Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on July 30, 2022

When Doctor Dolittle was released in 1967, 20th Century Fox studios thought it would have received a much better box-office reception than it did. In fact, they were not the only ones who thought so. The music was so beautiful that The Lawrence Welk Show featured an episode that included...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 7, 2020

The nine films Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy made together may vary in quality, but it is always fascinating to watch these two together. I was reminded of that as I recently watched two of their collaborations on new Blu-rays from Warner Archive. Without Love (1945) and Pat and Mike...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on July 30, 2018

Every once and a while, Magic Mike XXL throws in some vague nod towards having character development. It doesn’t. And the movie knows it doesn’t need any, but it still pretends it does. All of the characters have the same arc, with the exception of “lead” Channing Tatum. He’s only...   read more

Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on September 19, 2016

Many years ago, I was a classic film novice. It feels like a lifetime ago that I didn't know who Cary Grant was or what Citizen Kane was about, yet I can still clearly remember the small steps I took that led to my passion for old movies. One such...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on September 5, 2016

From the opening credits, Andrew Dickson’s score sets the tone for Secrets & Lies. It’s going to be severe. I don’t think there’s a light moment in the score–any of the film’s lighter moments, usually involving Timothy Spall’s ability to make people smi   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on February 8, 2016

The Best of An Alan Smithee Podcast: Episode Ten Flash Gordon (1980, Mike Hodges) / Popeye (1980, Robert Altman) Originally posted: December 31, 2010 Subscribe via iTunes.   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on February 8, 2016

The Best of An Alan Smithee Podcast: Episode Ten Flash Gordon (1980, Mike Hodges) / Popeye (1980, Robert Altman) Originally posted: December 31, 2010 Subscribe via iTunes.   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on February 5, 2016

Speakeasy and Silver Screenings are hosting the O Canada Great White North Blogathon for the second year in a row, and for this event we wanted to write a little bit about Mrs. Mike, an overlooked gem from 1949. Evelyn Keyes stars as the titular Mrs. Mike, a gentle young...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on February 5, 2016

Speakeasy and Silver Screenings are hosting the O Canada Great White North Blogathon for the second year in a row, and for this event we wanted to write a little bit about Mrs. Mike, an overlooked gem from 1949. Evelyn Keyes stars as the titular Mrs. Mike, a gentle young...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on February 5, 2016

Speakeasy and Silver Screenings are hosting the O Canada Great White North Blogathon for the second year in a row, and for this event we wanted to write a little bit about Mrs. Mike, an overlooked gem from 1949. Evelyn Keyes stars as the titular Mrs. Mike, a gentle young...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 5, 2015

Something different for this week. Long before he became the head reporter and interviewer on 60 Minutes, Mike Wallace gained notoriety for an interview show called Night Beat which aired from 1955-1957 on the Dumont network’s New York affiliate WABD during a late night time slot. This led to   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by The Wonderful World of Cinema on October 21, 2014

It’s with a great pleasure that I bought, recently, a 16 DVDs box set. All classics, but not very popular classics like The Wizard of Oz or Casablanca. Anyway, after watching some trailers and read a little about these films, one of them kept my attention: “Three Guys Named Mike”   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on January 9, 2014

The short intro: For those who are unfamiliar with the concept, Old Time Radio is the phrase generally used to refer to the time when radio was (mostly) live, and was full of a variety of different shows, as opposed to simply being a means for record labels to use...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on January 9, 2014

The short intro: For those who are unfamiliar with the concept, Old Time Radio is the phrase generally used to refer to the time when radio was (mostly) live, and was full of a variety of different shows, as opposed to simply being a means for record labels to use...   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on December 30, 2013

via: http://store.walterfilm.com/date-added/before-2012/pat-and-mike-1952 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own Katharine Hepburn is one of my favorite actresses, and I do love movies about female athletes (Dangerous When Wet, Easy to Love, It’s a Pleasure, Million Dollar Mermaid) so t   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on December 30, 2013

via: http://store.walterfilm.com/date-added/before-2012/pat-and-mike-1952 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own Katharine Hepburn is one of my favorite actresses, and I do love movies about female athletes (Dangerous When Wet, Easy to Love, It’s a Pleasure, Million Dollar Mermaid) so t   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 23, 2013

Following Adam's Rib (1949) in the progression of Hepburn-Tracy pictures, Pat and Mike (1952) reunites all of the key players who had made that film such a success; we have our two stars, of course, and also director George Cukor and writers Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin, who were apparently...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 23, 2013

Following Adam's Rib (1949) in the progression of Hepburn-Tracy pictures, Pat and Mike (1952) reunites all of the key players who had made that film such a success; we have our two stars, of course, and also director George Cukor and writers Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin, who were apparently...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 23, 2013

Following Adam's Rib (1949) in the progression of Hepburn-Tracy pictures, Pat and Mike (1952) reunites all of the key players who had made that film such a success; we have our two stars, of course, and also director George Cukor and writers Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin, who were apparently...   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on March 25, 2013

Have you ever wanted to now exactly what was playing in one tiny town in NorthCarolina throughout the town’s entire exhibition history? Okay, maybe your initial response to that question is “Um, no” but that’s only because you’ve never visted Mike Cline’s Then Pl   read more