Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 28, 2015

Pre-Post-it communications in Slightly Scarlet (1956) and Butterfield 8 (1960)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 27, 2015

I am delighted to announce that for the second year in a row I will be providing coverage of the TCM Classic Film Festival as an official member of the media. Now that I've had a taste of it, nothing could have kept me away from the festival, or prevented...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 25, 2015

The pastoral romantic epic Far From the Madding Crowd is now available on Blu-ray in a new release from Warner Archive. Based on Thomas Hardy's first literary success, the film stays close to the novel's plotline, taking its time, but moving along smoothly through its nearly three hour running tim   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 23, 2015

Milestone Films continues its six-year effort to release iconoclastic filmmaker Shirley Clarke's films on DVD and Blu-ray with her feature debut, The Connection (1961). In it, eight heroin junkies wait for their fix in a rundown Manhattan loft while a filmmaker and his assistant document their tortu   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 22, 2015

Image Source The Oscar is a cruel joke hatched up by a cruel town and handed out in a cruel ceremony. -Marion Davies Quote Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 21, 2015

Jerry Lewis, ready to strut in Cinderfella (1960)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 20, 2015

Image Source RIP Louis Jourdan . Such a beautiful man. I just hated him for breaking Joan Fontaine's heart in Letter From an Unknown Woman (1948), but I understood why she fell so hard for him. I can't believe there have been six ties in Oscar history. It seems like...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 18, 2015

The new Warner Archive release White Comanche features William Shatner playing half-breed twins at war with each other. If you like Shatner or the kind of oddball films that he picks, or more likely inspires with his presence, then this bare bones Western will not disappoint. Miserable Cotten, B   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 16, 2015

A Touch of Stardust: A Novel Kate Alcott Double Day Release Date: 2/17/15 I approached A Touch of Stardust with caution, because I am always wary of novels that fictionalize the lives of my movie idols. As Carole Lombard and Clark Gable are among my first silver screen loves, I...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 15, 2015

Image Source My mother and I were at a film once, and we came out through the lobby and she said, 'I want to see you do that someday.' And that was all that was needed. Because I already wanted to do it. But you have to have somebody tell...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 13, 2015

I like this sketch of Cruella De Vil in a snazzy, bell bottom pant suit. Too bad it never made it into 101 Dalmations--The Dissolve Raquelle shares some extremely helpful tips on budgeting for TCM Classic Film Festival at Out of the Past. It doesn't make me feel any less...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 13, 2015

Barbara Dennek in Jacques Tati's Playtime (1967)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 11, 2015

I love the high-spirited, incredibly silly flicks that Warner Archive has been releasing lately. The new batch is as much fun as the pair of 60s films I reviewed last Wednesday. This week's double feature is headlined by two very different female characters who are heading towards domestic life, wh   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 10, 2015

I've been thinking lately that I'd like to buy a new tote. What better than to get a bag that reflects my classic movie love? Deciding what to buy hasn't been as easy as I expected though. I found thousands of choices on the first site I searched. Look at...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 9, 2015

The Sound of Music Story Tom Santopietro St. Martin's Press, 2015 The Sound of Music Story begins just as the famous movie does, with Julie Andrews purposefully striding up a green hillside and effortlessly twirling as she begins to sing. The only difference: this time she is flung to the...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 8, 2015

Image Source For me, acting is not an all-consuming thing, except for the moment when I'm actually doing it. There is a point beyond acting, a point where living becomes important. -William Holden Quote Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 7, 2015

Jackie "Butch" Jenkins watches Margaret O'Brien at school in Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945).   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 6, 2015

Though I've become a bit overwhelmed by how many online streaming options there are now, I'm excited to check out Shout Factory TV, the new streaming option from Shout Factory. They haven't posted many movies yet, but it's free and I've already spotted a few things I'd like to check...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 2, 2015

I had a lot of fun checking out the oddball sixties comedies Panic Button and Kill or Cure this week, both new releases from Warner Archive. Offbeat flicks like these are a huge reason why I love MOD (Manufacture on Demand) discs so much. Panic Button (1964) Just from reading...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 1, 2015

Image Source When the makers of films are as unafraid of good films as the public, we shall really have a renaissance. -King Vidor Quote Source   read more