Classic Movies—and Me—On TCM
I’m happy to be back on Turner Classic Movies this Monday, hosting an evening of rare films with Ben Mankiewicz beginning at 8pm EST/5pm PST. The lineup consists of titles I’ve just added to the 3rd edition of my Classic…
New and Notable Film Books – Sept 2015
THEY DREW AS THEY PLEASED: THE HIDDEN ART OF DISNEY’S GOLDEN AGE—THE 1930s by Didier Ghez; foreword by Pete Docter (Chronicle Books) It’s no secret that some of the most beautiful artwork in the Disney archives was never seen…
35mm Isn’t Dead Yet…
The last thing I expect to see in a movie theater nowadays is a movie projected on film, but that’s what happened this weekend, quite by chance. I’m still catching up with pictures I missed during my illness and…
Telluride Snapshots
As much as I enjoy watching movies at the Telluride Film Festival, I also enjoy snapping pictures. Here are some of my favorites from this year’s gathering, with some thoughts about the filmmakers and the work they brought with…
Alfred Hitchcock, Laurel & Hardy and Cutting-Edge Cinema
The Telluride Film Festival is actually many festivals rolled into one. You can pursue world cinema and see the work of up-and-coming filmmakers, concentrate on documentaries, focus on revivals (including silent films with live musical accompaniment), or get the…
A ‘Three Stooges’ Family Album
Some years ago I was contacted by Paul Howard, the son of Moe Howard, to ask if I would participate in a documentary he was making about his famous father, the eye-poking, head-banging leader of The Three Stooges. Of…
Disney Goodies On The Way
The headline news at D23 Expo 2015 was the announcement of upcoming Star Wars and Avatar-inspired attractions at the Disney theme parks. That information is all over the ‘net, but I want to tell fellow Disneyphiles and collectors about…
