Category Archives: Films

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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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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Silver Screen Standards: The Big Clock (1948)

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Jennifer Garlen

Silver Screen Standards: The Big Clock (1948) Time looms over us all, but not as literally as it does over Ray Milland in director John Farrow’s fascinating noir, The Big Clock (1948), which features Milland as a magazine editor framed … 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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Western RoundUp: Apache Rifles (1964)

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Laura Grieve

Western RoundUp: Apache Rifles (1964) Over the last few years I’ve periodically reviewed new-to-me Westerns with one of my favorite Western stars, Audie Murphy. Previous Murphy Westerns reviewed in this column are Destry (1954), Seven Ways From Sundown (1960), Hell Bent for Leather (1960), and Showdown (1963). I … Continue reading →

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Noir Nook: Ten Things You May Not Know About Sunset Blvd

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Ten Things You May Not Know About Sunset Blvd There are numerous noirs that I could among my favorites, and countless features from the era that I watch over and over again. Sunset Blvd. (1950) fits both of these descriptors. … Continue reading →

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Silver Screen Standards: Them! (1954)

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Jennifer Garlen

Silver Screen Standards: Them! Capitalizing on nuclear anxiety, Them! (1954) helped to usher in a new era of monster movies guaranteed to give post-WWII Americans nightmares about the possible consequences of the Atomic Age. In Japan, this metaphorical threat took … Continue reading →

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