#The Unsettling Appeal of John Parker’s 1955 Horror Movie Dementia

#The Unsettling Appeal of John Parker’s 1955 Horror Movie Dementia

“#The Unsettling Appeal of John Parker’s 1955 Horror Movie Dementia” Beyond the Classics is a recurring column in which Emily Kubincanek highlights lesser-known old movies and examines what makes them memorable. In this installment, she takes a stab at describing the unsettling appeal of John Parker’s Dementia, an experimental horror movie from 1955. If the name John…

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#Dorothy Arzner’s 1931 Film Working Girls Was Unjustly Buried for Decades

#Dorothy Arzner’s 1931 Film Working Girls Was Unjustly Buried for Decades

“#Dorothy Arzner’s 1931 Film Working Girls Was Unjustly Buried for Decades” Beyond the Classics is a recurring column in which Emily Kubincanek highlights lesser-known old movies and examines what makes them memorable. In this installment, she uncovers Dorothy Arzner’s hard-to-find 1931 pre-Code film ‘Working Girls.’ For decades in the studio era of Hollywood, the most…

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#Love Needs No Explanation in ‘History is Made at Night’

#Love Needs No Explanation in ‘History is Made at Night’

“#Love Needs No Explanation in ‘History is Made at Night’” Beyond the Classics is a bi-weekly column in which Emily Kubincanek highlights lesser-known old movies and examines what makes them memorable. In this installment, she highlights why you’ll fall in love with Frank Borzage’s 1937 romance, History is Made at Night.  Romance was one thing studio-era Hollywood…

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#Where Are My Children? and the Trailblazing Women’s Films of Lois Weber

#Where Are My Children? and the Trailblazing Women’s Films of Lois Weber

“#Where Are My Children? and the Trailblazing Women’s Films of Lois Weber” Beyond the Classics is a bi-weekly column in which Emily Kubincanek highlights lesser-known old movies and examines what makes them memorable. In this installment, she highlights the historical value of Lois Weber’s Where Are My Children? Few filmmakers knew how to make silent films about…

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#Clark Gable and Carole Lombard’s Precursor to Real-Life Romance

#Clark Gable and Carole Lombard’s Precursor to Real-Life Romance

“#Clark Gable and Carole Lombard’s Precursor to Real-Life Romance” Beyond the Classics is a bi-weekly column in which Emily Kubincanek highlights lesser-known old movies and examines what makes them memorable. In this installment, she highlights the only collaboration between lovebirds Carole Lombard and Clark Gable: No Man of Her Own. In Hollywood, love that lasts is the…

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#’Christmas in July’ and Preston Sturges’ Overlooked Dream Project

#’Christmas in July’ and Preston Sturges’ Overlooked Dream Project

“#’Christmas in July’ and Preston Sturges’ Overlooked Dream Project” Beyond the Classics is a bi-weekly column in which Emily Kubincanek highlights lesser-known old movies and examines what makes them memorable. In this installment, she highlights the great aspects of Christmas in July.  Preston Sturges wrote and directed some of the very best comedies of Hollywood’s studio era,…

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#the Holiday Movie Frank Capra Passed Up

#the Holiday Movie Frank Capra Passed Up

“#the Holiday Movie Frank Capra Passed Up” Beyond the Classics is a bi-weekly column in which Emily Kubincanek highlights lesser-known old movies and examines what makes them memorable. In this installment, she highlights the history of the holiday film It Happened on 5th Avenue. It’s the time of year when we settle in to rewatch our favorite…

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#The Unconventional Haunts in ‘The Old Dark House’

#The Unconventional Haunts in ‘The Old Dark House’

“#The Unconventional Haunts in ‘The Old Dark House’” Beyond the Classics is a bi-weekly column in which Emily Kubincanek highlights lesser-known old movies and examines what makes them memorable. In this installment, she highlights The Old Dark House. For many horror movies, appreciation doesn’t come until years after its release. The Old Dark House is a great…

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