I want to pay tribute to the awesome Latino classic movie pioneers. Unfortunately many Latino actors in classic film were subjected to playing negative roles in film, you know like the classic “Mexican banditos,” and the like. Then again many became stars, this despite the prejudices and stereotypes of the time. Rita Moreno, Rita Hayworth, and Ricardo Montalban, to name just a few who played lead and/or supporting roles in...

The Town Players of Newtown are attempting to do what many theater companies have tried in vain to do — re-create on stage the heady romanticism of the 1944 film noir “Laura.” It’s not an easy task. Film noir utilizes two elements of drama that are generally contrary to stage technique shadows and silence. In films, what we don’t see clearly, or is said indirectly, can be both menacing and intriguing; on...

This Saturday 9/16 Kyle Petty will share his love for old Hollywood with us on Turner Classic Movies. He will discuss his favorite 4 movies and tell us why he loves them so much. Apparently he is into film noir. Here are the 4 he loves: Freaks (1932), Grand Prix (1966), D.O.A. (1950), and Casablanca (1942). Freaks wow, have you’ve seen this one? It’s a bizarre movie, but good. It’s a little disturbing and I think...

“During the Depression, when the spirit of the people is lower than at any other time, it is a splendid thing that for just 15 cents an American can go to a movie and look at the smiling face of a baby and forget his troubles.” -President Franklin Roosevelt Have you ever wondered why during The Great Depression people managed to find 15 cents to watch a movie? Don’t you wonder, how could someone that is feeling hopeless go...

Mickey Rooney Still Doing What He Does Best Mickey Rooney is still going at it at 86! Who says you should retire at 65? I loved Mickey in all his Andy Hardy movies, and I will never forget, It’s A Mad, Mad World, and Riff Raff with Jean Harlowe. Mickey’s movie career has gone on for 80 years—can you imagine working that long? Mickey and his wife of 28 years, Jan will star in “Let’s Put on a Show,” a night of music,...

Path To 9/11 Let us never, ever forget! I know that 9/11 forever changed me as well as the country. We must rally behind our country, in the same way people of America rallied behind the country during World War II. We will not be shaken, we will not be moved! America will go on stronger than ever! This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. ~Elmer Davis Support our...