Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 30, -0001

Before I start with this month’s recommendations, I want to briefly mourn the end of one of my favorite podcasts Switchblade Sisters. The last episode will drop on February 25. I’ve featured some of the more classic-leaning episodes of the show in my round-up before. I was always gratef   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 30, -0001

From the first shot, Crossfire (1947) seems to be throwing you into a genre flick. It opens with a fist fight, in shadow, mostly off camera. You can’t see faces. It feels like a film noir or a crime movie. As the action unfolds though, the social issue roots of...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 30, -0001

Baby Doll (1956) is an outrageous, erotic, woozy ride. Condemned by the Catholic Legion of Decency, it consistently pushed the limits of respectability and almost entirely through the power of suggestion. Screenwriter/Playwright Tennessee Williams had plenty to write about life in a heated Southe   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 30, -0001

Norman Jewison: A Director's LifeIra WellsSutherland House, 2021 “I’ve met very few people who have his kind of passion, where it’s just in every aspect of his life.” -Harry Belafonte about Norman Jewison His films are a familiar part of popular culture: Moonstruck (1987)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 30, -0001

I'm delighted to announce that after years of reviewing podcasts here on the site, I will now be starting my own podcast Watching Classic Movies.In this interview show I will be talking to all sorts of fascinating people who are knowledgeable about classic film. I'm starting with a 5-episode summ   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 30, -0001

William Powell and Myrna Loy were perfectly matched as Nick and Nora Charles in the Thin Man detective film series. For that reason, of the six movies they made as the tippling marrieds, the entries that focused most on their relationship were the best. After the Thin Man (1936), the...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 30, -0001

Calling Old Hollywood Lora Stocker on the life, loves, and films of Ava Gardner, and her journey to TCM April 5, 2021 Interesting conversation about Ava Gardner with TCM designer/Ava Gardner Museum volunteer Lora Stocker. I went into the episode knowing a lot about Gardner, but I felt like I...   read more