As we confront an uncertain and bewildering economic downturn, it's instructive to look back at the factors that sustained the public through the truly desperate conditions brought on by The Great Depression. Part of what differentiates that period from any fiscal downturn since is the lack of safeguards then in place to blunt the impact of sudden joblessness and destitution. … More Details

“Dying is easy-comedy, that’s hard”. No truer words were ever spoken, certainly as regards comedy. That’s why I’m so excited about three new on DVD releases of three classic screwball entries from Hollywood’s Golden Age: “Easy Living” (1937), written by soon-to-be director Preston Sturges and starring the irresistible, husky-voiced Jean Arthur; “Midnight”(1939), starring Claudette Colbert and Don Ameche, and written … More Details