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Stepin Fetchit: The Life and Times of Lincoln Perry by Mel Watkins Vintage/Pantheon Originally published 2005 Paperback - 978140096763 368 pages Powell's IndieBound Barnes and Noble How should we approach talking about Stepin Fetchit? Carefully. Very carefully. Actor Lincoln Perry, also kno read more

Errol Flynn as James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett Sometimes it takes a certain message delivered at just the right time to make a big impact. Gentleman Jim (1942) changed my life. And it really shouldn't have happened with this film. If you know me, you know that I avoid historical biopics like the pl read more

Source: Kino LorberMae West was a force of nature. Born into a showbiz family, West seemed destined to take the industry by storm at an early age. After a successful career in vaudeville and theater, West made her film debut at the age of 40 with Night After Night (1932). West wasn't conve read more

Biff Grimes would waltz with a strawberry blonde And the band played on. He'd glide 'cross the floor with the girl he adored And the band played on. But his brain was so loaded it nearly exploded; The poor girl would shake with alarm. He'd ne'er leave the girl with the strawberry curls And th read more

Sterling Hayden's Wars by Lee Mandel University Press of Mississippi May 2018 Hardcover ISBN: 9781496816979 368 pages Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's “Sterling Hayden, the individualist who could never quite belong or find contentment.” This is not a biography about read more

She Damned Near Ran the StudioThe Extraordinary Lives of Ida R. Kovermanby Jacqueline R. BraitmanUniversity Press of MississippiHardcover ISBN: 9781496806192352 pagesOctober 2020Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Larry Edmunds Bookshop"Koverman was a magnetic, centrifugal force; a powerful read more

1939 was a good year for David O. Selznick. While in the midst of working on what would become recognized as one of the greatest movies of all time, Gone with the Wind, Selznick was also making strides at his studio Selznick International Pictures. He had his talent scout Katharine Brown (aka Kay B. read more

My favorite theatre The Brattle in Harvard Square (Cambridge, MA USA) happens to be situated in the same building as a restaurant called Casablanca. I have been to both places many times but always thought it would be cool to dine at Casablanca the restaurant and watch Casablanca (1942) th read more

The Essential DirectorsThe Art and Impact of Cinema's Most Influential Filmmakersby Sloan De Forestforeword by Peter Bogdanovich and Jacqueline StewartTCM and Running PressPaperback ISBN: 9780762498932344 pagesNovember 2021Amazon — Barnes and Nobl read more

It's that time again when I offer my dear readers a bevvy of bookish delights that are ready to make a dent in your bank account and find a home in your personal library. There are so many good offerings this Fall. I know I say that every time but each new round-up continues to amaze me. Are you ne read more

I'm so proud of all of you for getting your read on this summer! There have been lots of great reviews and I'm impressed how participants are deviating from traditional bios and trying out some interesting books. Memoirs, self-help books, novels and more. Kudos to Danny of Pre-Code.com for his dedic read more

On the heels of A Star is Born (1937), William Wellman and David O. Selznick teamed up again to make Nothing Sacred (1937), a screwball comedy starring Carole Lombard and Fredric March. The story was based on James H. Street's "Letter to the Editor" published in International-Cosmopolitan read more

It was very common back in the day for established musicians to grace the silver screen with a cameo in a motion picture. There are a few notable appearances among Jazz greats in classic films. Examples include Louis Armstrong in High Society (1956) and Pennies from Heaven (1936), Duke Ellington in read more

The festivities kicked off on Wednesday, the day before the 2022 TCM Classic Film Festival began. First up:Academy Museum of Motion PicturesWe trekked over to the Academy Museum for a pre-festival visit. I was very excited to visit as I'd heard great things since it officially opened in September of read more

Fiddler on the Roof (1971) was always one of those classic musicals that I've meant to see but I never got around to. When the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival schedule was announced, I saw the film was part of their Sunday morning line-up. And the director Norman Jewison, who has directed some o read more

Sometimes a film comes into your life at the exact moment you need it. And other times it's inconvenient or painful. My grandfather passed away Friday night. When I woke up Saturday morning I turned on the TV to watch TCM. Classic film as emotional therapy has always been a way for me to cope with w read more

My Judy Garland Life A Memoir by Susie Boyt ISBN: 978-1-59691-666-1 $25.00 May 2009 Bloomsbury A memoir that takes readers through the mind of the ultimate Judy Garland fan. In it's chaotic and sometimes unapproachable form it gives us an honest look at a true fan. What does it mean to be obsessed read more

 The warmer days of summer are just around the corner and that means it's time to announce the 2021 Summer Reading Challenge. (Winter Reading Challenge for my friends on the southern hemisphere!). Since 2013, I've been hosting a classic film themed summer reading challenge. I ask participa read more

Jackie Cooper (1922-2011) I've always really enjoyed the Jackie Cooper short for MGM called The Christmas Party. It was a great way to showcase the MGM stars of 1931 but it also exemplified Jackie Cooper's lovely auw shucks demeanor and his appeal to both children as well as adults. How could you n read more

Now available from the good folks at Kino Lorber Studio Classics is Ida Lupino: Filmmaker Collection, a Blu-ray boxed set featuring four films directed by Ida Lupino: Not Wanted (1949), Never Fear (1950), The Hitch-Hiker (1953) and The Bigamist (1953). Each of the four films has been beautifull read more