All Good Things Posted by monty on March 4, 2013

The first full day of first round action in the 3rd Annual Favorite Classic Movie Actress tourney is in the books and besides one disqualification, which I talked about in an earlier post, there are only a few upsets going on. Most of the top seeds are making early statements...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on February 13, 2013

While not quite as deep as the animated shorts field, the live action shorts do have some very good contenders. Death of a Shadow In a short film you obviously have very little time to convey your idea, therefore, it’s even more admirable, and helpful in decision-making, when the idea...   read more

Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on October 10, 2012

*Note: While this does not actually exist, if TCM manufactured one I know a bunch of people who would buy it. **Note #2: Photoshop art by the brilliant Brian Kirby from Shelf Life Clothing Company.  Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on June 25, 2012

This is my contribution to the LAMBs Acting School 101.  Be sure to go over to the LAMB and check out the other participants work! Arnold Schwarzenegger is an enigma in my eyes.  I’ve loved his movies since I was a child and maybe it was wrong to let a 7-year-old...   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on February 12, 2012

In recent years there have been nationwide screenings of the Oscar-nominated short films, which is a great thing for many reasons: clearly it promotes the filmmakers but also as a filmmaker and Oscar spectator you’d like to have an informed opinion based on more than just the title and/or the   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on November 22, 2010

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. A fine World War II movie, indeed. What a superb war movie. It's got all the right elements: action, adventure, interesting characters, a couple of love stories, brains versus...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on November 16, 2010

Action in the North Atlantic (1943). War film directed by Lloyd Bacon. Cast:Humphrey Bogart and Raymond Massey as sailors in the U.S. Merchant Marine in World War II. When their ship is attacked by the Germans while traveling in the North Atlantic, Captain Steve vows retribution. Joe, Steve and th   read more

True Classics Posted by Brandie on November 1, 2010

It’s that time of year again: time to get out and vote. Hollywood has a long-standing fascination with the political machine: witness the long line of politically-centered films that have been released over the years. And though many consider Hollywood the bastion of liberal-mindedness, many o   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on September 5, 2010

Linda Hamilton was born September 26, 1956 and is best known primarily for two roles. One is Sarah Connor from the Terminator films and the other is Catherine Chandler from the hit 80's TV series Beauty and the Beast. French actress Annie Girardot was born October 25th, 1931 and she...   read more