Perhaps the reason all ages are exploring deep into cinema’s history and discovering the work of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and...

During cinema’s early days at the turn of the 20th century, two locations were most noted for moving picture production. One, of course,...

“What is your favorite movie?” People who study and write about film history are asked this constantly. And, honestly, I always answer...

“But I guess it’s about even when you boil it down. Even them people in feather beds ain’t satisfied – we’re all beggars of life.” --...

In this era of binge watching entire seasons of television shows, slogging through an entire twelve chapter serial is comparatively easy....

Both “Visit to a Small Planet” (1960) and “Funny Bones” (1995) are unusual Jerry Lewis movies, and also very different from each other. ...

Ever since Brent Walker’s massive study of the Mack Sennett studios, film historians with an interest in comedy have been waiting for a...

Jerry Lewis was my personal friend for the last 25 years of his life. The last time I talked to him was on what turned out to be his...

Genius at Work Directed by Leslie Goodwins. Starring Wally Brown and Alan Carney, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Anne Jeffreys. Released...

There is a scene in “Son of Paleface” where Bob Hope is racing away in a car, when one of the wheels flies off. He lassos the axle and...