Shawn Hall Whether in a close-up of the glamorous Marlene Dietrich or an alluring wide shot of the...
Blogathons
Posts from classic film blogathons that I have been a part of.
Fame is a fickle thing. Many of the biggest stars of yesteryear are now mere footnotes...
I recently finished Buster Keaton’s silent filmography—or so I thought. Focused on watching all Keaton’s appearances...
Lotte Reiniger etched her name in cinematic history with her groundbreaking animated feature film The Adventures...
Horror has always been a genre tremendously suited for exploring the inner machinations of human desire...
When plucked by Daryl F. Zanuck from Paramount to helm the production of 1940’s Brigham Young,...
1916 marked the 300th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. Naturally, motion picture studios celebrated the occasion...
For five seasons in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Dick Powell hosted and produced his...
In his nearly fifty film roles, Ernest Torrence perfectly exemplifies the unique skill set required to...
Mary Pickford skyrocketed to international stardom in the 1910s playing plucky children in films such as...
