Fifty Before '50: THE GENERAL

 by JB

I will tell you the story of this remarkable film, the tale of “The Eleven Dips,” and much else besides.

Fifty Before '50: THE WIZARD OF OZ (1910)

by JB

No, not the 1925 version of the tale directed by and starring funnyman Larry Semon, the EARLIER version from 1910! Gather your donkeys and cows and come along.

Fifty Before '50: Nightmare Fuel

 by JB

Have you been sleeping a little too soundly lately? I have a solution for THAT!

Fifty Before '50: George Melies THE ODYSSEY

 by JB

I am about to save you both time and money.

Johnny Showtime: THE THIEF OF BAGDAD (1924)

 by JB

For too long, this one flew under my radar... flew under my radar on a flying carpet!

Celluloid Ramblings: Everything's Coming Up KEATON

by JB

I am sure that everyone within the sound of my voice is familiar with the Internet rabbit hole…

Thrills, Chills, & Spills: THE LOST WORLD (1925)

by JB

The mother of all giant monster movies returns in a problematic new restoration. There is a lot to like here, so perhaps my reservations are merely… a QUIBBLE?

Cinema Bestius: The Gold Rush

The Gold Rush and I go waaaay back.

Cinema Bestius: The General

Hey baby, let me take my steaming train and dip it in your river.

Smile Though Your Heart is Aching

by Melissa Uhrin

I look around me and everywhere I look I see the word (and its variations) LAUGH.

Heath Holland On...100 Years of Chaplin

This week I’m celebrating the life and career of the Little Tramp on the 100th anniversary of his first appearance.

Netflix This Movie! Vol. 27

From haunted houses to the slums of London, none of this week's streaming choices involve a Wolf Pack of any kind.

Doug Asks Patrick Questions About Movies

Patrick knows a lot about movies. Doug has seen Idle Hands dozens of times. In an effort to expand Doug's cinematic horizons, he'll be asking Patrick questions about movies in a column we're calling "Doug Asks Patrick Questions About Movies."