Don't have much to say about her other than she was the star of Bad Girl which won Frank Borzage a much un deserved Oscar for best dir...

... if I don't stop writing five thousand word essays about who I didn't pick for best director of 1931-32. William Powell, Myrna L...

The results of the latest poll are in— despite intense lobbying efforts on behalf of both the Three Stooges and Laurel and Hardy, the Marx B...

[To read part one of this essay, click here .] II. The Contenders I chose five nominees for best director of 1931-32: René Clair ( À Nous La...

I. And The Winner Was In selecting the best director of 1931-32, I had a deep field of fine directors to choose from, but with the exception...

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Thingy from Pondering Life is calling for the equivalent of the "mercy rule" on the favorite comedy team poll—the Marx Brothers ha...

One thing I didn't realize before I set up this week's Monkey poll was the extent to which both of my brothers are fans of the comed...

I'm working on my essay for the best director of 1931-32. A thousand words so far and I don't know who the winner is yet. In the me...