Monthly Archives: March 2016

Update #2: KING OF JAZZ (1930) Reigns Again w/ Restoration + New Book

Posted on March 28, 2016 by willmckinley

Updated 8/24/16 – New info in italics. It’s a story right out of the movies: forgotten star gets a second chance at fame. Only this time, the star is actually a film – and the second chance is both a new … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Film, Museum of Modern Art | 8 Comments

Update: Classic Horror + Sci-Fi Films Streaming Free on Comet TV

Posted on March 8, 2016 by willmckinley

Updated 3/9/16 -New info in italics. You may not know what a digital sub-channel is, but, if you enjoy classic movies and TV shows, there’s a good chance you’ve watched one. More than two dozen nostalgia-themed TV networks have debuted since 2009, when … Continue reading →

Posted in Cord-Cutting, Streaming | Tagged Comet TV | 15 Comments

Film Censorship in Focus – This Month on TCM

Posted on March 2, 2016 by willmckinley

I’ll never forget the day our pastor Fr. Tunney told my mom I shouldn’t watch The Benny Hill Show. For a newly minted adolescent in the pre-cable Dark Ages of 1980, this was an unconscionable attack on my God-given right … Continue reading →

Posted in TCM | 5 Comments

Lost Marx Brothers Musical Returning to the New York Stage

Posted on March 1, 2016 by willmckinley

On May 19, 1924 the Marx Brothers made their Broadway debut in I’ll Say She Is, a musical comedy revue at the Casino Theater in New York. The show closed on February 7, 1925 after 313 performances and has never … Continue reading →