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TCM Classic Film Festival returns, “Walter Paisley” continues

TCM Classic Film Festival returns, “Walter Paisley” continues

by Jordan Young | Mar 25, 2023 | Uncategorized

Where can you see vintage movies on the big screen today, the way they were meant to be seen? Alas, far too few places. The 2023 TCM Classic Film Festival, where movies are shown as they were originally intended, returns to Hollywood April 13-16. The fabled legacy of...
“Walter Paisley” at La Mirada, “Little Foxes” at SCR

“Walter Paisley” at La Mirada, “Little Foxes” at SCR

by Jordan Young | Mar 13, 2023 | Uncategorized

Chances are you’ve never heard of Paisley—Walter, that is—much less have any idea what he may or may not have accomplished of late. Don’t worry, no one else has either. All that’s about to change, however, as something that’s been described as “a beatnik horror comedy...
Passion projects spotlight comedians, cartoon voices, Jolson and Polanski

Passion projects spotlight comedians, cartoon voices, Jolson and Polanski

by Jordan Young | Mar 5, 2023 | Uncategorized

The pandemic seems to be generating more passion projects than ever, books willed into existence by their creators in spite of all odds. One such book is “The Compleat Beau Geste” by Frank Thompson, the author of two books on film director William Wellman and a noted...
“Voodoo Macbeth” on Blu-ray, “Appropriate” at SCR

“Voodoo Macbeth” on Blu-ray, “Appropriate” at SCR

by Jordan Young | Feb 11, 2023 | Uncategorized

Harlem, October 1935. The scene opens on Rose McClendon as Lady Macbeth, rehearsing the “screw your courage to the sticking place” scene from “The Scottish Play.” She asks 20-year-old wunderkind Orson Welles to direct their Negro Theatre Unit production. He turns them...
“Cinema’s First Nasty Women” on Blu-ray & DVD

“Cinema’s First Nasty Women” on Blu-ray & DVD

by Jordan Young | Jan 31, 2023 | Uncategorized

There’s a growing consensus women are getting shortchanged (as usual) in the revival of silent movie comedy. While Keaton, Chaplin and Lloyd are justly celebrated and lesser knowns like Charley Chase are getting their due, their female counterparts have been largely...
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