Glenn Kenny's SCR 2.0
GK himself: Film historian/critic, passionate music consumer. Author: "Made Men: The Story of 'Goodfellas'" and "The World Is Yours: The Story of 'Scarface.'" This site: continuation of his long-running "Some Came Running" blog.
- Indexed issues, last 90 days
- 15
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- Sep 27, 2026
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Karloff With Ford (opens the original)
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A Call From Harlan Ellison (opens the original)
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Tales From The Warner Archive: “Broadway Melody of 1938” (opens the original)
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Eleanor Powell was arguably the greatest tap artist to appear on the silver screen, and this picture, a late 1937 release, provides potent and enjoyable evidence for the case. While Warner bowled over audiences with backstage musicals wherein the less-than-spectacular footwork of Ruby Keeler merely served to introduce jaw-dropping Busby Berkeley Escher-in-tap-shows set pieces, Broadway Melody of 1938 serves to showcase Powell and a modest but delightful crew of terpsichorean talent. Directed by
A Summer On “Scarlet Street” (opens the original)
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“Come On, Don’t You Want To See A David Cronenberg Movie Of ‘Naked Lunch’?” (opens the original)
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