Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 2, 2016

I’ve reviewed a few films detailing the growing generation gap between adults and youths spanning the 1960s and ’70s. Films like Superdad are wholly adrift, wallowing in tired eye-rolling regarding stoned adolescents and the straight-laced squares raising them. These movies point out the   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 2, 2016

I’ve reviewed a few films detailing the growing generation gap between adults and youths spanning the 1960s and ’70s. Films like Superdad are wholly adrift, wallowing in tired eye-rolling regarding stoned adolescents and the straight-laced squares raising them. These movies point out the   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on February 29, 2016

The Oscars have come on gone and TCM reverts back to their all classics, all the time model. Unlike last month March had me fighting the urge to go higher with the amount of movies – there’s just so many to choose from! Here are the ten films I’ll be...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on February 29, 2016

The Oscars have come on gone and TCM reverts back to their all classics, all the time model. Unlike last month March had me fighting the urge to go higher with the amount of movies – there’s just so many to choose from! Here are the ten films I’ll be...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on February 26, 2016

Our last Friday With Yvonne De Carlo sees her starring in her most passionate project yet, entitled…..Passion! As with Frontier Gal (1945), De Carlo’s films placed generic plots in convenient genres demanding specific plot paths with the finished product feeling surprisingly fresh by emp   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on February 26, 2016

Our last Friday With Yvonne De Carlo sees her starring in her most passionate project yet, entitled…..Passion! As with Frontier Gal (1945), De Carlo’s films placed generic plots in convenient genres demanding specific plot paths with the finished product feeling surprisingly fresh by emp   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on February 25, 2016

News in a nutshell: TCM gets “Condemned,” the UCLA Film and Television Archive announces a new series, laugh with getTV in March, and what’s new on DVD and Blu-ray. TCM announced their latest theme for the month of March. Entitled “Condemned,” the network will screen   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on February 25, 2016

News in a nutshell: TCM gets “Condemned,” the UCLA Film and Television Archive announces a new series, laugh with getTV in March, and what’s new on DVD and Blu-ray. TCM announced their latest theme for the month of March. Entitled “Condemned,” the network will screen   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on February 24, 2016

Known for his ability to corral big casts and create low-budget films efficiently, director Norman Taurog’s brand of can-do sentimentality saw him create enduring works like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938), Presenting Lily Mars (1943), and The Canterville Ghost (1944). He was also one of t   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on February 24, 2016

Known for his ability to corral big casts and create low-budget films efficiently, director Norman Taurog’s brand of can-do sentimentality saw him create enduring works like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938), Presenting Lily Mars (1943), and The Canterville Ghost (1944). He was also one of t   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on February 22, 2016

Hollywood’s attempted to remake W.S. Van Dyke’s The Thin Man for decades. Around 2010 the remake got one step closer to production with the announcement that director Rob Marshall would helm the project with Johnny Depp tackling the role of dignified private eye, Nick Charles; talks were   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on February 22, 2016

Hollywood’s attempted to remake W.S. Van Dyke’s The Thin Man for decades. Around 2010 the remake got one step closer to production with the announcement that director Rob Marshall would helm the project with Johnny Depp tackling the role of dignified private eye, Nick Charles; talks were   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on February 19, 2016

This week’s Fridays With Yvonne De Carlo moves us from the wilds of the frontier to the urban jungle of late-’40s Los Angeles. Director Robert Siodmak, known for noir masterpieces like The Spiral Staircase (1946) and The Killers (1946), reteams stars Burt Lancaster and De Carlo – l   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on February 19, 2016

This week’s Fridays With Yvonne De Carlo moves us from the wilds of the frontier to the urban jungle of late-’40s Los Angeles. Director Robert Siodmak, known for noir masterpieces like The Spiral Staircase (1946) and The Killers (1946), reteams stars Burt Lancaster and De Carlo – l   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on February 18, 2016

News in a nutshell: Universal’s still trying to make their classic horror “shared universe” happen, what’s new on DVD and Blu After previously announcing Tom Cruise as the star of Universal’s rebook of The Mummy, and continuing their plans for a “shared universe   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on February 18, 2016

News in a nutshell: Universal’s still trying to make their classic horror “shared universe” happen, what’s new on DVD and Blu After previously announcing Tom Cruise as the star of Universal’s rebook of The Mummy, and continuing their plans for a “shared universe   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on February 17, 2016

You gotta love the 1960s and 1970s and their adoration of anthology horror. As with Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965), Tales From the Crypt (1972), and Black Sabbath (1963), Twice-Told Tales borrows from popular culture to craft a series of macabre tales based on the works of Nathaniel Hawt   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on February 17, 2016

You gotta love the 1960s and 1970s and their adoration of anthology horror. As with Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965), Tales From the Crypt (1972), and Black Sabbath (1963), Twice-Told Tales borrows from popular culture to craft a series of macabre tales based on the works of Nathaniel Hawt   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on February 15, 2016

Orson Welles was a mammoth personality whose life and times have been the subject of countless books, none more comprehensive than Patrick McGilligan’s Young Orson. Focused purely on Welles’ life from birth to 1940 – up to the making of Welles’ definitive work, Citizen Kane (   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on February 15, 2016

Orson Welles was a mammoth personality whose life and times have been the subject of countless books, none more comprehensive than Patrick McGilligan’s Young Orson. Focused purely on Welles’ life from birth to 1940 – up to the making of Welles’ definitive work, Citizen Kane (   read more