This documentary could be better, but it offers a helpful lesson for film fans new to the movies of that decade. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...

The year 1939 is often cited as the high-point of American filmmaking, the evidence including “Gone With the Wind,” “The Wizard of Oz,” “Stagecoach,” “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” and “Ninotchka.” In ...