4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 5, 2015

Hold Back the Dawn was written by the winning combination of Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett, but the director was actually Mitchell Leisen. That was the last time Wilder would let someone else take hold of his work. It’s actually rather meta, a film within a film. We see our...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 1, 2015

If Preston Sturges was a comic wordsmith than Sullivan’s Travels was his magnum opus. It has so many pieces worth talking about, despite it only running a meager 90 minutes. It is the kind of comedy that director John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea) would want to make, and it’s a...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 1, 2015

If Preston Sturges was a comic wordsmith than Sullivan’s Travels was his magnum opus. It has so many pieces worth talking about, despite it only running a meager 90 minutes. It is the kind of comedy that director John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea) would want to make, and it’s a...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 1, 2015

If Preston Sturges was a comic wordsmith then Sullivan’s Travels was his magnum opus. It has so many pieces worth talking about, despite it only running a meager 90 minutes. It is the kind of comedy that director John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea) would want to make, and it’s a...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on October 29, 2015

US / 88 minutes / bw / Warner–First National Dir: Anatole Litvak Scr: Robert Rossen, Elia Kazan (uncredited) Story: Hot Nocturne (unproduced play) by Edwin Gilbert Cine: Ernie Haller Cast: Priscilla Lane, Betty Field, Richard Whorf, Lloyd Nolan, Jack Carson, Wally Ford, Elia Kazan, Peter Whitney, Bi   read more

Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on October 20, 2015

The Classic Movie Blog Association is proud to present Planes, Trains and Automobiles, running from October 19th to the 24th. Please tune into this site for the blogs and dates listed to travel around the world through classic film! All aboard! Sol Wurtzel was the executive in charge of th   read more

Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on October 9, 2015

Here's my second entry to this blogathon, dedicated to looking at Hollywood's favorite pastime: remakes. You can see the other entries here. ********************************************************************************* As I said yesterday -- okay, insisted -- I try not to hold grudges aga   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on September 18, 2015

O Dragão Relutante / The Reluctant Dragon (1941) Eu tinha seis anos de idade, talvez um pouco mais, e adorava as fitas de vídeo (sim, do tempo do VHS/VCR) da Disney. Cada fita vinha com algumas propagandas de outras fitas, verdadeiros trailers feitos especialmente para aqueles lançamentos em   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on September 13, 2015

That serene portrait of Carole Lombard, taken by photographer John Engstead, was part of the February 1941 issue of Screenland magazine. She didn't have an overwhelming presence that month -- her comedic comeback, "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," would arrive in theaters later in February -- but if you looked ha   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on September 13, 2015

That serene portrait of Carole Lombard, taken by photographer John Engstead, was part of the February 1941 issue of Screenland magazine. She didn't have an overwhelming presence that month -- her comedic comeback, "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," would arrive in theaters later in February -- but if you looked ha   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 11, 2015

After all melodrama I sniffled through in the pair of Francis flicks I reviewed earlier in the week, I needed something lighter, and I got it with The Feminine Touch. Francis takes a supporting role in this comedy about jealousy in romantic relationships now available on DVD from Warner Archive....   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on August 23, 2015

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/83933/Moon-Over-Miami/#tcmarcp-940385-940399 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. A reader asked if I would write about this movie, and I was only too happy to do so! Moon Over Miami is a bright, bubbling, delightful movie that sings summer and giddy rom   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on August 23, 2015

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/83933/Moon-Over-Miami/#tcmarcp-940385-940399 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. A reader asked if I would write about this movie, and I was only too happy to do so! Moon Over Miami is a bright, bubbling, delightful movie that sings summer and giddy rom   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on August 17, 2015

1941 (Steven Spielberg, 1979) Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor. After a couple of blockbuster hits in the Horror genre with Jaws in 1975 and the Science-fiction genre with Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1977, Steven Spielberg was hot a   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on August 6, 2015

The Great Lie (1941) August 6, 2015August 6, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante Time to turn the serious business meter up to 11. So, The Great Lie. Look, I am not exaggerating one bit* when I say that this is the greatest piece of fine, soapy melodrama this side of...   read more

Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on July 23, 2015

Is this poster not gorgeous? I would hang this on my wall in a second. Lately I've been watching a lot of Eleanor Powell films, which wasn't by design. I like Powell--she was a terrific dancer, a good actress, and a woman who portrayed intelligence, ambition, and kindness. It's a...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on July 18, 2015

I know, I’ve been away for awhile and I kind of left you all hanging without posting the last chapter of Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc. Well, better late than never, right? And, for those of you who may be just joining us, or who just want to catch up,...   read more

Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on July 2, 2015

Share This! “It will be closed in the early spring by an act of God, and I’m sure Mr. Drake hopes it will be . . . a boy.”—— Loretta Young as Jane Drake in the curtain call at the end of her husband’s play As a film, Bedtime Story exists in...   read more

Classic Film Freak Posted by Greg Orypeck on July 2, 2015

Share This! “It will be closed in the early spring by an act of God, and I’m sure Mr. Drake hopes it will be . . . a boy.”—— Loretta Young as Jane Drake in the curtain call at the end of her husband’s play As a film, Bedtime Story exists in...   read more

Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on July 1, 2015

Lucille Ball is one of my favorite actresses, although at this point, you're probably wondering "Who isn't your favorite?" To which I reply, "Oh, getting fresh, are we?" (Can you tell I just watched Gold Diggers of 1933?) Anyway, I'm such a fan of the glorious Ms. Ball, it's a...   read more