You know the kind of movie that's made as an "answer to" a preceding film? Sort of a way for filmmakers to debate one another...

To be a mogul in Old Hollywood, you had to be tough. Actually, you had to be somewhat of a jerk. With a few "nice guy" exceptions (i.e....

We know what you're thinking. Yes, we do. "Mary Pickford was an ACTRESS, and this is Filmmaker Friday. HAVE YOU TAKEN LEAVE OF YOUR...

When many people define "Americans", they tend to only think of uber-pale skin and blond hair. However, that's only one type of American,...

Well, it's October - and everyone's acting spooky. Just like any other month. But in the general theme of "spookiness", we bring to you...

Every good story always has a Boy Wonder who both astounds and annoys the veterans of life. ...Oh, it doesn't?? WELL IT SHOULD. The story...

Early Hollywood had a surprising number of females behind the camera. Remember, this was a new industry! The demand for film was...

While a lot is said about the moguls, the actors, the filmmakers and the actual films...we feel the need to recognize the theater owners,...

At a time in American society when a new form of entertainment (cinema) was gaining massive popularity...a handsome Japanese actor was...

Hollywood, in it's infancy (roughly the 1910s) had NO HAIR AND MAKEUP ARTISTS at all. None. And the reason was simple - they didn't need...

The first mogul to be featured on SCS was noneother than Jesse L. Lasky. In the post, we discussed (briefly) the first film he produced,...

Who was in charge of “how far” a film could go in terms of content? Was it the writers? The producers? The directors? The audience?...

Ah, the mighty MGM. Remember what it stands for? Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Metro was once a small film company on it’s own, but combined with...

There’s always talk among Hollywood historians about the “great (white) men” who started it all…but what’s interesting is how many great...

While there are many silent film star names you’ll hear, there’s one your Google searches probably won’t tell you about…unless you dig...