

Book Review: Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film
There are more than a few of us who have long wondered why director Michael Curtiz has not been elevated to the status of great directors...


Book review: Invasion USA
Sub-titled "Essays on Anti-Communist Movies of the 1950s and 1960s," this compilation of essays by editor David J. Hogan feature some of...


Book Review: Miriam Hopkins: The Life and Films of a Hollywood Rebel
One of many notable actresses during Hollywood’s golden age, Miriam Hopkins scored in such timeless films as “Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde”...


Book Review: Hairpins and Dead Ends
Sub-titled “The Perilous Journey of 25 Actresses through Early Hollywood,” this new book from Bear Manor by Michael Ankerich is a great...


Book Review: Barbara La Marr – The Girl Who Was Too Beautiful for Hollywood
Silent movie history is filled with creative artistry and sociocultural triumph, as we see the early development of what became a...


Film review: The Last Jedi (2017)
This reviewer’s reaction to the “Star Wars” franchise is slightly different than those younger than he. I didn’t grow up with the films....


DVD Review: Bob Hope in Paris Holiday
Kino Lorber has released, on blu ray, the Bob Hope feature “Paris Holiday,” which Hope produced and wrote the original story. By the...


DVD Review: Kino releases Four Faces West (1948)
Continuing their great work in making vintage cinema readily available, Kino Lorber's classics division has released Alfred Green's "Four...


Abbott and Costello Coloring Book
Sometimes marketing ideas move away from the mainstream and visit something from cultural history that is happily timeless. Such is the...


Book Review: The Man Who Made the Movies
When a book runs over 900 pages one can pretty much be guaranteed to get all of the necessary information about the subject contained...

