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April Antics: Thelma Todd & Zasu Pitts
This month we are watching short comedies. For our first foray, we turn the focus to a trio of shorts featuring the short-lived comedy...

Samantha Glasser
Apr 4, 20256 min read


Book Adaptations: My Sister Eileen
"My sister Eileen and I, movie fans when we were five and six, respectively, would have scorned Mickey Mouse in our youth; we preferred...

Samantha Glasser
Mar 28, 20255 min read


Macabre March: The Frozen Ghost (1945)
For the month of March, we decided to spend some time with the supernatural and enjoy some ghost stories. Join us for MACABRE MARCH!...

Samantha Glasser
Mar 21, 20255 min read


Macabre March: The Unseen (1945)
For the month of March, we decided to spend some time with the supernatural and enjoy some ghost stories. Join us for MACABRE MARCH!...

Samantha Glasser
Mar 14, 20255 min read


Macabre March: Earthbound (1940)
For the month of March, we decided to spend some time with the supernatural and enjoy some ghost stories. Join us for MACABRE MARCH!...

Samantha Glasser
Mar 7, 20255 min read


Gather 'Round the Radio - Happy Birthday Jack Benny!
This week, we present a new infrequent feature at the Picture Show blog, where I will be sharing radio shows from my collection featuring...
Rodney Bowcock
Feb 26, 20253 min read


Gilbert Gottfried February: Freaks (1932)
In 2020 during the pandemic, Rodney introduced Samantha to Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast , which became a source of...

Samantha Glasser
Feb 21, 20256 min read


Gilbert Gottfried February: The Swimmer (1968)
In 2020 during the pandemic, Rodney introduced Samantha to Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast , which became a source of...

Samantha Glasser
Feb 14, 20256 min read


Gilbert Gottfried February: Of Mice and Men (1939)
In 2020 during the pandemic, Rodney introduced Samantha to Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast , which became a source of...

Samantha Glasser
Feb 7, 20257 min read


Book Adaptations: The Lost Weekend (1945)
In this bonus blog, Samantha compares the novel and the film versions of The Lost Weekend by Charles R. Jackson, the Academy Award winner...

Samantha Glasser
Jan 31, 20255 min read


New Years Resolutions: It Happened One Night (1934)
January is for New Year’s Resolutions, and your Picture Show bloggers have resolved to watch more award-winning classic films. RODNEY...

Samantha Glasser
Jan 24, 20258 min read


New Years Resolutions: The Little Foxes
January is for New Year’s Resolutions, and your Picture Show bloggers have resolved to watch more award-winning classic films. RODNEY...

Samantha Glasser
Jan 17, 20256 min read


New Years Resolutions: The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
January is for New Year’s Resolutions, and your Picture Show bloggers have resolved to watch more award-winning classic films. RODNEY...

Samantha Glasser
Jan 10, 20257 min read


New Years Resolutions: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
January is for New Year’s Resolutions, and your Picture Show bloggers have resolved to watch more award-winning classic films. RODNEY...

Samantha Glasser
Jan 3, 20257 min read


Whispering Footsteps: Republic’s Surreal Psycho-Thriller
Whispering Footsteps is a comical title, rivaling Dreaming Lips for sheer surrealistic silliness. Stamped out by Republic Pictures with...

Adam Williams
Dec 27, 20243 min read


Deck the Halls December: Kiss of Death (1947)
RODNEY BOWCOCK : Nick Bianco (Victor Mature) can’t seem to get a solid job after doing some prison time for a burglary, so he gets...

Samantha Glasser
Dec 20, 20246 min read


Deck the Halls December: Penny Serenade (1941)
RODNEY BOWCOCK : Here we have a movie told in flashback, as Julie Adams (Irene Dunne) thinks back on her meeting and marriage with her...

Samantha Glasser
Dec 13, 20248 min read


Deck the Halls December: White Christmas (1954)
MICHAEL SCHLESINGER : Before we get on to the picture at hand, I’d like to offer up a modest proposal. For a long time, there’s been an...

Samantha Glasser
Dec 6, 20248 min read


The Importance of Serpent Island
Serpent Island is an important film. This statement may seem confusing for those who’ve never heard of the movie, and without reasoning...

Adam Williams
Nov 29, 20244 min read


Nolan November: The Man I Married (1940)
One of the unofficial mainstays of Cinevent and the Columbus Moving Picture Show is Lloyd Nolan, an extremely likeable actor who can...

Samantha Glasser
Nov 22, 20246 min read
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