Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on April 1, 2016

Your movie news and notes for this week. Don’t worry, no April Fools here. Helen Gibson in The Hazards of Helen (1916) –Before Katniss, Rey, and Imperator Furiosa, female action stars ruled the Silver Screen before women even had the right to vote. Radha Vatsal of The Atlantic gives fasc   read more

Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on March 26, 2016

It’s technically Saturday, but here’s this week’s round up of movie news and nuggets: William Holden and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950) –Several must-see classics are coming to Netflix Instant in April: Sunset Boulevard (1950), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A Clock   read more

Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on March 17, 2016

Thanks to the extremely helpful post  “100 Classic Movie Blog Post Ideas” from Java’s Journey, I’ve decided to start a weekly newsletter. Each Friday I will be sharing some noteworthy movie news and nuggets I found around the web during the week. Here we go: Harrison Ford as   read more

Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on March 11, 2016

This post is my contribution to the Marathon Stars Blogathon hosted by The Wonderful World of Cinema and In The Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood. You can read the other posts here. I was first introduced to William Holden when I was thirteen. I was watching the classic I...   read more

Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on March 6, 2016

After six memorable seasons, Downton Abbey (ITV, PBS) has come to an end. Like many die-hard Downtonians, I’ve been dreading this day since I first fell in love with the show, and now that it’s finally here, I’m asking myself, “Now what?” But the intriguing world of ari   read more

Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on February 14, 2016

Happy Valentine’s Day! As a gift to you, I made some classic movie-themed e-cards inspired by the Tumblr meme valentines that have been taking over the internet over the past year or so. Feel free to download and share with the movie fans who hold your heart. Charlie Chaplin’s “Li   read more

Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on February 14, 2016

Thanks to TCM’s 31 Days of Oscar, I’ve been watching a lot of great movies that have been recognized by the Academy that I haven’t seen before. This week I saw three of them, as well as one new film that probably will be forgotten by this time next year:...   read more

Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on February 1, 2016

Noir! Melodrama! Grease! A random, yet fun week of screenings: Double Indemnity (1944) Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity (1944) Widely regarded as the definitive film noir, Double Indemnity tells the story of an insurance salesman (Fred MacMurray) who gets engages in a murderou   read more

Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on January 25, 2016

This week I caught another 2016 Best Picture nominee and a Frank Capra classic: Room (2015) Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay in Room (2015). Held captive for years in 10-by-10-foot space, a devoted mother (Academy Award nominee Brie Larson) and her spirited five-year-old son (Jacob Tremblay) finally e   read more

Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on January 23, 2016

I wrote this entry as a part of CineMaven’s Classic Symbiotic Collaborations Blogathon, where more than 50 bloggers are writing about actor-director collaborations from the classic film era. Click here to read all the wonderful entries! It’s no secret that director Frank Capra loved act   read more

Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on January 18, 2016

This past week was one of romantic dramas and 2016 Best Picture nominees: Kim Hunter and David Niven in A Matter of Life and Death (1946) A Matter of Life and Death (AKA: Stairway to Heaven) (1946) David Niven stars as a British wartime pilot who cheats death due to...   read more

Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on January 14, 2016

Celebrated British actor Alan Rickman died Thursday at age 69 after a battle with cancer. Over the course of his 40-year acting career on the stage and screen, he starred in everything from action movies to romantic comedies to literary adaptations, making him beloved by audiences of all ages. In...   read more

Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on January 8, 2016

Though some Star Wars fans might consider it a rip-off, I love when filmmakers pay homage to their predecessors in their work—inspiration has to come from somewhere, after all. Pixar is no stranger to this practice, and Madrid-based video editor Jorge Ruiz demonstrates this in a bewitching com   read more

Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on January 3, 2016

Bachelor Mother (1939)- TCM Ginger Rogers and David Niven star in this delightful, smartly written comedy about a shop girl who is mistakenly presumed to be the mother of an abandoned infant. Rogers and Niven give charming performances and have great chemistry with one of the cutest scene-stealing b   read more

Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on December 28, 2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)- in theaters now A perfect synthesis of the old and the new. I’ve seen it twice so far and will probably see it a third. Full review coming soon. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. The Bishop’s Wife (1948)- TCM; streaming on iTunes and Amazon. In this movie...   read more

Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on December 21, 2015

A Very Murray Christmas (2015)- Netflix Paul Shaffer, George Clooney, Bill Murray, and Miley Cyrus I’m a huge Bill Murray fan, but this hour-long special was more mediocre than merry. The whole thing plays out like a fever dream: Murray can’t film a live TV special at New York City&#8217   read more

Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on December 16, 2015

Aurora from Once Upon a Screen recently posed a fun challenge to spread some movie cheer this holiday season: following the “12 Days of Christmas” theme, pick movies you’d recommend to those who are new to classic films. Join the challenge and #PayClassicsForward on your blog or sh   read more

Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on December 13, 2015

At the start of my college film classes, the professor would ask us if we had seen anything of interest over the past week. It was a fun way to kick off class, and hearing my classmates’ recommendations often influenced my screening decisions. So, I’ve decided to continue the tradition...   read more

Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on November 29, 2015

Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck Whenever I travel, I love visiting the filming locations of my favorite movies. This post is the first in my “On Location” series. One of my all-time favorite movies is hitting theaters again this week thanks to TCM and Fathom Events, who are sponsoring a   read more

Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on November 21, 2015

In a previous post, I confessed that I had never seen any of the Star Wars movies. With the release of The Force Awakens fast approaching, I wanted to see what I’d been missing out on by watching all six Star Wars films in order of release. Now I can...   read more