Gunfight at the Columbia Corral: 1940
As a continuation of last month’s post, I’m looking at two B Westerns from Columbia’s 1940 output. I’m pitting Wild Bill Elliott against...
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Samantha Glasser
Dec 22, 20236 min read
Christmas Watch: The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
It's time for holly berries, cinnamon, listening to Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Elvis, and snuggling up under a thick blanket to...
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Samantha Glasser
Dec 15, 20235 min read
Christmas Watch: Trail of Robin Hood (1950)
It's time for holly berries, cinnamon, listening to Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Elvis, and snuggling up under a thick blanket to...
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Samantha Glasser
Dec 8, 20236 min read
Christmas Watch: And So They Were Married (1936)
It's time for holly berries, cinnamon, listening to Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Elvis, and snuggling up under a thick blanket to...
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Samantha Glasser
Dec 1, 20236 min read
Christmas Watch: Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
It's time for holly berries, cinnamon, listening to Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Elvis, and snuggling up under a thick blanket to...
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Adam Williams
Nov 24, 20237 min read
Columbia Cavalcade of 1940
I present to you a sample study of Columbia’s B movies released in 1940: an onslaught of one-hour wonders. Let’s dive right in— Wait,...
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Samantha Glasser
Nov 17, 20235 min read
Neurotic November: The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
Woody Allen is a polarizing figure, a sought-after writer and director with an abiding love for old Hollywood, but with a controversial...
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Samantha Glasser
Nov 10, 20236 min read
Neurotic November: Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
Woody Allen is a polarizing figure, a sought-after writer and director with an abiding love for old Hollywood, but with a controversial...
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Samantha Glasser
Nov 3, 20236 min read
Neurotic November: Play It Again, Sam (1972)
Woody Allen is a polarizing figure, a sought-after writer and director with an abiding love for old Hollywood, but with a controversial...
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Samantha Glasser
Oct 20, 20235 min read
Ominous October: The Golem (1920)
It's October and you know what that means, spooky-themed movies! SAMANTHA GLASSER: In medieval Prague, a Jewish ghetto is threatened with...
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Samantha Glasser
Oct 13, 20234 min read
Ominous October: One Body Too Many (1944)
It's October and you know what that means, spooky-themed movies! RODNEY BOWCOCK: Jack Haley stars as Albert Tuttle, insurance salesman....
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Samantha Glasser
Oct 6, 20235 min read
Ominous October: Earth vs. The Spider (1958)
It's October and you know what that means, spooky-themed movies! SAMANTHA GLASSER: Earth vs. The Spider (1958) AKA The Spider, not to be...
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Samantha Glasser
Sep 22, 20235 min read
Shemptember: Arabian Nights (1942)
Shemp, the stooge who went on from the comedy group to have a minor movie career as a solo talent, and then returned when his brother...
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Samantha Glasser
Sep 15, 20235 min read
Shemptember: Strictly in the Groove (1942)
Shemp, the stooge who went on from the comedy group to have a minor movie career as a solo talent, and then returned when his brother...
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Samantha Glasser
Sep 8, 20235 min read
Shemptember: The Strange Case of Dr. Rx (1942)
Shemp, the stooge who went on from the comedy group to have a minor movie career as a solo talent, and then returned when his brother...
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Samantha Glasser
Sep 1, 20235 min read
Shemptember: Convention Girl (1934)
Shemp, the stooge who went on from the comedy group to have a minor movie career as a solo talent, and then returned when his brother...
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Samantha Glasser
Aug 18, 20235 min read
Pre-Code August: Blonde Crazy (1931)
Pre-code films, movies made before the production code was enforced, are among the favorite screenings of attendees of the Picture Show...
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Samantha Glasser
Aug 11, 20236 min read
Pre-Code August: She Had to Say Yes (1933)
Pre-code films, movies made before the production code was enforced, are among the favorite screenings of attendees of the Picture Show...
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Samantha Glasser
Aug 4, 20235 min read
Pre-Code August: Frisco Jenny (1932)
Pre-code films, movies made before the production code was enforced, are among the favorite screenings of attendees of the Picture Show...
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Adam Williams
Jul 28, 20236 min read
Fraudulent Cases: A Double Dose of Don Martin
Whoever wrote the TV blurbs for Akron’s Beacon Journal was a regular Henny Youngman. When local WAKR scheduled the 1947 crime film The...
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