Remembering Dickie Moore
One of the cutest of all child actors in the 1930s, Dickie Moore worked with Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Paul Muni and other luminaries, but may be best remembered for his one-year stint as a member of Our Gang.…
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…
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…
As For Your Qs…
A few weeks back, when my daughter Jessie filled in for me with Baron Vaughn on our Wolfpop podcast Maltin on Movies with Baron Vaughn, she solicited questions from listeners and a great many people responded, on a wide…
I’m Podcasting Again
I’m happy to report that after an unplanned hiatus, during which my partner Baron Vaughn and my daughter Jessie have done yeoman service, I am back at the microphone for Maltin on Movies with Baron Vaughn on the Wolfpop…
Chaplin, Welles, Bugs Bunny for Sale
I have too much stuff. Having moved last year has brought this fact into sharper focus, and during my illness I’ve had a lot of time to think about what possessions really matter to me. Letting go isn’t easy…
