Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 9, 2011

I saw my first movie when I was only a few weeks old. It was The French Connection (1971); my young, cash-strapped parents had collected discarded bottles and cans to get together enough money for the drive-in show, and of course they took me along. I can’t say that I...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 9, 2011

I saw my first movie when I was only a few weeks old. It was The French Connection (1971); my young, cash-strapped parents had collected discarded bottles and cans to get together enough money for the drive-in show, and of course they took me along. I can’t say that I...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on August 30, 2011

A Night at the Movies opens with Robert Benchley in a domestic situation (Betty Ross Clarke does a fine job playing his wife). They’re trying to figure out what movie to go see. It’s a gently amusing scene—each has seen movies without the other so they’re trying to agree on...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on August 15, 2011

I have the spirit world on the brain right now, having had my first reading by a medium (you know, they hear dead people). It was quite an amazing experience. Before the reading, I was 50/50 believer/skeptic, but after the reading, I have to admit there might be something to...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Google profile on May 11, 2011

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. These Amazing Shadows is a documentary that delivers many messages. Films are important. They need to be preserved for current and future generations before it's too late. The language...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 20, 2011

The Mythical Monkey is on a mission. His quest is to document film history from its beginnings to the present day with a series of astonishingly epic (we’re talking 5-parters people), entertaining and fact-filled essays. He also presents an alternative to the Oscars, the Katie-Bar-The-Door Awa   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on January 12, 2011

A typical day at Winthrop...not. (From "Good News After a fast Christmas break, I have moved back into my Winthrop University dorm for the last time.  In honor of my last semester as a college “co-ed”  here is a blog with different representations of college in classic film and jud   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on December 14, 2010

Long-time Host Bids Adieu to "Meet Me at the Movies" Almost two years ago, Jackie Walker, Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance Vice President, asked me if I would volunteer and host a monthly movie event, in the South Loop that became known as “Meet Me at the Movies.” The conce   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on December 14, 2010

Long-time Host Bids Adieu to "Meet Me at the Movies" Almost two years ago, Jackie Walker, Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance Vice President, asked me if I would volunteer and host a monthly movie event, in the South Loop that became known as “Meet Me at the Movies.” The conce   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on October 13, 2010

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Canary Sedan(1958). Cast: Jessica Tandy and Murray Matheson. Laura Bowlby a psychic, who is has just recovered from an illness, now wants to join her husband in, Hong Kong. After traveling by ship, she is picked up by a chauffeur who takes her to pick out...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on October 7, 2010

Long Shot(1955). Cast: Alfred Hitchcock Himself - Host, Peter Lawford and John Williams. Down on his luck gambler Charlie Raymond, reads a newspaper classified add asking for a native Londoner who will drive a British visitor on a trip from New York to San Francisco. He meets with Hendricks, the...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on September 24, 2010

This week at the movies: Alfred Hitchcock Presents, was an American television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. The series featured dramas, thrillers and mysteries. By the premiere of the show on October 2, 1955, Hitchcock had been directing films for over 30 years. This weeks feature:   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 20, 2010

Bring Two New Friends to this week's "Meet Me at the Movies" and Win a Prize Bring two friends who have never been to a "Meet Me at the Movies" event and win a free MMATM coffee mug. Your friends will be glad you invited them and you'll love the...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 20, 2010

Bring Two New Friends to this week's "Meet Me at the Movies" and Win a Prize Bring two friends who have never been to a "Meet Me at the Movies" event and win a free MMATM coffee mug. Your friends will be glad you invited them and you'll love the...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on September 8, 2010

Behind the Green Lights(1948). Cast: Carole Landis and William Gargan. Director: Otto Brower who directed 45 movies before he died in 1946. This movie was released a month after his death. The trouble begins when the body of a murdered private detective is found in an abandoned car. An officer...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on September 2, 2010

The Big Bluff (1955) Film Noir. Cast: John Bromfield, Martha Vickers, Robert Hutton and Rosemarie Stack. Director: W. Lee Wilder. When terminally ill Valerie is told by her doctor to go somewhere quiet to get some much needed rest, she chooses "The Town House," which also known for its swanky...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on July 31, 2010

"Meet Me at the Movies" Wrap Part at Weather Mark Tavern After the screening of A Letter to Three Wives, the wrap party (dinner) was held at Weather Mark Tavern, 1503 S. Michigan Ave. Of all the films screened so far, Letter was the most talked about afterward. They won...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on July 31, 2010

"Meet Me at the Movies" Wrap Part at Weather Mark Tavern After the screening of A Letter to Three Wives, the wrap party (dinner) was held at Weather Mark Tavern, 1503 S. Michigan Ave. Of all the films screened so far, Letter was the most talked about afterward. They won...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on May 6, 2010

The lady Confesses(1945). Noir. Cast: Mary Beth Hughes, Hugh Beaumont and Edmund MacDonald.After a surprise visit by her fiancee Larry Craig's missing wife, Vicki McGuire calls Larry at the Club 7-11. Larry shows up drunk and has a drink with club owner Lucky Brandon. Soon after, Larry falls asleep   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on April 28, 2010

Kansas City Confidential(1952).Noir/crime film. Director: Phil Karlson. Cast: John Payne. Karlson and Payne teamed up a year later for another noir, titled 99 River Street, followed by a 1955 color film, Hell's Island. Retired police captain Tim Foster, has been watching the bank and the flowe   read more