Donations sought to finish throwback film

Mark Ross is mostly done with making a retro-influenced short film, "Curse of the Phantom Shadow." But he's run short of cash, and has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $5,000 so he can finish the movie. The film's style is influenced by old-time radio dramas, Dick Tracy comics, movie serials, and pulp novels of the … Continue reading Donations sought to finish throwback film

A legend that’s actually true

The historic Boots Motel in Carthage, Mo., reputedly boasted film star Clark Gable as an overnight guest at least once during his periodic cross-country trips. It seemed this sighting always came secondhand, and I always wondered whether such a thing really happened or whether it was urban legend. But this recent article in the Carthage Press … Continue reading A legend that’s actually true