

Cinema Revisited: In Old Kentucky (1935)
Cinema Revisited: In Old Kentucky (1935) In Old Kentucky Directed by George Marshall. Cast: Will Rogers, Bill Robinson, Russell...


Cinema Revisited: Ringside (1949) A low budget boxing drama.
Ringside Directed by Frank McDonald. Cast: Don Barry, Tom Brown, Sheila Ryan, Joseph Crehan, Joey Adams, Margia Dean, Lyle Talbot. 68...


Book Review: Leo Gorcey’s Fractured World
Not quite a biography, but more of a scrapbook of information, “Leo Gorcey’s Fractured World” by Jim Manago offers pretty much anything...


DVD Review: The Big Country (William Wyler, 1958)
When William Wyler’s epic western “The Big Country” was released, then President Dwight Eisenhower proclaimed it the greatest movie ever...


DVD Review: Hitchcock’s Under Capricorn (1949)
Alfred Hitchcock is frequently praised for his use of long takes in “Rope” (1948), but the very next year he employed the same filmmaking...


DVD Review: I Jane, Doe (1948)
A striking post-war courtroom drama, with John Auer’s artful direction and strong performances by a great cast, “I Jane Doe” addresses...


DVD Review: The Woman in the Window (1944)
Writer-producer Nunnally Johnson chose this adaption of the J.H. Wallis novel “Once Off Guard” as the first movie for his own production...


DVD Review: Scarlet Street (1945)
Director Fritz Lang reunited the stars from his 1944 film “The Woman in the Window” for "Scarlet Street," a 1945 film noir. Edward G....


Book Review: Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2017
Every year, for research purposes, I compile a list of showbiz people who pass away. It is printed on my website, shared in social...


Olive Thomas – A Talent Silenced Too Soon
In the January 6, 1920 issue of Exhibitor’s Trade Review, screen actress Olive Thomas gleefully announced during an interview that she...

