THE AMAZING CHARLEY BOWERS…
In the early 1980s I attended the Ottawa Animation Festival, where I saw a handful of silent shorts that…
CAROLE LOMBARD DIRECTS ALFRED…
More than forty years ago, while doing research at the Lincoln Center branch of the New York Public Library,…
REMEMBERING MY FRIEND JIMMY…
Several years ago I got a phone call no one ever wants to receive: it appeared that Jimmy Karen…
MOVIES ABOUT MOVIES: FROM…
With each passing year we see more documentaries about films and filmmakers. Some get only a passing nod while…
NEW AND NOTABLE FILM…
As always, books show up on my doorstep at a pace I can’t keep up with. Therefore, the mini-essays…
MY NEW BOOK: HOOKED…
It’s daunting to realize how long I’ve been writing about film history and how many fascinating people I’ve gotten…
MARY PICKFORD’S ‘FAILURE,’ BUSTER…
Talk about fun! Every year the San Francisco Silent Film Festival offers rarities, restorations, and surprises from around the…
