HOORAY FOR B MOVIES
I’ve always found a certain charm in vintage Hollywood B movies, and apparently I’m not alone. The Museum of…
REDISCOVERING THE FIRST EPIC…
Before John Ford’s The Iron Horse, before William S. Hart’s Tumbleweeds or Raoul Walsh’s The Big Trail there was The Covered Wagon in 1923. It was…
REVISITING BETTE DAVIS AND…
Sometimes the saga of a film’s production is more interesting than the film itself. In the case of The Whales…
CEASE FIRE! WAR IN…
Cease Fire! (1954) is a genuine curio for a number of reasons. It was made entirely in Korea, using real-life…
GIFTS FOR EVERY MOVIE…
Flip books are irresistible, whether you’re 8 or 80… and Fliptomania offers some legendary movie moments: Cary Grant ducking…
FROM LON CHANEY TO…
An uncommon number of rare and significant silent films have made their way to DVD and Blu-ray in recent…
HOLLYWOOD’S FIRST SUPERHERO IS…
Adventures of Captain Marvel is often called the best serial ever made; it’s certainly my all-time favorite. I had a…
