Emily Kubincanek

Emily Kubincanek is a Senior Contributor for Film School Rejects and resident classic Hollywood fan. When she's not writing about old films, she works as a librarian and film archivist. You can find her tweeting about Cary Grant and hockey here: @emilykub_

A World Without Turner Classic Movies

If TCM doesn't last under David Zaslav, we lose much more than just a television channel. Read More

The Great Italian Film That Followed the WWII Ban on Horror

'Black Sunday' is seen as the first great Italian horror film thanks to Mario Bava's innovation and additions to the… Read More

The Movie that Almost Ruined Hollywood’s Most Romanticized Marriage

Paul Newman directed his wife Joanne Woodward in her most difficult role for 'The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon… Read More

‘Mary Stevens, M.D.’ and the Approachable Modern Woman Kay Francis

Even as a professional working woman in a man's world, Kay Francis was able to be the feminine, approachable gateway… Read More

‘Targets’ Made Modern Horror More Real and More Terrifying

Peter Bogdanovich's first film (and Boris Karloff's final film) should be looked at as more than a stepping stone to… Read More

Two Silent Stars Collide in ‘Beyond the Rocks’

100 years has passed since Gloria Swanson and Rudolph Valentino worked together, but the story of their production is still… Read More

‘I’ll Be Seeing You’ and How Rewarding Sad Christmas Movies Can Be

The best holiday movies take on the realistic struggles of our lives and turn them into heartwarming stories, including 'I'll… Read More

Once Untimely, ‘The Mortal Storm’ Proves Timeless Years Later

While critics and audiences thought it was untimely in 1940, the themes it explores have proved to be timeless as… Read More

The Evolution of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Over 75 Years

Many people know it began as a flop and became a classic, but there is much more to the story… Read More