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I live in the 'sunflower state' of Kansas, which has its benefits. No- not the weather or politics or an ocean view. But a rich history in silent film? Surprisingly, a resounding yes. It's the birthplace to such silent star legends as Buster Keaton, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Louise Brooks, Charles "B read more

She’s a Sheik poster Unfortunately, many films of the silent era have been lost. This new series is going to list some of the more interesting ones. We are going to start with a comedy from the late silent era. She’s a Sheik (1927) Status: Presumed Lost Photoplay magazine had this to sa read more

Kim Novak: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival, speaks about her personal life. Interviewed by Robert Osborne, who asks her, "Do you believe in fate," she says that she not only believes in it but believes if you have to knock hard on a door to open it, it wasn't meant for you to go through read more

Pola Negri is a French farmer whose land is converted into a POW camp during WWI. Her hatred of Germans is slowly melted away by her discovery of common humanity… and by Clive Brook, a handsome prisoner. Pola Negri watches the Germans. By the time 1927 rolled around, Hollywood was taking a go read more

Host Jon Stewart in the studio of The Daily Show in 2004 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Once again, I’m not trying to make this into a “breaking news” type blog, but this is the kind of thing that I can’t pass up passing on. I love Jon Stewart, and think he’s truly one of th read more

  Contemporary Hollywood has tried its best to bury the glorious art of movie posters in recent years substituting stunning artwork for bland photo-shopped “floating heads” lacking colour, creativity and imagination. Classic Horror Campaign and our sister site Cyberschizoid have alw read more

"I wonder what she meant by that?" Of all the actors and actresses who appeared in 1930s films, Henry Kolker (1870-1947) was certainly one of them. He had a long stage career and directed several silent films, including a 1921 production of "Disraeli" with George Arliss, who repeated the role in a read more

Errol Flynn as William Tell. In his 1959 autobiography My Wicked, Wicked Ways, Errol Flynn wrote: I went into an independent production to make William Tell. I wrote the outline of the script myself; I had a scenario drawn, and I went into business with a group of Italians--fifty-fifty. We bu read more

"I wonder what she meant by that?" Of all the actors and actresses who appeared in 1930s films, Henry Kolker (1870-1947) was certainly one of them. He had a long stage career and directed several silent films, including a 1921 production of "Disraeli" with George Arliss, who repeated the role in a read more

  Marjorie Weaver was an American film actress of the 1930s through the early 1950s. Weaver was born on March 2, 1913 in Crossville, Tennessee. She attended the University of Kentucky, and later the University of Indiana, with interests in music. Showing early signs of a musical talent, Weaver read more

Yes, it's another list. On this one I've also listed what I think is each director's greatest, and most underrated, movie. 1. John Ford Greatest Film: THE SEARCHERS Most Underrated: THE HORSE SOLDIERS 2. Sergio Leone Greatest Film: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY Most Underrated: DUCK YOU SUCKER read more

I watched less than half of what I watched in January, but seeing as how February only has 28 days (and I watched 22 movies) I watched almost a movie a day!  Let’s look at what I went through this month. 1. 101 Dalmatians* 2. The Life and Death of Peter Sellers 3. Warner Brothers 90th Anniv read more

Director: Richard C. Kahn Writer: Spencer Williams Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror; Black/Race Film Main Cast: Zack Williams (N’Gina) Laura Bowman (Dr. Jackson) Alfred Grant (Robert Lindsay) Daisy Bufford (Eleanor Lindsay) Arthur Ray (Zeno Jackson) Spencer Williams (Nelson) Earl J. Morris (Bradshaw) Je read more

For this Sunday I had two niches to fill. It’s still within 31 Days of Oscar, but also March marks the beginning of a focus on Disney films. So here’s a short that’s by Disney and won and Oscar. Not only that it’s in the National Film Registry, and was actually one of the gre read more

Yes, it's another list. On this one I've also listed what I think is each director's greatest, and most underrated, movie. 1. John Ford Greatest Film: THE SEARCHERS Most Underrated: THE HORSE SOLDIERS 2. Sergio Leone Greatest Film: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY Most Underrated: DUCK YOU SUCKER read more

Mary Pickford joins the war effort in this rare collaboration with director Cecil B. DeMille. One woman, two armies, oh dear. Pickford plays Angela, an American girl so patriotic that she contrived to be born on Independence Day. However, she is in favor of outsourcing her love life: her two suitor read more

The Graduate(1967). Comedy/drama. Directed by Mike Nichols. It is based on the 1963 novel, The Graduate by Charles Webb, who wrote it shortly after graduating from College. The screenplay was by Buck Henry, who makes a cameo appearance as a hotel clerk. Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft and read more

Another couple of quick notes on preservation efforts that have crossed my desk today: On the other end of the country from my previous post, the 2013 UCLA Festival of Preservation will be kicking off this Saturday, March 1, at the Billy Wilder Theater in Los Angeles.  As the director of the Festiva read more

The term arcmchair activism has recently come into being and while it may sound like it has a negative connotation, it can get things done. Online petitions and chatter have brought about small changes in reaction to public relations disasters. The only downside I’ve seen of this activism is t read more

Another couple of quick notes on preservation efforts that have crossed my desk today: On the other end of the country from my previous post, the 2013 UCLA Festival of Preservation will be kicking off this Saturday, March 1, at the Billy Wilder Theater in Los Angeles.  As the director of the Festiva read more