Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on September 3, 2020

In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them. As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on January 23, 2013

What a rush it is to discover a movie that becomes a new favorite. I love that feeling, the moment of discovery, the wash of pleasure that passes over you and the settling in of contentment. Dancing Co-Ed is from the golden year of 1939. There must have been something...   read more

MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on March 21, 2011

Dancing Co-Ed (1939)      I am often amazed to find the range of some actors’ careers in terms of the types of characters they play. Lana Turner, who would come to be known as a ruthless blonde bombshell, started like many actresses of those days in light-hearted stage-themed movies. The...   read more

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

What a rush it is to discover a movie that becomes a new favorite. I love that feeling, the moment of discovery, the wash of pleasure that passes over you and the settling in of contentment. Dancing Co-Ed is from the golden year of 1939. There must have been something...   read more