I suppose if I made myself think seriously about it, I would have realized that the image of Jesus Christ is central to the development...

Kino Lorber has released, on blu ray, this taut, entertaining B-level noir from Universal-International. With a cast that includes...

Mae West is an iconic figure in showbiz history, but she made very few movies. She appeared in 8 features for Paramount Pictures during...

I have always taken umbrage at those who dismiss actress Marion Davies as a semi-skilled wannabe thrust into the spotlight by her...

Kino Lorber’s release of For Those Who Think Young offers us a disarming throwback to the 1960s just before the Beatles came to redefine...

Back around 1970 there was an informative book entitled Clown Princes and Court Jesters that offered chapters on lesser-known comedians...

Kino Lorber has released Budd Boetticher’s taut western drama about two brothers who return to Texas after the Civil War and end up on...

For those of us who grew up in the 60s, Fred MacMurray’s entire career was defined by the TV series My Three Sons until we grew up and...

If ever a movie series demanded a book of its own, it is Ma and Pa Kettle. And it's especially grand that Lon and Debra Davis have...

In one of the most insightful books on a Hollywood star, Olympia Kiriakou’s Becoming Carole Lombard: Stardom, Comedy, and Legacy...