Steven Spielberg, Alexander Payne, David Fincher and Ken Jennings also are headed to the April 18-21 event in Hollywood. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Those attending the 15th annual TCM Classic Film ...
The early part of the 20th century was a good time for Hollywood. In the 1920s, the studios were riding high with established stars and their own theater chain. The last thing they wanted was to upset ...
That blatant vegetarian and seer, George Bernard Shaw, has never set foot in the U. S. and swears that he never will. Yet, last week, his face was seen and his voice was heard in Manhattan. The ...
Check out Grant Zahajko's appraisal of a 1927 "The Jazz Singer" Vitaphone sample disc in Alaska Native Heritage Center, Hour 1. Antiques Roadshow is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App ...
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"The Jazz Singer" starring Al Jolson, the first movie that incorporated synchronized speaking parts for its actors, was released on this day in history, Oct. 6, 1927. Primitive by today’s standards, ...
Those attending the 15th annual TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood next month will have an opportunity to engage with Mel Brooks and Vitaphone, both born in 1926. One’s extinct, the other’s still ...