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A Musical June: I'm From Arkansas (1944)
This month, we turn to a trio of musicals from the Golden Age of Hollywood, notable and seldom seen. SAMANTHA GLASSER : A group of...

Samantha Glasser
Jun 20, 20255 min read


A Musical June: Sunny Side Up (1929)
This month, we turn to a trio of musicals from the Golden Age of Hollywood, notable and seldom seen. RODNEY BOWCOCK : Well, here’s a plot...

Samantha Glasser
Jun 13, 20255 min read


A Musical June: Cover Girl (1944)
This month, we turn to a trio of musicals from the Golden Age of Hollywood, notable and seldom seen. RODNEY BOWCOCK: Cover Girl is a...
Rodney Bowcock
Jun 6, 20256 min read


Gather 'Round the Radio - A Salute to Cary Grant!
This time around, we present a trio of performances featuring Cary Grant. First up it’s Screen Directors Playhouse from January 20,...
Rodney Bowcock
Apr 25, 20251 min read


April Antics: Robert Benchley
RODNEY BOWCOCK : We round out our focus on comedy short subjects with something completely different than what we’ve reviewed before....

Samantha Glasser
Apr 18, 20256 min read


April Antics: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle & Buster Keaton
This month we are watching short comedies. Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and Buster Keaton worked together under Arbuckle's company Comique,...

Samantha Glasser
Apr 11, 20257 min read


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
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