Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on September 2, 2019

Celebrating Women Pioneer Filmmakers!We’re Giving Away 5 Alice Guy-Blache Documentary DVDs this Month! A scrupulously well-researched documentary about one of early cinema’s greatest pioneers and the world’s first woman filmmaker – The Hollywood Reporter This month we k   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 1, 2019

I’ve been waiting years for the release of Be Natural:The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché, a documentary about pioneering French filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché directed by Pamela Green. As an early Kickstarter backer of the film, I’d frequently receive enticing updates about the production,   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on March 27, 2019

Alice Thrift, intern at a major Boston hospital, is almost totally lacking in social skills — which means her bedside manner is appalling and she earns enemies easily. Her inability to read other people has the further consequence that she’s completely vulnerable to the smart-talking at   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 5, 2016

A Town Like Alice Directed by Jack Lee Written by W.P. Lipscomb and Richard Mason from the novel by Nevil Shute 1956/UK The Rank Organization/Vic Film Productions Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant I love a good POW story and this is an especially moving one. The title town is Alice Springs, Austral   read more

Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on July 1, 2014

Remember that episode of Alice with Batman’s Adam West as a Sex Ed teacher and Lara Parker – Angelique the witch from Dark Shadows – as a sexually permissive mom? If you’re under 40, you may have answered “no” to that question, because the 1976-85 CBS sitcom has only been broadcast sporadically...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

"Here is a woman who helped invent cinema, and there is a silence around her. It's absolutely intolerable and even stupid that we can't see these films." - Nicole Lise Bernheim, circa 1975 I’ve heard it said many times that we must preserve Alice Guy-Blache’s legacy. I didn’t f   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

"Here is a woman who helped invent cinema, and there is a silence around her. It's absolutely intolerable and even stupid that we can't see these films." - Nicole Lise Bernheim, circa 1975 I’ve heard it said many times that we must preserve Alice Guy-Blache’s legacy. I didn’t f   read more