Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on July 20, 2020

Cecil B. DeMille's 1930 musical extravaganza is hard to classify in terms of genre and even harder to describe in terms of sheer spectacular weirdness, but Madam Satan is one of those Pre-Code pictures you really need to see for yourself in order to appreciate the extent to which it...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on November 8, 2018

I love my DVR. Next to the Keurig coffee maker and the GPS, it is an invention that changed my life for the better. However, unlike the coffee maker, which gratifies me instantly with hot coffee and the GPS, that provides quick and (usually) correct directions, the DVR requires that...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on January 22, 2018

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Madam Satan...   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on October 9, 2017

You may not know this about me, but I am no horror fan. Oh, I’ve seen the occasional horror movie – Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, and I even recently caught most of Dracula – but for the most part, no thank you. So when I looked over TCM’s pre-Code offerings for...   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Christina Stewart on May 29, 2013

“Don’t try to believe it. Just accept it for what it’s worth, the most amazing, lavish, gorgeous DeMille spectacle ever put on screen…” opens Photoplay magazines October 1930 film review. We couldn’t agree more, this film is over the top. It’s almost as if   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on November 30, 2011

Angela Brooks (Kay Johnson) is happily married to Bob (Reginald Denny), but unfortunately, she soon finds out that Bob isn’t as happy with their marriage.  After a wild night of partying with his friend Jimmy (Roland Young), Angela sees that their antics had made the newspaper.  Only the arti   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on June 8, 2011

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. Person I owe: Jonas of All Talking! All Singing! All Dancing!. I owe Jonas more than just this movie. I owe him a lot. He has sent me lots...   read more

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

Person I owe: Jonas of All Talking! All Singing! All Dancing!. I owe Jonas more than just this movie. I owe him a lot. He has sent me lots of great early talkies and silent films (more early talkies because that's his specialty). It's been hard to find the time...   read more