

The Current Cinema: Good Night Good Luck (2005)
Good Night and Good Luck Directed by George Clooney. David Straithairn, Jeff Daniels, George Clooney, Alex Borstein, Robert Downey Jr,...


DVD Review: You Never Know Women (1926)
YOU NEVER KNOW WOMEN Directed by William Wellman. Cast: Cast: Florence Vidor, Lowell Sherman, Clive Brook, El Brendel, Roy Stewart,...


Cinema Revisited: A Star is Born (1937)
A Star is Born Directed by William Wellman. Cast: Fredric March, Janet Gaynor, Adolph Menjou, Lionel Stander, May Robson, Andy Devine,...


DVD Review: The Spiral Staircase (1946)
Kino’s latest release, on blu ray and DVD, is "The Spiral Staircase:" a consistently brilliant film that offers elements of film noir,...


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...

