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A feature on a new Laurel & Hardy Blu-ray set from Flicker Alley.

When you hear the name Charley Chase, what comes to mind? I knew he was a silent film star, but before seeing one of his films, I thought the name suggested a lot of physical action on the screen. Someone running around like the proverbial chicken with its head cut off. Perhaps something similar to […]

Without a doubt, Adolf Hitler is one of the most evil people to ever draw a breath . . . but he’s also one of the most fascinating

Have you ever publicly offered free beer? I have – though I’m not about to now. That was back when I was still associated with the family’s precision metals manufacturing

The last time Hollywood actors and writers went on strike at the same time, the issues were strikingly familiar. The dynamics around them? Not so much.

Len Powers made a series of animal-only comedies called the Dippy Doo Dads. Those silent, forgotten one-reelers reveal much about acting.

The Garden Club continues to be active at several local sites, including Wisner Park Veteran Memorial Garden and Vietnam Museum Garden.

Hal Roach, billed as Ireland's Bob Hope, delivers his patented brand of blarney to a live audience at the Jurys Hotel in Dublin.

Sassy comedian Thelma Todd and acclaimed director Preston Sturges had thriving second acts as restaurateurs — until they didnt.

Major sailing news, commentary, opinions, features and dock talk . . . with a North American focus.