What Ever Happened to Orson Welles? A Portrait of an Independent Careerby Joseph McBrideThe University Press of Kentucky, 394 pp., Paperback, $29.95Published Jan. 11, 2022 What Ever Happened to Orson Welles? grew out of writer Joseph McBride’s frustration with the public … Continue reading WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO ORSON WELLES?
Hollywood Victory: The Movies, Stars, and Stories of World War IIby Christian BlauveltRunning Press/Turner Classic Movies, 240 pp., Hardcover, $30.00 ($38.00 Canada), also available as an e-bookPublished Nov. 2, 2021 When America went to war in 1941, Hollywood followed suit. … Continue reading HOLLYWOOD VICTORY: THE MOVIES, STARS, AND STORIES OF WORLD WAR II
Warrior: Audrey Hepburnby Robert MatzenGoodKnight Books, 368 pp., $27.95 (hardcover), $14.99 (ebook)Published Sept. 28, 2021 It’s been nearly 30 years since Audrey Hepburn died, yet her visage is still synonymous with Hollywood movies and glamour. It’s no accident that one … Continue reading WARRIOR: AUDREY HEPBURN
Norman Jewison: A Director’s Lifeby Ira WellsSutherland House, 455 pp., Hardcover, $28.95 ($34.95 Canada)Available now Chances are when you think of the films and filmmakers of the New Hollywood Cinema, Jewison is not the name that comes to mind first. … Continue reading NORMAN JEWISON: A DIRECTOR’S LIFE
Lost in the Dark: A World History of Horror Filmby Brad WeismannUniversity Press of Mississippi, 264 pp., Paperback, $25.00Available now They always say write the book that you want to read,” Brad Weismann says. “I was looking for a reference … Continue reading LOST IN THE DARK: A WORLD HISTORY OF HORROR FILM
Summer Movies: 30 Sun-Drenched Classicsby John MalahyRunning Press, 199 pp., Hardcover, $24.00 ($30.00 Canada)On sale now For all intents and purposes, the summer movie season began in 1975 with the release of Jaws. Set during Fourth of July weekend on the … Continue reading SUMMER MOVIES: 30 SUN-DRENCHED CLASSICS
Elizabeth and Monty: The Untold Story of Their Intimate Friendshipby Charles CasilloKensington, 389 pp., Hardcover, $27.00 ($36.00 Canada)On sale May 25, 2021 Elizabeth and Monty opens not with a movie but with an incident. Arguably the most infamous incident of Elizabeth … Continue reading ELIZABETH AND MONTY
Finding Zsa Zsa: The Gabors Behind the Legendby Sam StaggsKensington, 389 pp., Hardcover, $26.00 Sam Staggs knows the Gabor family: Zsa Zsa, Eva, Magda, and Jolie, “Watching them was like eating peanuts—you couldn’t stop.” And Staggs knows his audience, which … Continue reading Finding Zsa Zsa: The Gabors Behind the Legend
When it comes to the movies, sin never goes out of style. And on April 28, it’s back on your TV screen when TCM presents a three-film series looking back at Hollywood’s pre-Code era with three films: Little Caesar (1931), Red-Headed Woman (1932), and Baby Face (1933); all … Continue reading Now Playing on TCM: Forbidden Hollywood
Michael J. Cinema 