NEW AND NOTABLE BOOKS…
GIANT LOVE by Julie Gilbert (Pantheon) One doesn’t read most film books to savor the prose. This one stands…
HEADS UP: IT’S NATIONAL…
What started out as a lark, or a novelty, has blossomed into an event of real significance: National Silent…
STAN & OLLIE &…
LAUREL & HARDY: THE DEFINITIVE RESTORATIONS (Kit Parker Films) I’ve been watching Laurel and Hardy since I was…
THELMA TODD IN THE…
While sitting in a doctor’s waiting room yesterday I glanced at a TV monitor tuned to CNN. Imagine my…
STAN & OLLIE: A…
I love this movie! You might think I’m an easy mark as a lifelong fan of Laurel and Hardy,…
REMEMBERING CHUCK McCANN
No one made me laugh harder than Chuck McCann, on two memorable occasions. I was 13 when my friend…
A FAMILIAR NAME RETURNS…
Laurel and Hardy are back on DVD, along with Edgar Kennedy, Snub Pollard, and other silent-comedy favorites, and we…
