Cinema Sojourns

This is an archival interview from 2004 that originally appeared on the Turner Classic Movies website. One of the great cinematographers to emerge in the second half of the 20th century was Vilmos Zsigmond (1930-2026). His rise to prominence occurred … Co

During the early years of the VHS boom movie lovers were suddenly able to access hundreds of films they had always wanted to see but weren't available on TV or had never played movie houses in their town. Many were … Continue reading

PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder) is a term that became prominent in 1980 when the American Psychiatric Association recognized it as a mental health diagnosis that was often used to describe Vietnam War veterans and Holocaust survivors. Although PTSD

Some movie lovers may be familiar with the Camargue region in the south of France since it has figured prominently in a number of films, especially 1953's Crin Blanc: Le Cheval Sauvage (English title, White Mane), Albert Lamorisse's lyrical tale … Continu

It is hard to believe that Raoul Walsh, the man who directed The Roaring Twenties (1939), High Sierra (1941), They Died with Their Boots On (1941), Objective, Burma! (1945), White Heat (1949) and other classic genre films for Warner Brothers, … Continue r

The year is 1910 and you work in a factory in the North West region of England where you are given a week off every year. So where do you take your vacation? During the Edwardian era, most working class … Continue reading

Does anyone remember the CB radio craze of the 1970s? It now looks like some strange cultural aberration in hindsight but it lasted for about eight years and was at the height of its popularity bet…

The Iranian film poster for NO DATE, NO SIGNATURE (2017) directed by Vahid Jalilvand. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary supplies the following definitions of the word guilt: 1) the fact of ha…

Actor John Drew Barrymore aka John Barrymore Jr. What film or theater buff is not familiar with the House of Barrymore, the acting dynasty known as the

Virtually unknown in the U.S. until recent years and largely neglected in his own country, director Hiroshi Shimizu was a unique figure in Japanese cinema for his insistence on shooting his movies …