Monthly Archives: March 2026

Classic Movie Travels: Vera-Ellen

Posted on March 31, 2026 by Annette Bochenek

Classic Movie Travels: Vera-Ellen Vera-Ellen was born Vera-Ellen Rohe on February 16, 1921, in Norwood, Ohio, to Alma Westemeier and Martin Rohe. Her father worked as a piano tuner. Both parents were of German descent. Her mother wished to one … Continue reading →

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Western Roundup: Cowboy Museums

Posted on March 29, 2026 by Laura Grieve

Cowboy Museums Over the last few months two prominent Southern California museums have featured exhibits on cowboys. To varying degrees, the exhibits included memorabilia about Western movies and movie cowboys.  In this month’s column I’ll be sharing photos from my … Continue reading →

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Silents are Golden: Buster Keaton’s Motion Picture Debut: The First Five Films

Posted on March 24, 2026 by Lea Stans

Buster Keaton’s Motion Picture Debut: The First Five Films From our 21st century perspective, Buster Keaton’s upbringing was certainly unusual. Born to parents who made a modest living performing in travelling medicine shows, he became a performer himself at a … Continue reading →

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Noir Nook: Ripped from the Headlines – Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Posted on March 19, 2026 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Noir Nook: Ripped from the HeadlinesShadow of a Doubt (1943) If you know your Alfred Hitchcock, you might be aware that of all the movies he directed between 1925 and 1976, he considered his favorite to be Shadow of a … Continue reading →

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Silver Screen Standards: The Mirror Crack’d (1980)

Posted on March 17, 2026 by Jennifer Garlen

Silver Screen Standards: The Mirror Crack’d (1980) While it’s not actually a film from the Golden Age of Hollywood, the 1980 Miss Marple whodunnit, The Mirror Crack’d, is set in 1953 and boasts a cast of powerhouse classic stars from … Continue reading →

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Monsters and Matinees: Classic horror movies gain new life on physical media

Posted on March 14, 2026 by Toni Ruberto

Classic Horror Movies Gain New Life on Physical Media Just because we love classic horror – especially low-budget B-movies – doesn’t mean we have to watch bad prints of the films that we’re used to seeing online or in a … Continue reading →

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