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Tuesday, June 9, 2026

A Six-Million-Dollar Slander: The High-Stakes Romance and Hilarious Hoaxes of “Libeled Lady”

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Libeled Lady (1936) directed by Jack Conway, is a breathless, high-stakes MGM screwball comedy that weaponizes romance to avert a devastati...
Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Inside the Hollywood Madhouse: The Frantic Satire of Jean Harlow’s “Bombshell”

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Bombshell (1933), a fast-paced pre-Code satirical comedy directed by Victor Fleming, stars Jean Harlow as Lola Burns, a glamorous but utter...
Tuesday, May 26, 2026

A “Gentleman’s Agreement” Exposed: Unmasking the Polite Facade of American Anti-Semitism

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Gentleman’s Agreement (1947) is a groundbreaking social drama that follows Philip Schuyler Green (Gregory Peck), a distinguished, widowed j...
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Shadow of Suspicion: Out of the Foxhole and Into the Noir Light with “Crossfire”

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Directed by Edward Dmytryk, Crossfire (1947) opens in the shadows of a dimly lit Washington, D.C. apartment, where a Jewish civilian named ...
Thursday, May 14, 2026

2026 #TCMFF Wrap-Up

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Another Turner Classic Film Festival (TCMFF) is in the books. This year’s festival was held from April 30 to May 3. The anticipation for the...
Tuesday, May 12, 2026

“Jezebel”: A Southern Firebrand’s Descent from Scandal to Redemption

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Released in 1938 and directed by William Wyler, Jezebel is a classic Southern melodrama set in 1850s New Orleans. The story follows Julie M...
Monday, April 27, 2026

“Not as a Stranger”: The Clinical Arrogance and Human Fallibility of Lucas Marsh

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Not as a Stranger (1955), which marked the directorial debut of Stanley Kramer, centers on Lucas Marsh, a brilliant but cold and fiercely a...