The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on September 12, 2015

The William Wellman Blogathon: Midnight Mary (1933) September 12, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante William Wellman directs Loretta Young and Franchot Tone in a scene from Midnight Mary. One of the tag lines in Midnight Mary’s trailer is, “I lure men… I c   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on September 8, 2015

Midnight! On September 8, 2015September 8, 2015 By CarolMartinheira Legend goes that when Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett’s script of ‘Midnight’ was turned in, the studio liked it but thought it needed something. So they hired new writers to rewrite the sc   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on August 15, 2015

The great site In The Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood is hosting a blogathon all about the legendary Barrymore dynasty. I’m taking part by freshening up a post on Midnight (1939), featuring John Barrymore in a spectacular screwball performance. To read my entry on Midnight, please click he   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on August 15, 2015

The great site In The Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood is hosting a blogathon all about the legendary Barrymore dynasty. I’m taking part by freshening up a post on Midnight (1939), featuring John Barrymore in a spectacular screwball performance. To read my entry on Midnight, please click he   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on July 25, 2015

US / 67 minutes / bw / Universal Dir: Arthur Lubin Scr: George Waggner, Lester Cole Story: Synthetic Gentleman (1934) by Channing Pollock Cine: Milton Krasner Cast: Louis Hayward, Eric Linden, J.C. Nugent, Barbara Read, Irving Bacon, Robert Greig, Pierre Watkin, Sheila Bromley, Paul Everton, Nana Br   read more

ScribeHard on Film Posted by Michael Nazarewycz on June 29, 2015

I’ve always been fascinated by horror-themed urban legends.  Although the details change from retelling to retelling (and surely each varies greatly from its original incarnation), the core sense of fear is always present, whether borne from the ramifications of saying “Bloody Mary&#822   read more

Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on June 19, 2015

Let's all say a big, collective "Happy birthday!" to the one and only Billy Wilder. To celebrate the director's birthday on June 22nd, I'm taking part in this wonderful blogathon. You simply must read the other posts. You wouldn't want to upset Mr. Wilder, would you? *****************************   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 13, 2015

As a twenty-year-old maturing child star in 1949, Roddy McDowall must have wondered about his fate. So many actors struggle to successfully make the transition to adult careers. He was at that awkward age when Monogram Studios signed him to a contract, where he would star in and coproduce six...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on March 27, 2015

Well, I was expecting great things from this film as the third installment in an intriguing romantic trilogy. I will admit that at first I thought it was decent but I was not blown away. My favorite moment had to be near the middle when Jesse and Celine took a...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on March 27, 2015

Well, I was expecting great things from this film as the third installment in an intriguing romantic trilogy. I will admit that at first I thought it was decent but I was not blown away. My favorite moment had to be near the middle when Jesse and Celine took a...   read more

In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on February 19, 2015

SCREWBALL COMEDY MONTH. “MIDNIGHT” ( 1939 ) After hearing so much about this movie from fellow classic film fans, and being an ardent supporter of John Barrymore, I was eager to see it. A few weeks later I stumbled across the film at my favorite DVD shop, and knew that...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 11, 2014

Cult Midnight Movies Danny Peary Workman Publishing, 2014 I'm delighted that Danny Peary's essays about cult movies are now available in eBook form. It's hard to explain just how important Danny Peary's books were to me as a movie-obsessed teenager. In a pre-Internet world, I relied heavily on the   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on November 22, 2014

UK / 77 minutes / bw / Triangle, Columbia Dir: Gordon Parry Pr: Theo Lageard Scr: Reeve Tyler, Rita Barisse, Paul Vincent Carroll, David Evans, William Templeton Story: Monsieur La Souris (1938) by Georges Simenon Cine: Hone Glendining Cast: Stanley Holloway, Leslie Dwyer, Reginald Tate, Meredith Ed   read more

Smitten Kitten Vintage Posted by Rhonda0731 on June 29, 2014

Originally posted on Travalanche: Tonight at midnight on TCM, Charlie Chaplin’s 1923 melodrama masterpiece A Woman of Paris. (He wanted us to call him “Charles” at this stage. You’ll never find a greater Chaplin apologist than this author, but calling him “Charles” is simply a Bridge Too Far). A Wo   read more

Backlots Posted by Lara on May 31, 2014

Today’s lineup featured an eclectic mix of American and foreign films, 20s films and 30s films, dramas, comedies, and science fiction fantasies. Today’s lineup truly embodies what I mean when I say that the festival takes a holistic approach to silent cinema–at the San Francisco   read more

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on February 20, 2014

1. The pilot episode for The Midnight Special, hosted by John Denver, was broadcast on NBC in August 1972. Its theme was to encourage eighteen-year-olds in the U.S. to register so they could vote in the upcoming presidential election. The 26th Amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18, had...   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on January 27, 2014

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/83414/Midnight/#tcmarcp-433735-433736 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own The title Midnight alludes to Cinderella, and the movie does have a pleasant magical quality about it, although it doesn’t really stick to the Cinderella story in a tradition   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on January 27, 2014

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/83414/Midnight/#tcmarcp-433735-433736 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own The title Midnight alludes to Cinderella, and the movie does have a pleasant magical quality about it, although it doesn’t really stick to the Cinderella story in a tradition   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on January 20, 2014

Midnight Directed by Mitchell Leisen Written by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett based on a story by Edwin Justis Mayer and Franz Schulz 1939/USA Paramount Pictures Repeat viewing/Netflix rental A sterling cast and the Wilder-Brackett script makes this light-hearted romp a treat. Eve Peabody (Cla   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on November 16, 2013

Now let’s not get carried away… (via Tumblr) Now let’s not get carried away… (via Tumblr) London After Midnight (1927) Status: Missing and presumed lost. The only known copy was destroyed in the 1967 MGM vault fire. One of the most sought-after lost silent films, Lon Chaney   read more