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…
THE ‘CASABLANCA’ WE MAY…
Unlike some lesser-known movies from Hollywood’s golden age, Casablanca enjoys enduring appeal and continues to produce substantial revenue for the studio…
YOUNG CLARK GABLE, “FATTY”…
Specialty distributors haven’t given up on DVDs and Blu-rays. In fact, they seem to be busier than ever releasing…
THE SEA WOLF: LONGER…
I’ve always liked The Sea Wolf (1941), a Warner Bros. production that eschews formula clichés and offers a meaty, intelligent story.…
FROM LON CHANEY TO…
An uncommon number of rare and significant silent films have made their way to DVD and Blu-ray in recent…
BEFORE KING KONG: A…
Film buffs and aficionados of stop-motion animation have been frustrated for years because The Lost World, the 1925 feature…
TINTED TALKIES
I recently wrote about the DVD release of William S. Hart’s Western Wagon Tracks from Olive Films with artistic title cards and authentic tints,…
