In 2001, veteran crime writer Ed McBain teamed up with acclaimed literary novelist and screenwriter Evan Hunter to write Candyland: A Novel of Obsession; the book opens with the type of in-depth character study and examination of moral issues for which H...

Ten years after the end of World War II, writer-director Richard Brooks' film, The Blackboard Jungle (1955) was released. The film remains as a moody, entertaining potboiler and an early formula for treating a theme—the rehabilitating...

Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 social commentary film about teachers in an inner-city school. It is based on the novel of the same name by Evan...

Debate about the English education system is like a rollercoaster. We hurtle from one extreme to another, shouting a great deal along the way. Some children fall off as we go but, as they are not the children of people who decide what happens...

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ChalkRunning Time 85 minutes Directed By Mike Akel Written by Mike Akel and Chris MassStarring Troy Schremmer, Chris Mass, Janelle Schremmer, Shannon Haragan Mike Akel’s Chalk, from a screenplay by Mr. Akel and Chris Mass, with oodles and oodles of improvisation, plays out as a...

The number of DVD releases can be dizzying, but here's a useful paradigm when navigating this spring's releases: stick to Oscar nominees when renting (they'll all be out this spring), go for the collections and collector's editions when buying. The latter is much more exciting.The...