Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable in It Happened One Night, 1934. In selecting a handful to write about, there were so many wonderful...

Barbara Stanwyck at the height of her career in the 1940's Barbara Stanwyck is easily the best-known actress of pre-Code in this series....

By Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini Norma Shearer, if known at all by casual moviegoers, may be remembered for playing the lead in the 1939 film,...

Today Greta Garbo is remembered for uttering one of the most famous quotes in film history, “I want to be alone.” She made only...

In the first half of her career Jean Harlow was cast as the unapologetic bad girl. And though Jean hated this image, because she was...

Rarely has a star shined so bright and packed so much into such a short lifetime as Jean Harlow — Hollywood’s first blonde bombshell. She...

Ninety years since her first screen performance, it’s hard to name a more likeable actress than Joan Blondell. With her big blue eyes and...

From 1929 to 1938 Kay Francis was the highest paid woman in Hollywood. Her best roles in the early 1930s saw her playing rich heiresses, the

Scantily clad bathing beauties in a Busby Berkeley number from Footlight Parade 1933 We think of “old Hollywood films” as innocent, with...

In honor of Metrograph's Argento retrospective in New York City, I am featuring now-and-then location photos from some of his most iconic...

Eighth Grade “A lot can happen over a year, you could come back next fall as a completely normal person.” — Molly Ringwald to Anthony...

Won't You Be My Neighbor? Fred Rogers and his long running PBS children’s show, Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, is the subject of the new...

A review initially written for Ecurrent magazine in southern Michigan. At 84 years old, Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become an icon, rock...

I’ve been talking about this subject since 2014 to virtually anyone who would listen. It has been on my “to do” list of posts for too...

Shudder is #killingIt and pushing the boundaries of what we call horror. I signed up for Shudder almost two years ago when they were just...

Halloween is over and, if you're anything like me, you're feeling pretty bummed. It's like you've binge-watched your favorite show and...

My Halloween playlist. Swing, sway and shock. These otherworldly siren songs creep right under my skin every Halloween. Oh who am I...

The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Opens Tonight — The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival is back for it's second year, and this time it...

I first saw Bong Joon-ho's The Host in 2008 — a full two years after its release. I remember that I was impressed by it; but, at the same...

Dear readers, I've been a little under the weather, but I promise to continue with regular posts soon. In the meantime, Screen Slate is...