Joe Dante (1946), film buff and former film journalist (including for ‘Film Bulletin’, up until 1974) who became […]
Film director Jacques Feyder: Hollywood’s starmaker from—once again—Elsene, Brussels
European film directors at work in Hollywood silents, early 20th century. It was pretty common, and there were […]
Garbo was shy, insecure. She felt that, as a person, she actually had nothing special or unusual for others to make a fuss over. Jean Negulesco
Screen, stage, and television actress Brenda Vaccaro (b. 1939), a Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winner, as well as […]
Film history: Focus on early Academy Award winners Wallace Beery and Marie Dressler
Wallace Beery (1885-1949) and Marie Dressler (1868-1934) were two of MGM’s top stars in the early days of […]
The breakthrough film of American filmmaker Tobe Hooper (b. 1943), “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” (1974), was an […]
Film history: Focus on “The Hollywood Ten”
In 1947, the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) held the first series of hearings into alleged communist propaganda […]
Nostalgia: It’s not what it used to be
By using vintage postcards, old black and white stills and archival photographs, these books recreate the past of […]
Film history: Focus on The Roaring Twenties
Richard Dyer MacCan (b. 1945) is a British academic and author of several film books and essays who […]
“I had the good fortune to have worked with and learned from some enormously talented people. Working on […]
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