Last night I was pleased to lead a library virtual discussion of two great film noir titles, Detour (1945) and D.O.A. (1950). The...

The response to our library virtual movie event last week, Restoration, Preservation, and Distribution of Movies During a Pandemic with...

With my return to work at the library, June got off to a slow start, but I made a nice recovery in the home stretch. Hopefully you’ll...

Out of the Past (1947) Directed by Jacques Tourneur Produced by Warren Duff Screenplay by Daniel Mainwaring Based on the novel Build My...

The Killers (1946) Directed by Robert Siodmak Produced by Mark Hellinger Screenplay by Anthony Veiller, Richard Brooks (uncredited), John...

A Face in the Crowd (1957) Directed and produced by Elia Kazan Screenplay by Budd Schulberg, based on his short story “Your Arkansas...

For awhile, it looked like the storm that precipitated Howard Beale’s “I’m as mad as hell” rant would return for our showing of Network...

I’ve been home from Noir City 17 for several days, but in trying to get caught up at work and at home, I’ve had little time for writing....

Top Hat (1935) Directed by Mark Sandrich Produced by Pandro S. Berman Screenplay by Allan Scott, Dwight Taylor, Ben Holmes, Ralph Spence,...

If you live in the Baltimore/Washington DC area, I hope you'll join me for a fun, informative look at the choices we have when we go to...