Requiescat in pace - Kirk Douglas

It is rare these days for the world of the classic film fan to intersect with n… Read more Requiescat in pace - Kirk Douglas

A Face in the Crowd - 1957

A Face in the Crowd (1957) chronicles its era, lambastes it, and foreshadows… Read more A Face in the Crowd - 1957

Public Domain Day - 2020

January 1st has become yet another reflection of our media-conscious society in… Read more Public Domain Day - 2020

Lionel Barrymore - The Spirit of Christmas Past and Present

Lionel Barrymore was Ebenezer Scrooge for a generation.  For another generation… Read more Lionel Barrymore - The Spirit of Christmas Past and Present

Anne Shirley in Screen Guide

Anne Shirley from Screen Guide , May 1942.  A brief blurb laments her recent di… Read more Anne Shirley in Screen Guide

Listen to THE WAR OF THE WORLDS - 1938

Have a listen to my favorite Halloween tradition -- "The War of the Worlds… Read more Listen to THE WAR OF THE WORLDS - 1938

90th Anniversary of the 1929 Stock Market Crash

James Stewart's dazed expression at the panicked customers demanding all th… Read more 90th Anniversary of the 1929 Stock Market Crash