Monthly Archives: March 2025

Western RoundUp: 2025 Western News RoundUp

Posted on March 27, 2025 by Laura Grieve

2025 Western News RoundUp I was surprised to realize it’s been a couple of years since my last “Western News RoundUp,” and with lots of interesting new developments on the Western movie front, this is a particularly good month to … Continue reading →

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Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At: Lois Weber’s Shoes (1916)

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Lea Stans

A Closer Look At: Lois Weber’s Shoes (1916) Some of the most powerful silent films were crafted with surprising realism, especially in the early years that we often assume are full of “stagey” acting and hokey melodrama. The Musketeers of … Continue reading →

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Noir Nook: Minor But Memorable

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry

Minor But Memorable There are characters in film noir that are bigger than life, that are in nearly every scene and who tower over the movie itself like the eponymous inferno. And then there are those that you hardly see … Continue reading →

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Silver Screen Standards: Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Jennifer Garlen

Witness for the Prosecution (1957) On my most recent visit to London, I went to see a stage production of Agatha Christie’s 1953 play, Witness for the Prosecution, and of course I had to rewatch the 1957 film adaptation again … Continue reading →

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Monsters and Matinees: The Evil Queen was a Beast Hidden within a Beauty

Posted on March 8, 2025 by Toni Ruberto

The Evil Queen was a Beast Hidden within a Beauty Her lips are as red as a rose, her skin as white as snow and though we can’t see her hair, the dark wimple wrapped around her head and throat … Continue reading →

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Classic Movie Travels: Frank Morgan

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Annette Bochenek

Classic Movie Travels: Frank Morgan Francis Phillip Wuppermann was born on June 1, 1890, in New York, New York, to Josephine Wright and George Diogracia Wuppermann. His father was born in Venezuela and of Spanish and German descent, while his … Continue reading →

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