Black-and-White Movies
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CITIZEN KANE on DVD: It's Terrific!
My review of the recent release of CITIZEN KANE on DVD.
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Ring in the New Year with The Marx Brothers!
Turner Classics is bringing in 2002 with a marathon of Marx Brothers films!
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Holiday Films Part 2: SCROOGE (1951)
This version of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" is the one to watch on Christmas Eve!
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Holiday Films That Never Get Old Part 1
Christmas and the Holiday Season is a time for movies - and here are some of the greatest.
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Karloff and Lugosi in THE RAVEN (1935)
The second and best film to feature Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi.
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CITIZEN KANE vs. THE GODFATHER
Black and White classic CITIZEN KANE is finally on DVD. So is color classic THE GODFATHER. Which is the greatest movie ever made? We report, you decide.
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Entertainment in a New America
Popular culture was an important part of healing during World War II. Will it be during this crisis?
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Sept. 11, 2001: The Day The Earth Stood Still
Thoughts on the horrible and horrifying terrorist attacks on The World Trade Center and The Pentagon.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, Hal Roach Presents His Rascals
In celebratrion of The Little Rascals returning to television on American Movie Classics, I present a concise history of the the Our Gang series (aka The Little Rascals).
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Everything Seems to be Ri-hight...
The Beatles' first and best film, the 1964 black and white musical comedy A HARD DAY'S NIGHT.
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Is There a Future for Films of the Past? (Part 2)
The second half of my look at the place of classic films in today's culture.
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Is There a Future for Films of the Past? (Part One)
Part one of a two part examination on the effect cable television has on exposing new viewers to old films.
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Whatever Happened to Black and White?
This week, we look at four distinctly different black and white films released since 1961 - Alfred Hitchcock's PSYCHO (1961), Martin Scorsese's RAGING BULL (1980), Woody Allen's BROADWAY DANNY ROSE (1984) and Steven Spielberg's SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993)
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Mr. Deeds - Tomb Raider!
Musings on yet another completely unnecessary remake of a classic film from the past - MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN.
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Even a man who is pure at heart...
Continuing our look at the classic monster series from Universal Studios, we examine the first two WOLF MAN films.
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Confidentially -- It Stinks! (COLLEGE CONFIDENTIAL - 1960)
Not every black and white film is a classic, but sometimes a bad one just stays with you - unfortunately!
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Short Subjects: Laurel and Hardy's You're Darn Tootin' (1928)
An examination of Laurel and Hardy's relationship, with the world and each other, in one of their early silent comedies.
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
A review of the classic 50s science fiction film.
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Love with The Proper Actress: Natalie Wood
A profile of actress Natalie Wood, who was my first movie star crush.
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Clerks (1994)
A review of Kevin Smith's independent comedy CLERKS, a modern day black and white classic.
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Short Subjects: Buster Keaton in The High Sign (1920)
A look at the first solo comedy starring the silent screen's greatest comedian, Buster Keaton.
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The Ghost of Frankenstein (or "Three Brains and a Monster")
A review of the fourth film in Universal's FRANKENSTEIN series.
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Sorry, No More Dracula. Frankenstein? (HOUSE OF DRACULA - 1945)
A review of Universal's 1945 monster movie, HOUSE OF DRACULA, the final film in the studio's horror cycle.
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Short Subjects: Charlie Chaplin in The Vagabond
A look back at a moment in comedy history, the day the Little Tramp became human.
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Bring Back the Short Subject - Part One
An introduction to a series of articles on the great short subjects of the past
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Upcoming Remakes of Classic Black and White Films!
Are these actual upcoming remakes of Black and White movies? You tell me - I really don't know.
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CD Review - The Beau Hunks: LeRoy Shield's OUR RELATIONS
A review of a new reconstructed soundtrack CD soon to be released in Europe.
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Bing Crosby - King of Christmas
A review of GOING MY WAY and THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S.
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Carnival of Souls on DVD
A review of the DVD release of the cult classic horror film CARNIVAL OF SOULS.
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W.C. Fields - THE BANK DICK
Review of one of W.C. Fields' masterpieces.
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BEST ELECTION DAY MOVIES
A short overlook of some of my favorite black and white political movies.
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GREAT HALLOWEEN MOVIES
My picks for the best films to watch on Halloween.
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DOES HOLLYWOOD'S FUTURE DEPEND ON HOLLYWOOD'S PAST? (2)
Part two of my slightly offtopic look at the current debate over the state of Hollywood.
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Does Hollywood's Future depend on Hollywood's Past? PART ONE
An examination of the decline of Hollywood, with an emphasis on how the movies have changed since the golden days.
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NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
George Romero's ground-breaking (and gross) horror classic, still a remarkable movie even 32 years later.
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DON'T LOOK BACK - Bob Dylan in the U.K., 1965
A look at the 1967 black and white documentary about Bob Dylan's 1965 tour of England.
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Why Kong is Still King
A review of KING KONG (1933), still one of the greatest of all movies.
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Buster Keaton: Working out the details
A review of the 1965 documentary BUSTER KEATON RIDES AGAIN.
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ANIMAL CRACKERS - The Marx Brothers' Second Film
A look at the second Marx Brothers movie, ANIMAL CRACKERS.
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THE COCOANUTS - The Marx Brothers' Debut
A look at the first Marx Brothers film, THE COCOANUTS (1929).
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In: The Marx Brothers - Out: Laurel and Hardy
A lament at the American Film Institute's dismissal of Laurel and Hardy in their 100 Funniest Films of All Time list.
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Eddie G.
A tribute to Edward G. Robinson, the most versatile actor to come out of Warner Brothers.
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Boris Karloff and the Frankenstein Trilogy - Part Two
A continuation of the previous article, this time concentrating on the final Karloff-Frankenstein film, 1939's SON OF FRANKENSTEIN.
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Boris Karloff and the Frankenstein Trilogy (Part 1)
Boris Karloff only played the Frankenstein Monster three times, and not surprisingly, those three films are the best in the series. FRANKENSTEIN and BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN are examined here, with SON OF FRANKESTEIN to be covered in the next article.
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The Economy of Opening Scenes - THE SEA WOLF (1941)
An example of how older movies could pack information into remarkably short scenes, as in Michael Curtiz's THE SEA WOLF.
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