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• The Shop Around the Corner: The Independent Film That Wasn’t

  

  By the late 1930s, Ernst Lubitsch had firmly cemented his status as one of the top directors working in Hollywood. After starting his career making silent... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2024 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Book Vs. Movie: The Wind (1928)

  

  Lillian Gish is, unquestionably, one of the most significant stars of the silent film era. But one of her greatest performances from the era was in the last... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2024 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Book Vs. Movie: A Woman of Affairs (1928)

  

  There’s no doubt that Greta Garbo and John Gilbert had two of the most remarkable acting careers of the 1920s. Individually and as an on-screen duo, they starre... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2024 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• My Choices for TCMFF 2024

  

  In just a few days, the 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival will be getting underway. Which means I’ve spent the past couple of weeks obsessing over the schedule,... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2024 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Box Office Poison: Joan Crawford

  

  Out of all the stars dubbed “box office poison” by the Independent Theater Owners Association in May 1938, the label has become most strongly associated with... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Casting The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)

  

  If you were a movie fan in late 1941 and early 1942, heading out to the local theater had to feel like a gift from Hollywood — particularly if you were fond of... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Book Vs. Movie: The Public Enemy (1931)

  

  Shortly after Little Caesar made a star out of Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney had his own star-making turn in another gangster classic: The Public Enemy. Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Book Vs. Movie: Little Caesar (1931)

  

  The gangster film genre has roots dating back to the silent era, but in 1931, Warner Brothers brought it to new heights with the release of two movies: Little... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Book Vs. Movie: Scarface 1932 & 1983

  

  If you were to ask people to name a movie about a gangster, you’d very likely get a lot of responses about Scarface. For a lot of people, they’d be thinking of... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Book Vs. Movie: I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

  

  Over the years, there has been no shortage of books being turned into movies. However, I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang! Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Book Vs. Movie: High Sierra (1941)

  

  Following the success of They Drive by Night, Humphrey Bogart and Ida Lupino hit the big screen together again, once again directed by Raoul Walsh, in 1941’s... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Book Vs. Movie: They Drive by Night (1940)

  

  Humphrey Bogart and Ida Lupino might seem like natural co-stars, but over the course of their careers, they only starred in two movies together. (Or three, if... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• My Choices for TCMFF 2023

  

  For many classic movie fans, the end of March means that the TCM Classic Film Festival is right around the corner. This year’s festival kicks off on Thursday,... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Box Office Poison: Katharine Hepburn

  

  Out of all the stars labeled Box Office Poison by the Independent Theater Owners Association in 1938, Katharine Hepburn is one who maintains a high degree of... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2023 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Book Vs. Movie: A Christmas Story (1983)

  

  In the time since A Christmas Story was released in 1983, the voice of its narrator, Jean Shepherd, has become one of the most familiar sounds of the Christmas... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2022 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Book Vs. Movie: A Place in the Sun (1951) & An American Tragedy (1931)

  

  On March 30, 1908, Chester Gillette was executed after being convicted of the murder of Grace Brown. Gillette was the son of religious parents who were members... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2022 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Book Vs. Movie: The Night of the Hunter

  

  While Charles Laughton only directed one movie in his career, The Night of the Hunter, he certainly made it a good one. No list of great movie villains would... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2022 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Book Vs. Movie: The Graduate

  

  As far as film adaptations of books go, The Graduate is something of an unlikely candidate. Generally, books get turned into movies because they were best... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2022 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Raiders of the Lost Films: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928)

  

  If you mention Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, the first name people will think of is Marilyn Monroe. Or, for musical theater fans, perhaps it’s Carol Channing. Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2022 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Book Vs. Movie: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

  

  Even if someone has never seen a Marilyn Monroe movie, they’re likely familiar with one of two images of her: the white subway dress scene from The Seven Year... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2022 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES