Book Review: “That’s Me, Groucho! The Solo Career of Groucho Marx"
The Marx Brothers exploded onto the screen, and their 13 feature films continue to win over new generations. Groucho Marx is the only...
Book Review: Keep Watching the Skies
This is, by this reviewer’s count, the third version of Sci-Fi movie historian Bill Warren’s KEEP WATCHING THE SKIES, the first one...
Book review: Pola Negri: Temptress of Silent Hollywood
One of the truly frustrating things about any study of film history is the incredibly poor survival rate of silent movies. The cinema of...
Book Review: Theda Bara, My Mentor
Joan Craig had a unique perspective regarding actress Theda Bara. As a little girl, she was treated like family by Theda and her husband....
Book Review: Martha Raye: Film and Television Clown.
So much is written on some, and too little is written about others. This is why we excitedly welcome a book on the great entertainer...
Book Review: Bebe Daniels, Hollywood’s Good Little Bad Girl
Author Charles Epting’s new biography from McFarland publishers is a thoroughgoing and fascinating look at one of the silent screen’s...
A book about Mabel Normand's life and work
Timothy Dean Lefler’s new book “Mabel Normand: The Life and Career of a Hollywood Madcap” offers a great deal of insight, understanding,...
Book Review: Larry Semon: Daredevil Comedian of the Silent Screen
Book Review: Larry Semon: Daredevil Comedian of the Silent Screen McFarland Publishers The silent movie era is filled with comedians, and...