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September Schooldays: Henry Aldrich Swings It (1943)
Do you ever have that reoccurring dream where it is test day and you've forgotten to study? Now that it is September and the kids are...

Samantha Glasser
Sep 13, 20246 min read


September Schooldays: Girls' School (1938)
Do you ever have that reoccurring dream where it is test day and you've forgotten to study? Now that it is September and the kids are...

Samantha Glasser
Sep 6, 20245 min read


The Almighty Buck
It’s abundantly clear that the consumer dollar isn’t going far these days. What exactly can a dollar even get you in 2024? On one...

Adam Williams
Aug 30, 20243 min read


Automobile August: The Long Long Trailer (1954)
Start your engines! The invention and development of the automobile coincides with the birth and growth of the movie industry. This month...

Samantha Glasser
Aug 23, 20246 min read


Automobile August: To Please a Lady (1950)
Start your engines! The invention and development of the automobile coincides with the birth and growth of the movie industry. This month...

Samantha Glasser
Aug 16, 20245 min read


Automobile August: The Roaring Road (1919)
Start your engines! The invention and development of the automobile coincides with the birth and growth of the movie industry. This month...

Samantha Glasser
Aug 9, 20245 min read


Automobile August: Danger on Wheels (1940)
Start your engines! The invention and development of the automobile coincides with the birth and growth of the movie industry. This month...

Samantha Glasser
Aug 2, 20245 min read


A Visit to the Imperial Theatre
This place haunts my dreams, like Rebecca’s Manderley. I think of the drive twisting and turning through Cincinnati. It’s a night quieter...

Adam Williams
Jul 26, 20244 min read


Jane (Frazee) July: Under California Stars (1948)
This July we celebrate a forgotten star of the 40s whose work we enjoyed at the Picture Show 2024: Jane Frazee. RODNEY BOWCOCK: Roy has...

Samantha Glasser
Jul 19, 20245 min read


Jane (Frazee) July: Incident (1948)
This July we celebrate a forgotten star of the 40s whose work we enjoyed at the Picture Show 2024: Jane Frazee. SAMANTHA GLASSER: After a...

Samantha Glasser
Jul 12, 20244 min read


Jane (Frazee) July: Rosie the Riveter (1944)
This July we celebrate a forgotten star of the 40s whose work we enjoyed at the Picture Show 2024: Jane Frazee. RODNEY BOWCOCK: There’s...

Samantha Glasser
Jul 5, 20246 min read


Comedy Torture Chamber: A Clean-Up on the Curb (1931)
I get these cravings for a very particular type of movie. Just recently, this urge led me into my film closet where I keep a beat up 16mm...

Adam Williams
Jun 28, 20243 min read


Jewel Robbery June: You're Never Too Young (1955)
A common trope in classic movies is the jewel robbery scenario, often depicted from the gangster's point of view. We had a lot of titles...

Samantha Glasser
Jun 21, 20246 min read


Jewel Robbery June: Mary Ryan, Detective (1949)
A common trope in classic movies is the jewel robbery scenario, often depicted from the gangster's point of view. We had a lot of titles...

Samantha Glasser
Jun 14, 20244 min read


Jewel Robbery June: Girl in 313 (1940)
A common trope in classic movies is the jewel robbery scenario, often depicted from the gangster's point of view. We had a lot of titles...

Samantha Glasser
Jun 7, 20245 min read


Convention May: Key to the City (1950)
It is May, convention month, time to anticipate our pending event. This month we watch movies featuring conventions. RODNEY BOWCOCK: Key...

Samantha Glasser
May 17, 20246 min read


Convention May: Dear Heart (1964)
It is May, convention month, time to anticipate our pending event. This month we watch movies featuring conventions. SAMANTHA GLASSER: It...

Samantha Glasser
May 10, 20245 min read


Convention May: Sons of the Desert (1933)
It is May, convention month, time to anticipate our pending event. This month we watch movies featuring conventions. RODNEY BOWCOCK: ...

Samantha Glasser
May 3, 20246 min read


He Watched by Night
There has been plenty of ink spilled over He Walked by Night, so what does a few more words matter? Nearly every book about so-called...

Adam Williams
Apr 26, 20243 min read


Animated April: The Jungle Book (1967)
In honor of our annual animation program and the 3D cartoons that will run at the Wexner Center before the show, we spend April looking...

Samantha Glasser
Apr 19, 20246 min read
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