
New Beginnings: Lessons from Dodsworth (1936)
At the end of every year I, like many people, take stock of the events that took place throughout the previous months. I reassess the bad moments, trying to find ways that I could’ve avoided […]
At the end of every year I, like many people, take stock of the events that took place throughout the previous months. I reassess the bad moments, trying to find ways that I could’ve avoided […]
The new three Irene Dunne films from the WB Archive Collection certainly feel like they were unearthed from an archive after long decades of neglect. Chintzy packaging and a complete lack of special features—when you […]
The first time we meet Sgt. Johnny Meadows (William Terry) he lies on a makeshift marine stretcher, face twisted in unspeakable agony as the sounds of the Pacific Theater of World War Two crash and […]
Everyone loves James Cagney, right? Seriously, how could you not?! What an interesting, long, varied career he had. It didn’t start out that way, though. Cagney became a star with his portrayal of the ruthless […]
By Wade Sheeler Recently, the Warner Archive Collection released two lesser-known James Stewart films that offer a unique and unusual perspective on the actor from an especially fertile period just as he was attaining national […]
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