Monthly Archives: August 2025

Noir Nook: Stranger Than Fiction – Part 1

Posted on August 30, 2025 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: Stranger Than Fiction – Part 1 (Steve Cochran) “Truth is stranger than fiction,” Mark Twain once informed us, “but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn’t.”  This month’s Noir Nook introduces a new … Continue reading →

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Western RoundUp: Shane (1953)

Posted on August 28, 2025 by Laura Grieve

Western RoundUp: Shane (1953) Shane (1953), the classic Western directed by George Stevens, has just been released on 4K and Blu-ray by Kino Lorber Studio Classics. Thanks to the Blu-ray I’ve revisited the movie for the first time since seeing it in … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Travels: June Marlowe

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Annette Bochenek

June Marlowe June Marlowe was born Gisela Valaria Goetten to Hedwig and John Goetten on November 6, 1903, in St. Cloud, Minnesota. She and her siblings—Armor E. Goetten, Louis Marlowe, Alona Marlowe, and Gerald Goetten—all eventually realized careers in the … Continue reading →

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Silver Screen Standards: Fifty Years of Jaws (1975)

Posted on August 24, 2025 by Jennifer Garlen

Silver Screen Standards: Fifty Years of Jaws (1975) Some people watch fireworks every year on the Fourth of July, but I watch Jaws (1975). Steven Spielberg’s iconic adaptation of the novel by Peter Benchley has long been a favorite of … Continue reading →

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Silents Are Golden: A Closer Look At: Cabiria (1914)

Posted on August 23, 2025 by Lea Stans

A Closer Look At: Cabiria (1914) In 1914, most films ranged from one to three reels long–half an hour or less. But as filmmakers were growing more confident about telling longer, more complex stories, the occasional hour-long film was released. … Continue reading →

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Monsters and Matinees: At 50, ‘Trilogy of Terror’ still has that killer smile

Posted on August 23, 2025 by Toni Ruberto

“Amelia jerked back, pulling up her legs. A shadowy form was scurrying across the carpet toward the bed. She gaped at it. It isn’t true, she thought. She stiffened at the tugging on her bedspread. It was climbing up to … Continue reading →

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