Category Archives: Films

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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Western RoundUp: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Posted on January 30, 2026 by Laura Grieve

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance As I’ve shared in previous columns, we’re fortunate to have a variety of venues showing classic films in the greater Los Angeles area. One of those theaters is The Autry Museum of the American … Continue reading →

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Silver Screen Standards: The Adventuress as Anti-Hero in Baby Face (1933)

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Jennifer Garlen

The Adventuress as Anti-Hero in Baby Face (1933) Despite the sweetness of its title, Baby Face (1933) packs a punch so spicy that it’s famous even among Pre-Code pictures for its frankness about transactional sexual relationships. The pre-release version of … Continue reading →

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Silver Screen Standards: Hangover Square (1945)

Posted on November 15, 2025 by Jennifer Garlen

Hangover Square (1945) As a fan of great Hollywood villains like Boris Karloff and Vincent Price, I’ve always been fascinated by the brief but brilliant career of Laird Cregar, who died two months before the release of his final film, … Continue reading →

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Western RoundUp: Bullets Don’t Argue Review

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Laura Grieve

Bullets Don’t Argue Review I’ve just returned from the 35th annual Lone Pine Film Festival! I previewed the 2025 festival in my column here a few weeks ago. Suffice it to say the festival, which takes place in Lone Pine, California, was … Continue reading →

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Silents are Golden: The Great Gatsby Turns 100: A Retrospective

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Lea Stans

The Great Gatsby Turns 100: A Retrospective One of the Great American Novels of the 20th century, The Great Gatsby continues to have a massive influence on how we imagine the “Jazz Age.” We refer to 1920s-themed parties as “Gatsby … Continue reading →

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Silver Screen Standards: To Catch a Thief (1955)

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Jennifer Garlen

Silver Screen Standards: To Catch a Thief (1955) We mostly associate Alfred Hitchcock with tense thrillers and even horror, thanks to his later hits and TV series, but To Catch a Thief (1955) is something else entirely, a glamorous, action-filled … 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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