The Jazz Singer, The Real 1st Best Picture
Donovan MontierthThe first Academy Awards Ceremony on Thursday May 16, 1929, lasted only 15 minutes and honored only silent films. It was the last Academy Awards to do so as the invent…
Top 15 William Powell Movies
One of my all-time favorite actors...even though he's not as flashy as Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Clark Gable or Spencer Tracy...who are all in my top 5 as well.…
Cary Grant’s Top 15 Movies
You'll be surprised at what I rank as the top Cary Grant movie! Let's get that out of the way, right up front. You should also know that he's…
The Thin Man and Dashiell Hammett
"The Thin Man" was never meant to be a series of films, let's get that straight right up front. The title doesn't make reference to Nick or Nora Charles,…
Max Baer, Primo Carnera and The Prizefighter and the Lady
In the early days of film, fight scenes were "staged" but real. They didn't learn to fake their punches for the camera until the early 30's and even then…
Musidora and Les Vampires
I’d have to say upfront that the female stunt performers at the very start of the film industry were very impressive. They were always expected to do things that…