One of the rewards of writing a nostalgia column is the response from readers. I have had letters, e-mails and pictures sent me not only from readers in the Cardiff area, but from various other parts of the country and, indeed, from far-away places such

Today, Feb. 7, 2012, is the novelist's 200th birthday, and there are an awful lot of movie and television producers who should be very, very grateful for the man's talent and output. As a body of work, Dickens' novels are as rich in incident and characte

By David Mermelstein Los Angeles The UCLA Film and Television Archive's decision to subtitle its ambitious Spencer Tracy retrospective "That Natural Thing" goes a long way toward explaining why this actor remains a potent screen presence almost 45 years

Children need come to Dickens when they are ready, perhaps after being inspired by TV or film adaptations such as David Lean's unforgettable 1946 version of Great Expectations, starring Martita Hunt and Jean Simmons. Photograph: Allstar/THE RANK ORGANISA

Valentine's Day provides a good excuse to explore the rich cinematic archive of romantic films set in London. Romantic films set in London. Many people will immediately equate this mini movie genre with the screenwriter Richard Curtis, who has penned som

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 31, the 31st day of 2012 with 335 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Mars and Saturn. The evening stars are Jupiter, Uranus, Venus and Neptune. Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. They