

DVD Review: Running Wild – W.C. Fields silent (1927)
W.C. Fields made many silent movies, and nearly all of them were lost or inaccessible for decades. Kino Lorber has released two of his...


DVD Review: It’s The Old Army Game – W.C. Fields silent (1926)
When W.C. Fields was enjoying a hipster popularity in the rebellious late 1960s due to his rebellious Everyman character, books came out...


DVD Review: Stingaree (1934)
Kino strikes again with another significant pre-code feature that is decidedly a lesser-known effort by director William Wellman. ...


DVD Review: Topaze (1933)
Kino’s blu ray restoration of this pleasantly amusing RKO feature, shows off John Barrymore at his mellowest and Myrna Loy at her...


Book Review: Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2016
Harris Lentz has been compiling showbiz obits for decades, and is currently working on such a book for 2017. I have several of his...


Book Review: Laird Cregar – A Hollywood Tragedy
A strong acting presence who made a significant impact and later died as a young man of 31, Laird Cregar left an impact on such films as...


Film review: Death Wish (2018)
Back in 1974, Charles Bronson was cast in “Death Wish” as Paul Kersey, a peace loving architect who minded his own business until his...


Book Review: Looking For Good Times: Examining the Monkees Songs One by One
Michael Ventrella and Mark Arnold have teamed up to offer a song-by-song discography of The Monkees, in chronological order, and give us...


DVD Review: THE COVERED WAGON (1923)
Kino Lorber has released a beautifully restored DVD and blu ray of cinema’s first true epic western. Adapted by Jack Cunningham from...


Book Review: The Animated Marx Brothers
Coverage of the Marx Brothers’ career has been quite impressive during the past few years. Books discussing their films, their stage...

