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My second collection of classic movie reviews is now available on Kindle, and to celebrate its arrival it will be free all this weekend. I hope that anyone who enjoys the blog will download a copy! BEYOND CASABLANCA II: 101 CLASSIC MOVIES WORTH WATCHING offers a whole new collection of classic film read more

A cryptoquiz is a puzzle in which all of the letters of the alphabet have been switched. Can you solve all twelve of the scrambled movie titles in the list below? Each of the movies in this quiz stars Bette Davis. Bette Davis Movies GSUIMO  FVGSE VY LTGSE  QVEOSAM SWW  SQV read more

A cryptoquiz is a puzzle in which all of the letters of the alphabet have been switched. Can you solve all twelve of the scrambled movie titles in the list below? Each of the movies in this quiz stars Bette Davis. Bette Davis Movies GSUIMO  FVGSE VY LTGSE  QVEOSAM SWW  SQV read more

A cryptoquiz is a puzzle in which all of the letters of the alphabet have been switched. Can you solve all twelve of the scrambled movie titles in the list below? Each of the movies in this quiz stars Bette Davis. Bette Davis Movies GSUIMO  FVGSE VY LTGSE  QVEOSAM SWW  SQV read more

Although it's billed as a comedy, Roy Del Ruth's Pre-Code picture, Blessed Event (1932), actually gets into some pretty dark territory, thanks to an amoral protagonist who earns fame and fortune by airing other people's secrets in a sleazy tabloid column. Like Red-Headed Woman (1932) and Baby Face ( read more

Although it's billed as a comedy, Roy Del Ruth's Pre-Code picture, Blessed Event (1932), actually gets into some pretty dark territory, thanks to an amoral protagonist who earns fame and fortune by airing other people's secrets in a sleazy tabloid column. Like Red-Headed Woman (1932) and Baby Face ( read more

Although it's billed as a comedy, Roy Del Ruth's Pre-Code picture, Blessed Event (1932), actually gets into some pretty dark territory, thanks to an amoral protagonist who earns fame and fortune by airing other people's secrets in a sleazy tabloid column. Like Red-Headed Woman (1932) and Baby Face ( read more

I am almost ready to announce the publication of BEYOND CASABLANCA II: 101 CLASSIC MOVIES WORTH WATCHING, and with any luck it will be ready for readers in the next few days. In the mean time, I wanted to share the Table of Contents so that you can get a peek at the 101 movies I'm reviewing in the n read more

I am almost ready to announce the publication of BEYOND CASABLANCA II: 101 CLASSIC MOVIES WORTH WATCHING, and with any luck it will be ready for readers in the next few days. In the mean time, I wanted to share the Table of Contents so that you can get a peek at the 101 movies I'm reviewing in the n read more

I am almost ready to announce the publication of BEYOND CASABLANCA II: 101 CLASSIC MOVIES WORTH WATCHING, and with any luck it will be ready for readers in the next few days. In the mean time, I wanted to share the Table of Contents so that you can get a peek at the 101 movies I'm reviewing in the n read more

In the last few weeks, the Bechdel Test has been getting quite a bit of press, particularly with awards season heating up and people eager to argue about movies in general. In case you don't know, it's a concept - derived from a cartoon by Alison Bechdel - that grades movies based on the basis of th read more

In the last few weeks, the Bechdel Test has been getting quite a bit of press, particularly with awards season heating up and people eager to argue about movies in general. In case you don't know, it's a concept - derived from a cartoon by Alison Bechdel - that grades movies based on their inclusion read more

In the last few weeks, the Bechdel Test has been getting quite a bit of press, particularly with awards season heating up and people eager to argue about movies in general. In case you don't know, it's a concept - derived from a cartoon by Alison Bechdel - that grades movies based on the basis of th read more

Like the more celebrated musical, On the Town (1949), Hit the Deck (1955) tells the story of three sailors looking for love during a brief shore leave, although in this case the action takes place in San Francisco rather than New York City. The two movies also share a common star in Ann Miller, who read more

Like the more celebrated musical, On the Town (1949), Hit the Deck (1955) tells the story of three sailors looking for love during a brief shore leave, although in this case the action takes place in San Francisco rather than New York City. The two movies also share a common star in Ann Miller, who read more

Like the more celebrated musical, On the Town (1949), Hit the Deck (1955) tells the story of three sailors looking for love during a brief shore leave, although in this case the action takes place in San Francisco rather than New York City. The two movies also share a common star in Ann Miller, who read more

Comedies about mistaken or switched identity go all the way back to the Ancient Romans and the Menaechmus brothers, but the most familiar iteration of the plot might be Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper, which has been adapted, revised, and parodied so many times that even Barbie and Mickey Mou read more

Comedies about mistaken or switched identity go all the way back to the Ancient Romans and the Menaechmus brothers, but the most familiar iteration of the plot might be Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper, which has been adapted, revised, and parodied so many times that even Barbie and Mickey Mou read more

Comedies about mistaken or switched identity go all the way back to the Ancient Romans and the Menaechmus brothers, but the most familiar iteration of the plot might be Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper, which has been adapted, revised, and parodied so many times that even Barbie and Mickey Mou read more

Most holiday movie viewers are familiar with a handful of classic pictures that get a lot of airing this time of year, especially It's a Wonderful Life (1946), but there are actually quite a few seasonally appropriate movies that attract admiration from serious fans. It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947) read more