John Rooney

Since her 2016 breakthrough single "Alaska," Maggie Rogers has continued to hone her craft as both a singer and a relater of the hazards of love. On her sparkling third full-length, Don't Forget Me—recorded with engineers John Rooney, Carl Bespolka and Konrad Snyder at New York City's storied Electric Lady Studios—Rogers keeps the production values real, resisting efforts to glam up her sound or develop into a bigger pop presence. She and her talented collaborator Ian Fitchuk are a group of two here: Rogers on vocals and Fitchuk playing most of the instruments; it's a situation that lends itself to restraint. Nothing in this collection gets too big or overproduced to the point where her heady lyrics and strong melodies disappear in layers of blinding fluff. The sonic decisions are all exactly right in "All The Same," her voice close-miked and the strings on an acoustic guitar clear and detailed.

Since her 2016 breakthrough single "Alaska," Maggie Rogers has continued to hone her craft as both a singer and a relater of the hazards of love. On her sparkling third full-length, Don't Forget Me—recorded with engineers John Rooney, Carl Bespolka and Konrad Snyder at New York City's storied Electric Lady Studios—Rogers keeps the production values real, resisting efforts to glam up her sound or develop into a bigger pop presence. She and her talented collaborator Ian Fitchuk are a group of two here: Rogers on vocals and Fitchuk playing most of the instruments; it's a situation that lends itself to restraint. Nothing in this collection gets too big or overproduced to the point where her heady lyrics and strong melodies disappear in layers of blinding fluff. The sonic decisions are all exactly right in "All The Same," her voice close-miked and the strings on an acoustic guitar clear and detailed.

Based on a graphic novel authored by Max Allan Collins, the film is a tale about the Irish Mafia set in 1930s Chicago. At its heart is the relationship between fathers and sons; after his professional life tragically impacts his domestic life, hit man Michael Sullivan (Tom Hanks) sets out on a wintry journey of self-discovery with his son, Michael Jr. (Tyler Hoechlin). Along the way, Sullivan must come to terms with his adoptive father, Irish crime lord John Rooney (Paul Newman).

The Life of Jimmy Dolan, UK title The Kid's Last Fight, is a 1933 film starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Loretta Young. It features John Wayne in a small supporting role as a frightened boxer, and Mickey Rooney as an orphanage kid. It was remade in 1939 as They Made Me a Criminal.

A lightweight boxer gets mixed up in murder.

Author William Saroyan's corn-shucking brand of sentimentality works wonders in this 1943 filmization of his novel. Narrator Ray Collins is dead before the film begins; thus he is able to provide an all-seeing overview of the tiny community of Ithaca, California. The principal character, played by Mickey Rooney, is Collins' son; as the delivery boy for the local telegraph office, Rooney keeps in close contact with virtually every family in town, which results in several comic and poignant moments..