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Yasujiro Ozu has the esteem of being christened “The Most Japanese Filmmaker.” It’s certainly a high honor, but at first it can feel rather counter-intuitive, because after all such a great master of cinema cannot be considered a composite or even representative of Japanese film hi read more

I can't be completely certain I've never seen this image of Carole Lombard before -- but if I have, I can't place it. This looks to have been taken about 1934 or 1935, and I emphasize the word "taken" because the seller makes no claim this is an original photograph. It's "professioal lab quality on read more

Todd was a bit late with the classic roundup last week, which meant that by the time it arrives I was in the midst of preparations for Philcon (the annual convention of the Philadelphia SF Society), notably the final tuning of the talk I was scheduled to give there. One of the great pleasures of Phi read more

Dawn of the Dead is relentless and exhausting. Director Romero burns out the viewer and not by the end of the film but probably three-quarters of the way through. He establishes the ground situation with a sense of impending doom, not just with the principal cast and how they’ll fare in the z read more

I can't be completely certain I've never seen this image of Carole Lombard before -- but if I have, I can't place it. This looks to have been taken about 1934 or 1935, and I emphasize the word "taken" because the seller makes no claim this is an original photograph. It's "professioal lab quality on read more

It’s been awhile since I have blogged anything so I thought about doing one of my favorite things. A tourney. This upcoming tourney will be called The Favorite Classic TV Comedies Tournament and will feature 32 classic comedies competing for favorite TV comedy of all time. Why 32? Beca read more

Here's a guide to the classic Christmas movies and TV shows that are airing this week. They include the classic Tracy and Hepburn rom-com Desk Set (1957). The holiday season always brings an abundance of seasonal favorites for classic movie and TV fans.  The fun  doesn't really start u read more

This is my contribution to the What a Character blogathon. Please do visit and look at the other contributions. Zeffie Tilbury as Grandma in The Grapes of Wrath Zeffie Tilbury appeared in more than 70 films, came from a famous theatrical family and had a long stage career before making her film debu read more

But when the "guy" is Clark Gable and the "gal" Carole Lombard, you know the pic is something special. And it is, an image I've never come across before. Fortunately, there'w a snipe on the back, so we know a bit more aobut it:It's an MGM photo (we know it's not from RKO, Carole's home studio in 193 read more

But when the "guy" is Clark Gable and the "gal" Carole Lombard, you know the pic is something special. And it is, an image I've never come across before. Fortunately, there'w a snipe on the back, so we know a bit more about it:It's an MGM photo (we know it's not from RKO, Carole's home studio in 193 read more

Welcome, Welcome one and all, to the greatest character actor in all the world! Alright, maybe not the greatest, but he is pretty great in my eyes. I am pleased to present, Joe E. Brown!! Sources I paraphrased the facts about Joe E Brown from Wikipedia. The rest is my own words from my heart. I rem read more

Perhaps most familiar to modern audiences for his television roles in the popular series Cannon and Jake and the Fatman, William Conrad possessed talents that stretched far beyond his portrayals of stocky small-screen lawmen. During his 50-year career, he served in such varied capacities as producer read more

I’m working on an article about exploitation movies that will probably hit this page sometime late next week depending on the Thanksgiving holiday, etc., but I thought just for fun in the meantime I’d throw a few trailers up for some of these grindhouse “classics” for your we read more

   For the Criterion Blogathon With the release of one of 2014's most unique films, Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel, came an avalanche of publicity. The influences on Anderson's much acclaimed and awarded bittersweet romp through a fictional between-the-wars Old Europe were wid read more

In the several years we've searched for programs from Carole Lombard movies, we've discovered them in all sorts of places -- not just in the U.S. and Canada, but in many other countries -- Egypt, China and India to name a few..But here's one from a country I doubted we'd ever find. It's for "Nothing read more

   For the Criterion Blogathon With the release of one of 2014's most unique films, Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel, came an avalanche of publicity. The influences on Anderson's much acclaimed and awarded bittersweet romp through a fictional between-the-wars Old Europe were wid read more

In the several years we've searched for programs from Carole Lombard movies, we've discovered them in all sorts of places -- not just in the U.S. and Canada, but in many other countries -- Egypt, China and India to name a few..But here's one from a country I doubted we'd ever find. It's for "Nothing read more

   For the Criterion Blogathon With the release of one of 2014's most unique films, Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel, came an avalanche of publicity. The influences on Anderson's much acclaimed and awarded bittersweet romp through a fictional between-the-wars Old Europe, were wi read more

The International Photographer November 1931   John William Leezer was born in Keokuk, Iowa, on May 1, 1876, he was an intelligent, thoughtful man with his attentions directed toward the artistic rather than just the functional; he stood 5-feet-8-and-a-half-inches tall, stout boned, a youthful read more

The International Photographer November 1931   John William Leezer was born in Keokuk, Iowa, on May 1, 1876, he was an intelligent, thoughtful man with his attentions directed toward the artistic rather than just the functional; he stood 5-feet-8-and-a-half-inches tall, stout boned, a youthful read more