Monthly Archives: February 2025

Western RoundUp: Final Resting Places, More Western Filmmakers 3

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Laura Grieve

More Western Filmmakers Final Resting Places This month it’s time for another of my periodic tributes to Western filmmakers as we visit their final resting places throughout the Los Angeles area. During my visits to these sites over the years … Continue reading →

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Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At: True Heart Susie (1919)

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Lea Stans

A Closer Look At: True Heart Susie (1919) Some of the best films of the silent era weren’t necessarily grand epics, experimental dramas, or high-budget adventures. Some were simple, quiet stories, focusing on just a few carefully-sketched characters. One film … Continue reading →

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Noir Nook: 75th Anniversary Noir – 2025 Edition

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

75th Anniversary Noir – 2025 Edition If it’s February at the Noir Nook, it’s time to take a look at the 75th anniversary release of some of my favorite noirs. And 1950 served up a veritable smorgasbord of first-rate shadowy … Continue reading →

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Silver Screen Standards: The Major and the Minor (1942)

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Jennifer Garlen

The Major and the Minor (1942) I’m not sure you could make a picture like The Major and the Minor (1942) today, and given the Lolita undertones of the story that might be a good thing, although writer and director … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Travels: Louise Fazenda

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Annette Bochenek

Classic Movie Travels: Louise Fazenda Louise Fazenda was born on June 17, 1895, in Lafayette, Indiana. She was the daughter of Joseph Fazenda and Nelda Schilling Fazenda. Louise was born in the ground floor northwest room of her maternal grandparents’ … Continue reading →

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Monsters & Matinees: Caught in the Silly Grasp of ‘The Giant Claw’

Posted on February 8, 2025 by Toni Ruberto

Caught in the Silly Grasp of ‘The Giant Claw’ Monsters, by their very name, are supposed to be monstrous. Perhaps hideous like The Hideous Sun Demon, or beastly like Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. Just throw an exclamation point on a … Continue reading →

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