Jennifer Kellow Fiorini
Ladies They Talk About - The end of an era
Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable in It Happened One Night, 1934. In selecting a handful to write about, there were so many wonderful...
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Jennifer Kellow Fiorini
Dec 31, 20205 min read
Barbara Stanwyck - The Tough Cookie
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....
Jennifer Kellow Fiorini
Nov 15, 20204 min read
Norma Shearer - The love realist.
By Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini Norma Shearer, if known at all by casual moviegoers, may be remembered for playing the lead in the 1939 film,...
Jennifer Kellow Fiorini
Oct 15, 20205 min read
Greta Garbo - The Virtuous Vamp
Today Greta Garbo is remembered for uttering one of the most famous quotes in film history, “I want to be alone.” She made only...
Jennifer Kellow Fiorini
Oct 7, 20203 min read
Jean Harlow - Hollywood's First Platinum Blonde part 2
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...
Jennifer Kellow Fiorini
Aug 12, 20203 min read
Jean Harlow — Hollywood's first Platinum Blonde
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...
Jennifer Kellow Fiorini
Jul 20, 20203 min read
Joan Blondell - The original dame
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...
Jennifer Kellow Fiorini
Jul 19, 20204 min read
Kay Francis- Queen of pleasure
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
Jennifer Kellow Fiorini
Jul 18, 20203 min read
Ladies They Talk About: The women of pre-Code film.
Scantily clad bathing beauties in a Busby Berkeley number from Footlight Parade 1933 We think of “old Hollywood films” as innocent, with...
Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini
Oct 6, 20184 min read
Dario Argento gets a retrospective at Metrograph NYC
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...
Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini
Aug 10, 20182 min read
Navigating Middle School Without Filters
Eighth Grade “A lot can happen over a year, you could come back next fall as a completely normal person.” — Molly Ringwald to Anthony...
Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini
Jun 24, 20183 min read
Bring A Neighbor To The Most Powerful Film Of The Year
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...
Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini
May 24, 20183 min read
Ginsburg Reigns Supreme in New Documentary RBG
A review initially written for Ecurrent magazine in southern Michigan. At 84 years old, Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become an icon, rock...
Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini
Apr 13, 20184 min read
Small chain theaters prove cinema isn't dead
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...
Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini
Jan 26, 20182 min read
Inside No. 9 on Shudder
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...
Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini
Nov 7, 20174 min read
Five Must See Horror Films
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...
Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini
Oct 27, 20172 min read
Smells Like Samhain Spirit!
My Halloween playlist. Swing, sway and shock. These otherworldly siren songs creep right under my skin every Halloween. Oh who am I...
Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini
Oct 12, 20172 min read
"We have such sights to show you.."
The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Opens Tonight — The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival is back for it's second year, and this time it...
Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini
Aug 28, 20174 min read
This Weeks Flick Pick - "Memories of Murder" at IFC Center
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...
Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini
Aug 15, 20173 min read
This Week's Don't Miss Flick Pick — The Last Supper of 35mm.
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...
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