Guest blogger Caroline Shapiro writes: Despite having 119 film credits to his name, German-born actor Conrad Veidt (1893-1943) too frequently gets overlooked as a character actor, one whose niche is too specific to interest the classic film community en masse….
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Guest blogger Gary Sweeney writes: There’s no question that the advent of DVD has been a great step in film presentation. The medium has created a whirlwind of fascination among movie collectors with its ability to showcase more than the…
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It’s amazing in retrospect just how long it took Humphrey Bogart’s career to launch: literally several years and a few dozen movies. One of his underrated films is 1939’s You Can’t Get Away with Murder. Here he is top billed, but…
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) is one of those films that I am never quite done with. No matter how many times I see it, there are things about it that disturb me and make me want to…
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John Gilbert was a silent screen star whose specialty was hot-house, throbbing romance. He was a great star in the 1920s who, with the advent of sound, crashed and burned and sunk steadily into despair and ruin. Sound familiar? If…
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Oscar-winning composer Robert Sherman, a true Disney Legend, passed away in London on March 5, 2012. He was 86. Along with his brother Richard, Sherman composed countless songs for Disney films and theme parks which have become part of the soundtrack…
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Guest blogger Cat Geissler writes: Paths aren’t paved before they’re walked on in this lifetime. For the average middle-class teenager, life-changing moments like attending college and starting a family are planned before the graduation cap tassel is switched over to…
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Today’s guest post from Priscilla presents a look at the 1939 film classic Another Thin Man: Another Thin Man was made as part of the enormously successful Thin Man Series, which spanned 13 years with six movies. It capitalized on the delectable pairing…
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Guest blogger Nathanel Hood writes: In hindsight, it’s a little unfair that The Longest Day was destined to be released in 1962, the same year as David Lean’sLawrence of Arabia. As a result, The Longest Day will always be overshadowed by…
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Guest blogger Rory B. writes: I love James Cagney because he played gangsters but also danced. He was flirty with a love for life but a tinge of pathos. In real life he was married to one woman for 64 years. He was that perfect…
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