Film History
Doris Day in ‘Midnight Lace’
Frothy star of comedy shows fear in this 1960 thriller, out now on Blu-ray Read more
Stories from ‘A Life in Movies’
Producer-director Irwin Winkler looks back on a life that included Rocky and The Right Stuff. Read more
Remembering Vietnam Through the Movies the War Inspired
Milwaukee writer-historian explores the truth behind the films in his latest book. Read more
When the Force Awakened
Author Dan Golding examines the Star Wars universe as a fan and a scholar. Read more
Mel Brooks Funny Man
The director of The Producers won’t be entirely amused by the new biography by Milwaukee film historian Patrick McGilligan. Read more
The Golden Age of Teen Movies?
The highs and lows of ‘80s teen movies are covered in the ‘Ultimate History.’ Read more
On the Road with Bing and Bob
Reissued on Blu-ray, the Bing Crosby-Bob Hope comedies contain the DNA for Hollywood's buddy-road pictures. Read more
American Myths on Film
New essay collection shows how Hollywood has tried, again and again, to rewrite history. Read more
Clarence Brown: Hollywood’s Forgotten Master
Director Clarence Brown was considered first class in Hollywood’s golden years. Young tells his story well. Read more
Encountering Challenging Cinema
Veteran film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum collects interviews with Jim Jarmusch, John Carpenter and others in his latest book. Read more
Michael Caine Blows (the Bloody) Doors Off
The veteran British actor recalls his working class background, his emergence in the 1960s and the long career has has enjoyed. Read more
Hollywood in San Francisco
The story of filmmaking in the Bay Area is told in a new book, Hollywood in San Francisco. But the author also has other topics in mind. Read more
Finding Steampunk on Screen (and Elsewhere)
The look and the meaning of steampunk is explored in a new book. Read more
The Sound of Things to Come
Long before Star Wars, science-fiction films were on the cutting edge of sonic technology. Read more
Hollywood Goes to Mexico
For more than a century U.S. directors have shot films, including many classics, across the border in Mexico. Read more
'The Real Lolita' and 'The Darkness of Real Life'
In The Real Lolita, Sarah Weinman uncovers the real crime and tragedy behind the film and novel Lolita. Read more
Home Movies/Out on Digital: July 6, 2017
The award-winning indie psycho-drama Wichita, the ’70s cop movie Brannigan and the 1970 production of Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters have been released on DVD or Blu-ray. Read more
Home Movies/Out on Digital: June 22, 2017
In Gauguin: Maker of Myth, canvas after canvas fills the frames of this documentary on one of the great visionaries of modern art, Paul Gauguin. Read more
'Hollywood Presents Jules Verne'
Morethan a century after his death Jules Verne remains one of the world’s mostfamous authors, recognized even by people who have never read a single wordfrom his stories. The reason, as Brian Taves explains in Hollywood PresentsJules Verne: Th.. Read more
'Hitchcock Lost & Found'
Asthe authors concede on page 1 of Hitchcock Lost & Found: The ForgottenFilms , there has been a lot of hype over the “rediscovery” of missing piecesfrom Alfred Hitchcock’s filmography. Alain Kerzoncuf and Charles Barr complainof “excessive.. Read more
