I guess you could say the low point arrived on March 27, 2022, with the broadcast of the 94th Academy Awards. No, the “slap heard ’round the world” wasn’t it—though that cast a pall over the proceedings, didn’t it?—but the … Continue reading Cinema 101
Walking through life with you, ma’am, has been a very gracious thing. —They Died With Their Boots On Like all great Hollywood stars, her story starts nowhere near the City of Angels. She was born Olivia Mary de Havilland on … Continue reading Home Viewing: Olivia de Havilland
It’s hard to overstate the significance of 1939 in American cinema. Even though the movies were nearly four decades old, a series of events and artistic developments conspired to bring Hollywood into maturity. Some of these advancements were technological: sound … Continue reading 1939: Hollywood’s Golden Year
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