Category Archives: Books

I’m a Contributor to a Book Nominated for an Award!

Posted on February 22, 2016 by willmckinley

If you know me, you know I enjoy writing about obscure old movies most people have never even heard of, let alone want to read about. While this strategy has done nothing to reduce my high-interest credit card debt, it has … Continue reading →

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New Book Explores the Strange Ways Classic Movie Stars Celebrated Holidays

Posted on December 12, 2015 by willmckinley

As a classic film-loving kid, I’d often while away my weekends in the open stacks of my local library, thumbing through over-sized picture books celebrating the stars of black-and-white Hollywood. This probably explains a lot about my later life, like … Continue reading →

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Update: Explaining Halloween Folklore w/ Classic Film Cameos

Posted on October 31, 2015 by willmckinley

Updated 10/30/16 – New info in italics. As a lifelong classic film fan, I often find myself scanning contemporary media for old movie influences. And at no time of the year is that more fun than Halloween, when the monsters I’ve enjoyed since I … Continue reading →

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My Anniversary Gift to You

Posted on July 11, 2014 by willmckinley

Over the past three years I’ve written more than 200 articles, reviews, and essays for this site and others. I’ve had a lot of fun and made a lot of money (just kidding), but the best part of the process has … Continue reading →

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New Book About John Ford Avoids Easy Answers

Posted on August 31, 2013 by willmckinley

Forty years after his death John Ford remains an enigma. In his new book Three Bad Men: John Ford, John Wayne, Ward Bond author Scott Allen Nollen calls Ford “one of the most complex, contradictory, and downright confounding men who … Continue reading →

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Review: Beyond CASABLANCA: 100 Classic Movies Worth Watching by Jennifer C. Garlen

Posted on November 30, 2012 by willmckinley

This is my biggest frustration as a classic film fan: no matter how many old movies I watch, there will always be hundreds (thousands?) more I haven’t seen. Unless I buy every pre-1960 DVD ever released and lock myself in … Continue reading →

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