Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on April 6, 2015

Shirley Temple’s career wasn’t purely delineated into “child” and “adult,” but the latter was subdivided into “teenager” and “young adult” which made certain movies ill-defined. Temple’s return to the screen certainly had some underra   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on April 3, 2015

The coverage has wrapped and it’s time to close the book on TCMFF 2015. It’s bittersweet realizing that nearly a year of anticipating and experiencing has come and gone, only to leave me planning for the next festival. I was beyond lucky during this year’s festival, more so than my   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 30, 2015

You can tell the festival is coming to a close when people are deciding whether sleep is more important than screenings. In this case, walking 30 minutes from our hotel to Hollywood Blvd and back sapped our spirits, so we slept in today. That doesn’t mean we didn’t get anything....   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 29, 2015

Photo Credit: TCM Saturday was expected to be a more relaxing day from the get-go. It’s not that there wasn’t much to do, just nothing that particularly caught our eye. Check out my brief thoughts on Rebel Without a Cause (1955), Hollywood Home Movies, and a poolside screening of Earthqu   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 28, 2015

If you thought Thursday was intense, to quote Al Jolson, you ain’t seen nothing yet! Friday revolved around watching Christopher Plummer immortalize his hand and footprints in cement at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. After that, it was all about panels before going to a double feature I defi   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 26, 2015

The TCM Classic Film Festival started with a bang from the minute I arrived in Hollywood. Being a Social Producer this year yielded additional responsibilities on top of just enjoying the festival. Read below for my start as a social producer, various TCM panels, and videos of the stars on...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 26, 2015

The first day of the TCM Classic Film Festival is all about getting one’s bearings and only the truly hardcore get a lot accomplished. After checking into my hotel, the big thing on the agenda was the TCM press conference where the media and the organizers of the wonderful festival...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 25, 2015

News in a nutshell: A lot of TCM Film Festival news, additional opportunities to watch Criterion titles, television channel updates, a new classic film book worth reading, and what’s new on DVD and Blu. A big part of the festival is the chance to see TCM host (Mr. TCM as...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 25, 2015

As you’re reading this – and come back this afternoon for News From the Lake – I’m winging my way down to Los Angeles for the TCM Classic Film Festival. Be sure to visit daily as I recount my adventures watching movies and working as a TCM Social Producer! Also,...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 23, 2015

Documentarians Joan Kramer and David Heeley have had opportunities most of us classic film fans can only dream of. In their time working for companies like PBS and our beloved Turner Broadcasting (home of TCM), they’ve created enduring documentaries on the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Fred Asta   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 18, 2015

News in a nutshell: Another classic film star receives a biopic and what’s new on DVD and Blu-ray. We’ve heard about biopics for Dalton Trumbo, Montgomery Clift and Anna May Wong, so it was only a matter of time before Hollywood turned towards looking at the King of Cool himself,...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 18, 2015

In my brief time doing interviews on the site it’s always fun when the interview isn’t delineated into interviewer/subject, but two people having a conversation about a subject they both enjoy. So it was with my interview with Bewitched Continuum author, Adam-Michael James. In our nearly   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 16, 2015

**This post is written as part of The CinemaScope Blogathon hosted by Classic Becky’s Brain Food and Wide Screen World. Click here to read the other entries in the blogathon.** The addition of a wide-screen format can provide a grander sense of scope for particular films. The best example I...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 14, 2015

It’s that time of year, where classic film fans from all over the world come together in Los Angeles in celebration of celluloid. After covering my first TCM Classic Film Festival last year, I’ve been eagerly counting down the days until my return. This year, in conjunction with TCM them   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 13, 2015

Charles Dickens’ 1843 Christmas classic is such well tread territory it’s paved into the brains of audiences everywhere. Countless adaptations of the book abound on the small and silver screens, and both Warner and VCI are releasing their respective versions on Blu-ray. VCI is releasing   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 11, 2015

Director Sam Peckinpah was well-known for his violently graphic and introspective films, as well as his incredibly difficult nature that ended up dooming his career. By the mid-1970s Peckinpah struggled to get films made after infamously having his work edited behind his back and battling drug and a   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 11, 2015

News in a nutshell: More TCM Film Festival news as well as another classic film passing, what’s new on DVD and Blu-ray.   The TCM Classic Film Festival is two weeks away! If you’ve been following the madness, you know that the schedule of films has been released and I’ll...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 9, 2015

Normally, I limit myself to reviewing classic films only, but I do have a soft spot for certain classic television shows. One show that continues to see books written on it is Bewitched. You might recall my review of Herbie J. Pilato’s Twitch Upon a Star about the life of...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 6, 2015

Look up infamy in the dictionary and you’ll probably see a picture of Errol Flynn. The actor was never shy about admitting his “wicked, wicked ways” that, ultimately, led him to being accused of statutory rape. Hollywood, however, has been slower to discuss the late actor’s p   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 4, 2015

The universal nature of cinema is best illustrated through tributes by other directors. Acclaimed French director Francois Truffaut, part of the French New Wave, was directly influenced by the work of Alfred Hitchcock when he created The Bride Wore Black (he’d also just published a book of ext   read more