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 This is the paperback edition of Alan K. Rode's much-needed biography of one of the greatest film directors of all time. The Hungarian-born Michael Curtiz had a prolific and incredible movie career. His name is attached to some of the most famous movies ever made, and he directed all sort read more

Western RoundUp: Western Film Book Library – Part 4 I hope the new year is starting well for everyone! With many of us across the country — indeed, the world! — still spending most of our time at home, this seemed like a good month to share some additional classic film book recomme read more

One of the people who reached out to me about my book Film Noir Style: The Killer 1940s was the incomparable Nell Minow. Nell is a renowned film critic whose own list of credits is long - writing for countless newspapers from the Chicago Sun-Times to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal as read more

After being featured in The Hollywood Reporter, the excitement surrounding the launch of Film Noir Style: The Killer 1940s continued with this week's appearance on the WGN Morning News! It was such fun to discuss the book with the hosts of Chicago's #1 morning show. Many of you watched it on Thursda read more

 It's been a wonderful whirlwind since the launch of Film Noir Style: The Killer 1940s on January 12. That started with the almost immediate - and surprise - coverage of my book in The Hollywood Reporter! THR is an iconic magazine that has been part of the industry since 1930, so it's an i read more

It's here! At long last, we have arrived at the official launch day of my book Film Noir Style: The Killer 1940s! As most of you know, it has been a battle to get here with all the challenges the pandemic threw my publisher's way. But we persevered and orders are now shipping out from book read more

Around a year ago, I reviewed a short entitled Meet the Author and directed by actor Steve Blackwood (Days of Our Lives, In the Light of the Moon, Beyond the Mask). The comedy taking place in a library and introducing an unpopular author was a pleasant one to watch and revealed Blackwood’s tal read more

On Sunday, January 17, my online series Film Noir Style continues with The Year of Transition 1946. This is the third in a series that accompanies my book Film Noir Style: The Killer 1940s. Like the book, the series is divided into four parts:Before the War 1940-1941The War Years 1942-1945 read more

 I didn’t review many books in 2020, but there were some great releases. This year’s round-up might be small, but it is mighty. Here are some excerpts of my reviews of my favorites. Title links go to the full review: Cary Grant: A Brilliant DisguiseScott Eyman I finally fe read more

  Little Miss Movies Podcast Citizen Kane December 1, 2020 I was both charmed and fascinated by this family podcast hosted by Ann Dvorak biographer Christina Rice, her husband Joshua Fialkov and their precocious fifth-grader daughter Gable. In each episode the trio discusses the read more

 Here we go with the final rd:Match 1: IN THIS OUR LIFE vs ALL ABOUT EVEhttps://www.poll-maker.com/poll3316388x87984533-102Match 2: NOW VOYAGER vs THE LITTLE FOXEShttps://www.poll-maker.com/poll3316391x1ed3a5fC-102Match 3: DARK VICTORY vs JEZEBEL https://www.poll-maker.com/poll3316397xdeA read more

CHRISTMAS EVE (1947) is an often forgotten film. But it holds one distinction: it was the first writing job of screenwriter, director Robert Altman. The film is about elderly Matilda Reid, played by Ann Harding. Matilda is extremely wealthy and eccentric. She invites birds inside her home to be fed read more

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Cover Up is one of the dime a dozen noir titles you have to really dig around for. It’s actually not really a prototypical film noir at all. However, if you’re a fan of forgotten unadorned small-town whodunits, it might just grab you. Its main assets are in the script department and the read more

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“Have a Festival of Horror” proclaims the full-page magazine ad from 1973. It was in the quarterly magazine called The Film Journal and it literally meant to have a film festival, as in  “hey, buy these movies on 16mm film.” The company – Universal 16 – offered five festivals including read more

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 RD 1 of the Bette Davis Film Tourney is now underway..https://linkto.run/p/PMNSG7X5https://linkto.run/p/Z50VO2A4https://linkto.run/p/ZO92YEDPhttps://linkto.run/p/PB2VZ63N read more

 I Saw What You DidEsteemed DirtbagsNovember 9, 2020I’ve missed TCM Programmer Millie De Chirico’s voice in podcasting ever since her hugely entertaining show Sordid Details with co-host April Rich ended. Now she is back, with co-host and cultural writer Danielle Henderson to talk a read more

Last weekend an enthusiastic audience joined me to celebrate Film Noir Style: The War Years! This was the second event in the four-part series, which mirrors my upcoming book Film Noir Style: The Killer 1940s. This webinar examined the impact of World War II on the home front and fashion along with read more