While Katie-Bar-The-Door and I have returned to our normal routine ... ... the rest of our group is still recovering from a wild time at Te...

Well, the final four is set and there are a couple of surprises. As I would have guessed, Alfred Hitchcock continued his dominance of the Cl...

We ran into a headwind on our flight down from the scientific outpost near the North Pole and arrived a little after dawn. Our pilot, Captai...

... and One Shock of Recognition Runs the Whole Circle 'Round"—Herman Melville or Art Linkletter or possibly even Hunter S. Thompso...

Starting today, the Monkey has an occasional new gig, writing about the history of "shaving in the movies" for Sharpologist , a ne...

On Wednesday, October 12, Tess Kincaid of Life at Willow Manor is hosting the fourth annual Willow Manor Ball, a swinging cocktail party he...

In honor of Carole Lombard's 103rd birthday today, Carole & Co. is hosting the "Carole-tennial+3 blogathon." This is my ...

The match-ups in second round of the greatest directors tournament are set: Martin Scorsese versus Woody Allen Stanley Kubrick versus Akira ...

On the occasion of Buster Keaton's birthday, here is a reprint of my essay on his classic comedy, Steamboat Bill, Jr. Born Joseph Frank ...

Today, we here at the Monkey are taking a break from our usual focus on classic movies to participate in Ivan G. Shreve, Jr.'s blog-a-t...