Originally published December 13, 2018 I’m not 100% clear why Beyond Tomorrow is considered a Christmas movie. Maybe it’s because in 2004 20th Century Fox retitled it Beyond Christmas and … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
In 2016 author (and friend of the site) Jeremy Arnold would publish The Essentials: 52 Must-See Movies And Why They Matter, a fantastic crash course in the most important classic … Continue Reading 52 More Must-See Movies And Why They Matter
Somehow “Noirvember” 2020 is already in the rearview mirror, leaving December, and the holidays, bearing down on us. While this particular holiday season will be far different from those most … Continue Reading TCM Top 10- December 2020
Director Jean Negulesco and I have a contentious cinematic relationship. His patented blend of noirish melodrama doesn’t always sit right with me, yet I’ve seen so many of his features … Continue Reading TCMFF Review: Road House (1948)
I try not to get too serious on this site, mainly because for many of us the world of classic cinema is our escape from the fear, uncertainty, and politics … Continue Reading My TCM Festival Home Edition Schedule
This is reposted as part of the Summer Under the Stars blogathon I’m not a fan of Clark Gable (I know…gasp!) but damn was he awesome in this movie. The … Continue Reading The Films of Jean Harlow: Red Dust (1932)
Marathon Man is a mixture of several types of genres with no one genre dominating the others. At times it’s a horror films, at others a drama and/or a psychological … Continue Reading Marathon Man (1976)
I mentioned in my review of Lenny awhile back that I had one final “directed by Bob Fosse” film to watch and it was Sweet Charity. The sad thing is … Continue Reading Sweet Charity (1969)
This is reposted as part of the Summer Under the Stars blogathon So back story into why I sought out Young Man With a Horn to today’s review: I reviewed a … Continue Reading Young Man With a Horn (1950)
Alicia Malone discusses TCM’s new sci-fi tribute, Out of This World
Tarzan is an ubiquitous character in film history, becoming a franchise that dominated the 1930s into the ’50s and making Johnny Weissmuller an unconventional star. I say all this having … Continue Reading TCMFF Review: Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
In 1947 the feature Crossfire took a harsh look at the rise of antisemitism in America, taking an story that examination homosexuality initially and presenting it to post-war audiences as … Continue Reading TCMFF Review: Open Secret (1948)
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
