Columns
Monday, July 2 2012
Ruining Their Reputations: Pre-Code Movies Have a Naughty Reputation That's Not Always Deserved
Not every pre-Code film is a Scarface or Baby Face; some are only mediocre faces.
Monday, November 15 2010
Tearjerkers, Weepies, Three-hanky Pictures, Sudsers & Other Such 'Balloon Juice'
Men's movies show us a fantasy of the man we'd like to be (Tarzan or James Bond or Sam Spade), while women's movies are transmogrified dreams of women's real lives.
Reviews
Thursday, June 2 2011
The Comancheros
A Texas Ranger and a smooth-talking gambler go undercover to take down a notorious gang of gunrunners.
Tuesday, November 10 2009
White Christmas and It’s a Wonderful Life
While they might be right out of the Saturday Evening Post with their Norman Rockwell-esque moralizing and message, one cannot deny how thoroughly entertaining and iconic they both are.
Monday, March 31 2008
Forbidden Hollywood Collection, Vol. 2
Hooray for 'Hollywood': Second volume of '30s 'Forbidden' films is a fascinating collection.
Friday, August 3 2007
The Errol Flynn Signature Collection, Volume 2 (1948)
This second volume of the Errol Flynn Signature Collection spans the first decade of Flynn's career, offering considerable variety and a reasonable glimpse at the fabled lothario's on-screen range.
Tuesday, May 29 2007
Tyrone Power: The Swashbuckler Box Set (1949)
Some favorite DVD box sets that will round out any classics collection.
Blogs
Friday, November 20 2009
White Christmas and It's a Wonderful Life
White Christmas: Anniversary Edition - Paramount [$24.99] / It's a Wonderful Life: 2 Disc Collector's Set - Paramount [$29.98]
Sunday, November 8 2009
Seasoned Greetings: White Christmas (1954) and It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Holiday films earn their place as categorical 'classics' in a couple of significant ways. The first is in the standard language of film itself. They're…
