

- Mar 15
- 3 min
Noir Star Dana Andrews
“Always understated and all too underrated.” That’s how writer David Stenn describes Dana Andrews. Film historian Jeanine Basinger...
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- Mar 1
- 3 min
Casablanca Forever
Humphrey Bogart told Orson Welles that he was shooting “the worst picture I’ve ever been in.” Ingrid Bergman pleaded with director...
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- Feb 15
- 3 min
"Baby Face" Confidential
During Hollywood’s Pre-Code era (1930-34), women were way more than arm candy for the top male stars of the day. They were shamelessly...
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- Feb 1
- 2 min
Pre-Code 101
Pre-Code Hollywood. It’s one of my favorite periods in film history. Why? Because the movies are stupendously risqué, progressive, frank,...
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- Jan 15
- 2 min
Silent Scandals
To some viewers, silent movies feel like ancient relics: Herky-jerky flickers starring Charlie Chaplin, Rudolph Valentino or Lillian...
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- Jan 1
- 3 min
Buster & Eleanor Keaton
This heartstopping clip from Steamboat Bill, Jr. is one of the most iconic shots in Hollywood history. Had the falling two-ton facade...
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