Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 7, 2019

Image Source When we experience a film, we prime ourselves for illusion. We make way for it in our imagination. -Ingmar Bergman Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 4, 2019

After the demise of FilmStruck, I found myself relying more on the free library streaming service Kanopy for my classic, independent and international film fix. In search of the sort of viewing recommendations I used to get from FS, I found myself drawn to the many film documentaries available from   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on April 2, 2019

As Warner Archive celebrates its tenth year, I have been looking back on the hundreds of films I’ve reviewed from the label over the years. I treasure so many of these releases, from the pre-codes to big budget Technicolor musicals. However, my favorites have been the underseen gems that have   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 28, 2019

Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir Victoria Riskin Pantheon Books, 2019 I’ve read dozens (hundreds?) of Hollywood autobiographies and Fay Wray’s memoir On the Other Hand has always been one of my favorites. The sense of wonder and fun she found in life, despite all the hard   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 26, 2019

I am thrilled to be a part of the media covering TCM Classic Film Festival for the sixth year. I look forward to this event every year, and not just for the films, but for the opportunity to spend time with the sweetest, most interesting movie mad people I’ve ever...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 24, 2019

Image Source So alive, modern, frank, and natural that she stands out like a beacon on a lightship in this odd place called Hollywood. -Barbara Stanwyck about Carole Lombard Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 20, 2019

The Prize is an unusual film, with a mixed-bag cast and the unique premise of romance and intrigue in the milieu of the Pulitzer Prize ceremony. Starring Paul Newman, Elke Sommer and the eternally reliable Edward G. Robinson, it has the rare quality of seeming simultaneously familiar and bizarrely n   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 17, 2019

Image Source The screen must speak its own language, freshly coined. -Alfred Hitchcock Quote Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 15, 2019

This month's podcast roundup is another fascinating mix of old favorites and new finds. I'm particularly impressed by the new shows that have been debuting lately. All titles link to the episode: Movies Silently Death and Tinting with Christopher Bird February 26, 2019 Episode 1 In the first ep   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 13, 2019

There's nothing more welcome on my doorstep (apologies to my cats) than a package of pre-code films. Here's a pair of new releases from Warner Archive that I recently viewed: Professional Sweetheart (1930) This lively romantic comedy catches Ginger Rogers before musical fame, but already in the fu   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 10, 2019

Image Source Federico and Marcello never took each other too seriously.They both mocked each other for their diva status.They didn't really buy into it.They never lost their sense of humor. -Lina Wertmüller, about Federico Fellini and Marcello Mastoianni Quote Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 8, 2019

Southern History on Screen: Race and Rights 1976-2016 Ed. Brian M. Jack University Press of Kentucky, 2019 For all the liberties it takes with the truth, cinema has always had a strong influence on reality. Whether it is the reflection of societal unrest or the ability to inspire movements among...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 5, 2019

The Blake Edwards western Wild Rovers (1971) strives to be many things, with varying levels of success. It embraces wide-open spaces, but knows little about what to do with the people in them. Featuring a beautifully-seasoned William Holden and a pretty-and-aware-of-it Ryan O’Neal, it isn&#821   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 3, 2019

Image Source There are a thousand ways to point a camera, but really only one. -Ernst Lubitsch Quote Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 27, 2019

Last week Noir City 2019 swept through Seattle with a slate of twenty films, an impressive eleven of them on 35mm. This year’s theme: the noirs of the fifties, presented chronologically. I saw four films over two nights and as it was the middle of the festival, they were selections...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 24, 2019

Image Source I do not know when I became so nice-looking as they all say. I suppose it was when I lost my hair and began experimenting with the toupees. In silent films, I looked like a bandit who eats little children. -Charles Boyer Quote Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 22, 2019

This was a bittersweet month in podcast listening, with the delight of new discoveries and raucous memories and the sadness of a great loss to the classic film community. Here's what moved me. Podcast titles link to the episodes: NitrateVille Radio Episode 35 Serge Bromberg on Méliès and More S   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 17, 2019

Image Source In a way, humanity remains like an animal. It functions as a herd. Man is fundamentally selfish, and most people do not react to a cause unless it directly affects them … I want the public to be indignant, to come out of its comfort zone. -Brigitte Bardot...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 13, 2019

Clarence Brown: Hollywood's Forgotten Master Gwenda Young University Press of Kentucky, 2019 Unlike his more celebrated contemporaries, such as Ford, Wyler and Cukor, the name Clarence Brown can draw a blank face from even classic film fans. It’s only until you consider the stars the MGM dire   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 6, 2019

I’m always delighted to watch Errol Flynn in any kind of movie, but like many film fans, I find him most irresistible in his swashbucklers. There’s a lightness to him in these roles; partly because of his easy athleticism, but also because he never seems to be taking things too...   read more