Next month Turner Classic Movies is presenting a whole slew of movies that have to do with race in film. Specifically Latinos, and how they are depicted. Looking through the films offered there are indeed some that are pretty hard hitting on the subject of race. Others, like Mexican Spitfire, are not. But one thing [...]

Netflix sent me The Silver Chalice just in time for Easter viewing. It’s not that I feel the need to watch a religious film for religious holidays (I once viewed Bride of Frankenstein on Christmas day), but you have to admit it was very good timing on their part.
For those not familiar with the story, [...]

Perhaps Fred Allen is best known today for his long running “feud” with fellow radio comedian Jack Benny. The two had known one another for years in vaudeville and were really good friends. The imagined ire between Fred and Jack began when a boy violinist named Stewart Canin made a guest appearance on Fred’s show [...]

I would have never heard about this movie if there hadn’t have been such a big to-do over Beyonce singing Etta James’ “At Last” for the Inaugural Ball. Apparently Etta James wasn’t so pleased that Ms. Knowles was covering her song. This bit of gossip was not too newsworthy to me until I found out [...]

So glad you could come by and visit us! This is a blog for my website of the same name. We find new homes for vintage treasures.
Our shop is called a “Nook” because it’s a wee shop on the web that finds new homes for vintage treasures. This blog will provide more information on [...]