Friday, April 12, 2013

Cagney, color by Claroscureaux"...every time I see him work, looks to me like a bunch of firecrackers going off all at once."Will Rogers During an era when impressionists, those performers whose gift it is to mimic the very famous, were a staple on television, Cagney was an essential in every repertoire....

Monday, April 8, 2013

Robert Siodmak's The Killers (1946) screens April 17th at Noir City: HollywoodA presentation of the American Cinematheque and the Film Noir Foundation, Noir City: Hollywood, the 15th annual Los Angeles film noir festival, is in full swing now and runs through April 21. Films screen at the Egyptian Theatre...

Friday, April 5, 2013

When Mad Men returned to the air waves (and all those second and third screens) last year, nearly 18 months had elapsed since the previous season. Die-hard fans like me barely survived the overlong wait. When the premiere date for season five was finally announced, I decided to celebrate with a month-long blog...