ABBOTT & COSTELLO, HARPO…
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK (ClassicFlix) While I would never tout this as a great Abbott and Costello comedy, the…
JOHN WAYNE, MARLENE DIETRICH,…
Imagine John Wayne hosting a television show like Entertainment Tonight. In a way he did, when he was rebounding from…
NEW AND NOTABLE FILM…
As always, books arrive on my doorstep at a faster pace than I can possibly read them, so with…
DVD DISCOVERIES: FLEISCHER, FAIRBANKS,…
Even as studios and streaming networks try to eliminate “physical media” from the scene, a handful of hardy individuals…
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…
JUDY GARLAND AND FRED…
When was the last time you watched Fred Astaire or Judy Garland on the giant screen of a movie…
