On December 30th, 2009, the Library of Congress announced the next twenty-five films chosen for preservation in the National Film Registry, merited on their “enduring importance to American culture.”  On the list was the 1975 animated short QUASI AT THE QUACKADERO by Sally Cruikshank. As the Library of Congress announced: “Quasi at the Quackadero” has [...]

I don’t think it was ever released on home video, but thanks to Turner Classic Movies, we occasionally get the chance to see BORDERTOWN, a Warner Brothers drama from 1935. The two top dramatic talents then under contract to Warners (Paul Muni & Bette Davis) are lensed in their early, edgy days of raw talent. [...]