

DVD Review: Thelma Todd and ZaSu Pitts: The Hal Roach Collection 1931-1933
For those interested in film history, especially fans of vintage comedy, this release of all seventeen Hal Roach-produced two-reel shorts...


DVD Review: The Farmer’s Daughter (1947)
The Farmer’s Daughter Directed by H.C. Potter. Cast: Loretta Young, Joseph Cotton, Ethel Barrymore, Charles Bickford, Rose Hobart,...


Cinema Revisited: Knockout (1941)
Knockout Directed by William Clemens. Cast: Arthur Kennedy, Olympe Bradna, Virginia Field, Anthony Quinn, Cliff Edwards, Cornel Wilde,...


Cinema Revisited: City Heat (1984)
City Heat Directed by Richard Benjamin. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Madeline Kahn, Jane Alexander. Rip Torn, Irene Cara,...


Cinema Revisited: Melody (1971)
Jack Wild and Mark Lester made an impact in Carol Reed’s 1968 musical “Oliver” based on the story of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. A few years later they were re-teamed in this coming-of-age, first-crush romance that was titled SWALK in England (the letters stand for “Sealed With a Loving Kiss,”). “Melody” has no pretensions beyond being a pleasant mainstream film about two adolescents who connect with each other, believe they are in love, and want to permission from the


Cinema Revisited: White Zombie (1932)
When Hungarian-born actor Bela Lugosi campaigned heavily for the role of “Dracula” in Tod Browing’s movie production, he was met with...


Cinema Revisited: Born to the West (1937), a John Wayne B-western
Born to the West Directed by Charles Barton. Cast: John Wayne, Marsha Hunt, Johnny Mack Brown, Syd Saylor, James Craig, Lucien...


Cinema Revisited: The Little Giant (1933)
The Little Giant Directed by Roy Del Ruth. Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Mary Astor, Helen Vinson, Russell Hopton, Kenneth Thompson, Shirley...


A look at the Charley Chase Silent Movie Collections on DVD
Charley Chase was long considered an unfairly overlooked comedy master of the 20s and 30s. After he started to get more recognition,...


Cinema Revisited: Peck’s Bad Boy With The Circus (1938)
Peck’s Bad Boy With The Circus Directed by Edward Cline. Cast: Tommy Kelly, Ann Gillis, Spanky McFarland, Ann Gillis, Edgar Kennedy,...

