Melissa McCarthy scores a hit in “Spy”
Melissa McCarthy scores a hit in “Spy”
JAY KELLY
Watching the latest film from Noah Baumbach, which he wrote with the gifted actress Emily Mortimer, I couldn’t help…
Testament of Youth: The ‘Great War’ from a Woman’s Angle
Testament of Youth: The ‘Great War’ from a Woman’s Angle
From A Brooklyn Basement to Yale University
From A Brooklyn Basement to Yale University
From A Brooklyn Basement to Yale University
I can’t help but wonder what Herb Graff would think about his 16mm film collection being donated to Yale University. He would certainly be proud, and pleased that his children made this possible. I also think he’d have a good laugh over the idea that dozens of odd, arcane, sometimes fascinating, often appalling short subjects would now be part of a major university archive. At one time, when the 16mm film market was thriving, these oddities were so much flotsam and jetsam—widely sold by such companies as Castle Films, Official Films, and the venerable Blackhawk, but I’m not sure anyone has been consciously saving them and seeing what value they may offer to our culture. As a dedicated film collector, Herb not only sought out…
Warren William—On The Air
Warren William—On The Air
An Absentee (or is it Just Absent?) Critic
An Absentee (or is it Just Absent?) Critic
Warren William—On The Air
People who discover the provocative pre-Code movies made in the early 1930s inevitably become fans of leading man Warren William, an urbane actor (sometimes referred to as the poor man’s John Barrymore) who starred in so many memorable films of that period: Beauty and the Boss, Skyscraper Souls, The Mouthpiece, Employees Entrance, The Dark Horse, Three on a Match, The Match King, and many more. He also gave fine performances as Dave the Dude in Frank Capra’s Lady for a Day and served Cecil B. DeMille well as Julius Caesar in Cleopatra. He played a number of prominent detectives including Philo Vance and lawyer/sleuth Perry Mason before starring in his own B movie series asThe Lone Wolf. In later years he transitioned to character roles,…
