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THE MONROE-HARLOW CONNECTION

Archives — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:00:12 +0000

THE MONROE-HARLOW CONNECTION
By JAMES ROBERT HASPIEL

MARY PICKFORD’S DIRECTORS

Archives — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:49:50 +0000

MARY PICKFORD’S DIRECTORS
Included Most Of The Men Responsible For The Grammar Of The Film
By JACK SPEARS

CURTIS HARRINGTON ON JAMES WHALE

David Del Valle — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:00:51 +0000

CURTIS HARRINGTON ON JAMES WHALE
By David Del Valle

MAUREEN O’HARA: PART 2

Archives — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:05:37 +0000

MAUREEN O’HARA: PART 1
BY KEVIN LEWIS

In one swashbuckling film, O’Hara, disguised as a boy, fought her way to the battlements, jumped down 15 feet to the ground and continued dueling without losing a beat. The stunt team stood by stunned.

MAUREEN O’HARA: PART 1

Archives — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:54:12 +0000

MAUREEN O’HARA: PART 1
BY KEVIN LEWIS

A marvelous mixture of softness and high spirits, O’hara played the true blue wife or the madcap village lass with equal dexterity and appeal. She was also at home with period pieces which nicely set off her sensational figure.

WYATT EARP: PART 2

Archives — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:00:35 +0000

WYATT EARP: PART 2
BY NICHOLAS ANEZ

Was he a noble hero or a tragically flawed hero? A dejected and weary gunfighter or a cold-blooded executioner? Most likely the truth about Earp will never be known, but Hollywood will continue to provide its versions. (To read Part 1)

WYATT EARP: PART 1

Archives — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:00:26 +0000

WYATT EARP: PART 1
BY NICHOLAS ANEZ

Earp never killed a man until the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, without doubt the most disputed event of his life-shrouded as it is in confusion, contradictory testimony, prejudicial accounts and outright lies.

ANNA Q. NILSSON

Archives — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:00:20 +0000

ANNA Q. NILSSON
A Swedish Beauty Who Became A Star
1888-1974
By GUNNAR LUNDQUIST

BRITISH FILM NOIR: PART 2

Archives — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:00:19 +0000

BRITISH FILM NOIR: PART 2
BY WILLIAM K. EVERSON

The author provides a rough checklist of British film noir at the end of this article. He discusses the rise of noir from 1938 to its virtual disappearance by 1963; how it began and why it ended.

BRITISH FILM NOIR: PART 1

Archives — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:00:34 +0000

BRITISH FILM NOIR: PART 1
BY WILLIAM K. EVERSON

In the first of a two-part article, the noted film scholar discusses British noir-which has never been officially acknowledged to exist. Although its peak period parallels that of American noir, it otherwise differs significantly.