Gaynor: Her Life and Career
Popular entertainer Mitzi Gaynor died in 2024 after a long illustrious career in showbiz that made her a top star. Peter Shelley's new...


Book Review: New book on Character Actor Edward Everett Horton
Those of us from the 1950s and 1960s were likely introduced to Edward Everett Horton via his voice, narrating Jay Ward's Fractured Fairy...


Blu ray review: Two westerns from Kit Parker Films/Sprocket Vault
Westerns are central to the development of cinema, and over the years the genre greatly expanded its scope. During the post war era, the...


Book Review: Heroes of the New Hollywood
The 1970s is one of the most important decades in 20th century American cinema. It was an era where classic films became mainstream...


Blu ray review: The Spiral Road
In 1962, Robert Mulligan directed the enduring classic To Kill a Mockingbird, based on the novel by Harper Lee. Because of that film’s...


Book Review: Old Films, Young Eyes
Subtitled “A Teenage Take on Hollywood’s Golden Age,” this new book from McFarland is a fascinating testimonial from young author Simone...


Blu ray review: Houseboat (1958)
Cary Grant was nearing the end of his film career by the time he did this family comedy with Sophia Loren as his co-star. The film’s...


Blu ray review: That Funny Feeling
Newly released to blu ray from Kino Lorber, That Funny Feeling is a delightfully fun product of its era. Cinema of the 60s didn't really...


Blu Ray Review: Teacher's Pet
Clark Gable’s heyday was the 1930s where he went from small timer to King of Hollywood, winning an Oscar for It Happened One Night and...