Monthly Archives: May 2025

Western RoundUp: Pioneertown

Posted on May 31, 2025 by Laura Grieve

Pioneertown As longtime readers of this column will be aware, one of my favorite pastimes is to visit Western film locations. I recently had the opportunity to visit Pioneertown, located in California’s Yucca Valley, roughly 16 miles from Joshua Tree … Continue reading →

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Silents Are Golden: Silent Superstars: The Enigmatic Greta Garbo

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Lea Stans

Silent Superstars: The Enigmatic Greta Garbo Of the many talented and charismatic 1920s female stars, there were perhaps few who inspired such rapturous fan magazine articles as Greta Garbo. Motion Picture Magazine once declared: “Everyone feels, without being able to … Continue reading →

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Noir Nook: A Shadowy Baker’s Dozen – 13 Things You May Not Know About The Killers (1946)

Posted on May 16, 2025 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

13 Things You May Not Know About The Killers (1946) Ask any noir fan for a list of their favorite films from the classic era, and The Killers (1946) is likely to appear. It’s a stellar example of this shadowy … Continue reading →

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Monsters and Matinees: It’s Earth vs. The Flying Saucers and Harryhausen is there to help

Posted on May 10, 2025 by Toni Ruberto

It’s Earth vs. The Flying Saucers Thoughts of flying saucers and alien invasions make me nervous. Though intrigued by the concept enough as a kid to watch movies and read books on the topic, the fact that flying saucers could … Continue reading →

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Silver Screen Standards: Dr. Morbius, Mr. Hyde, and “Monsters from the Id”

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Jennifer Garlen

Dr. Morbius, Mr. Hyde, and “Monsters from the Id” I happened to watch both the 1941 adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and the 1956 science fiction classic, Forbidden Planet, in the last few weeks, and the thematic overlap … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Travels: Marcia Mae Jones

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Annette Bochenek

Classic Movie Travels: Marcia Mae Jones Marcia Mae Jones was born on August 1, 1924, in Los Angeles, California, to William and Margaret Freda Jones. She was the youngest of four children, with siblings Margaret, Macon, and Marvin. When Jones … Continue reading →

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