The last day. It always hurts to hit the last day of TCMFF because not only do you have to go home, but the return to reality is a harsh … Continue Reading TCM Classic Film Festival 2019: Day 4 & Wrap-up
If you’re reading these thinking “Did Kristen bother to see anything new?” The answer is yes! Day three was all about new discoveries, and about throwing the schedule I had … Continue Reading TCM Classic Film Festival 2019: Day 3
When I attend the TCM Classic Film Festival I always think logistically. If you read my accessibility guide you know the venues all have their individual pros and cons, and … Continue Reading TCM Classic Film Festival 2019: Day 2
I’ve probably stated this in the opening of the last six years of TCM Classic Film Festival posts: there’s nothing quite like attending this festival. As someone who is fortunate … Continue Reading TCM Classic Film Festival 2019: Day 1
I cover my fair share of film festivals and I’m in a privileged position to do so. One of the few job perks of being a critic is attending festivals, … Continue Reading TCMFF and Accessibility: A (Hopefully Not) Crash Course
It’s that time: TCM Classic Film Festival time! I can’t stress this enough but, for me, this is the festival I plan my year around (and I am fortunate to … Continue Reading My TCM Classic Film Festivals Must-Sees 2019
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 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
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
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
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
I say this a lot on the site, but how are we already in April? I’m not complaining because April is known in my house as “TCMFF MONTH!” (Yes, said … Continue Reading My TCM Classic Film Festival Must-Sees
Peter Bogdanovich is a director in love with cinema itself, and that’s encapsulated best in his ode to the Golden Era, 1971’s The Last Picture Show. Outside of its reminiscences … Continue Reading The Last Picture Show (1971)
Being on the brink of nuclear war is a niche our country has occupied as long as I’ve been alive. In the late ’70s though the concept felt all too … Continue Reading The China Syndrome (1979)
When I first started Journeys in Classic Film I was immediately drawn to the work of pre-Code star Jean Harlow. (It helped that I’d received a box set of her … Continue Reading Red Headed Woman (1932)
They don’t make romantic comedies like they used. Or maybe Hollywood just realized there’s no way to top the work of the great Neil Simon. Playwright Simon took the adage … Continue Reading Barefoot in the Park (1967)
