Book Review: Michael Curtiz – A Life in Film
If you read my extensive interview with Michael Curtiz biographer, Alan K. Rode, then you know Curtiz was a director with a mania for filmmaking. The famed Hungarian helmer of … Continue Reading Book Review: Michael Curtiz – A Life in Film
Ticklish Business Episode #43: Rope (1948)
Guest Lauren Humphries-Brooks is back to discuss May’s Centennial Celebrant John Dall by discussing his turn as one half of a murderous duo in Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope.
Throwback Thirstday: Four Daughters (1938)
Throwback Thirsday is a new column spotlighting films starring actors and actresses I just can’t get out of my head. This is the first post of many singing the praises … Continue Reading Throwback Thirstday: Four Daughters (1938)
Kristen Take the Warner Bros. ‘Classics Made Here’ Tour
As part of a special offer from TCM Backlot, I was able to be on one of the inaugural “Classics Made Here” tours now offered as part of the Warner … Continue Reading Kristen Take the Warner Bros. ‘Classics Made Here’ Tour
Ethan Wayne Talks About His Dad in Celebration of HDNET Movies ‘Western Icons’
John Wayne is an actor I’m still mixed on. I’ll probably never have the deep, emotional connection to him that my dad and countless other fans have. But there’s something … Continue Reading Ethan Wayne Talks About His Dad in Celebration of HDNET Movies ‘Western Icons’
TCMFF Review: Where the Boys Are (1960)
With summer right around the corner teens will be flocking to the beach, finding summer romance, and generally engaging in all those things movies of the past both praised and … Continue Reading TCMFF Review: Where the Boys Are (1960)
The 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival: Day 4 and Wrap-Up
The final day of the TCM Classic Film Festival was a mixed bag. My illness was finally catching up to me and to say I was exhausted was an understatement. … Continue Reading The 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival: Day 4 and Wrap-Up
The Gay Bride (1934)
The implementation of the Code in 1934 left many films in a state of disarray, having to tweak scripts and direction at the last second to comply. Cinema was left … Continue Reading The Gay Bride (1934)
The 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival: Day 3
Day three was a day of fits and starts with my first shut-out from a feature. It was the also the day I reached the apotheosis of my illness so … Continue Reading The 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival: Day 3
Les Girls (1957)
Gene Kelly is responsible for crafting two of the most enduring musicals of the 1950s, 1951’s An American in Paris and 1952’s Singin’ in the Rain. But by 1957 Kelly … Continue Reading Les Girls (1957)
The 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival: Day 2
Looking back on it now it’s surprising I was able to manage the film festival with a slight fever, massive congestion and a nose that sounded like a foghorn, but … Continue Reading The 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival: Day 2
Ticklish Business Episode #42: Top 3 Favorite William Holden Films
The episode’s a bit later than I anticipated but blame it on the TCM Classic Film Festival. Guest host Diana Bosch joins me to close out our William Holden tribute … Continue Reading Ticklish Business Episode #42: Top 3 Favorite William Holden Films
The 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival: Pre-Coverage and Day 1
April is always “TCM Classic Film Fest month” in my house. It’s a combination of Christmas, New Year’s, and your birthday wrapped into one. For four days we get to … Continue Reading The 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival: Pre-Coverage and Day 1
Kristen ReCasts the Classics: Gidget
Readers of the site know my love for the ’50s tale of spunky girl surfer, Gidget. The movie saw two sequels as well as a TV-series and TV-movies, but no … Continue Reading Kristen ReCasts the Classics: Gidget
Michael Curtiz Biographer Alan Rode Talks Everything But Casablanca
It’s always the biographies I don’t think will grip me that affect me the most. When I told Michael Curtiz biographer Alan K. Rode that I compared his book to … Continue Reading Michael Curtiz Biographer Alan Rode Talks Everything But Casablanca
A Lost Lady (1934)
As cinephiles we’re aware of two truths: actors in biopics won’t look like their respective subjects and movies based on novels don’t often please fans of the book. This latter … Continue Reading A Lost Lady (1934)
