NEW AND NOTABLE FILM…
As always, books arrive on my doorstep at a faster pace than I can possibly read them, so with…
JUDY GARLAND AND FRED…
When was the last time you watched Fred Astaire or Judy Garland on the giant screen of a movie…
CHAPLIN BOOKS—NEW AND OLD
Charlie Chaplin is my hero, and I’ve read an awful lot about him over the years. Imagine how excited…
CHAPLIN AND ORSON WELLES’…
Few actresses have had a mentor as notable as Charlie Chaplin or a launch-pad as prominent as Citizen Kane,…
JOSEF VON STERNBERG’S SALVATION
It’s a cultural crime that several of Josef von Sternberg’s films no longer exist. We shouldn’t be cheated out…
ADIEU TO DAVID SHEPARD
I was 16 years old when I first met David Shepard, and before our first conversation was over he…
CHAPLIN AND KEATON DISCOVERIES
While watching the bonus features on the new Criterion Collection release of Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid, I had to…
