Current impressions will often skew or shape one’s perception of a classic film. It’s hard, forexample, to look back at a historical moment in time and not draw associations between that period’s politics — the tactics […]
Guest Contributor – Lauren Humphries-Brooks In the opening credits of Stanley Kramer’s 1961 film Judgment at Nuremberg, now on Blu-ray from Kino-Lorber, the camera lingers on an image of the swastika atop the Deutsches Stadion, as the […]
At the heart of Edward Dmytryk’s sweeping Western Broken Lance is a simple quiet scene of near overwhelming power. Tyrannical cattle rancher Matt Devereaux (Spencer Tracy) and his four sons confront the owner of a […]
Today marks the 90th anniversary of the final day of the infamous Scopes Monkey Trial, held in the small town of Dayton, Tennessee. The events surrounding the trial not only made headlines throughout the world, […]
James Stewart, like most famous actors, did not pop on the scene and immediately gain recognition for his stirring performances. He had to pay his dues for several years. In Hollywood’s early days, most actors […]
The countdown begins as we are exactly one week out from the beginning of TCM’s 6th Annual Classic Film Festival! Film fans from all over the globe will start descending on our little burg of […]
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