Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on July 16, 2023

In 1925, writer Theodore Dreiser released An American Tragedy – it was his sixth novel and followed such popular fare as Sister Carrie in 1900 and Jennie Gerhardt in 1911. The novel was, as they say, ripped from the headlines; it was based on the well-known 1906 Gillette murder case,...   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on June 26, 2014

In the 1933 film "Headline Shooter," William Gargan and Frances Dee play news hawks who don't really care who they trample over to get to a story, and that is why they are awesome. Gargan plays Bill Allen, a photographer for Phototone newsreels, and Dee plays Jane Mallory, a newspaper...   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on June 26, 2014

In the 1933 film "Headline Shooter," William Gargan and Frances Dee play news hawks who don't really care who they trample over to get to a story, and that is why they are awesome. Gargan plays Bill Allen, a photographer for Phototone newsreels, and Dee plays Jane Mallory, a newspaper...   read more

Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on October 29, 2013

Robert Osborne is off to see the Wizard, with a stop at Tara along the way. Turner Classic Movies announced the first three titles for the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival, scheduled for April 10 through 13 in Hollywood: THE WIZARD OF OZ  (1939) in IMAX 3-D, the restored GONE...   read more