True Classics Posted by Brandie on February 4, 2011

The Kitty Packard Pictorial has posted a great interview with Darrell Rooney and Mark A. Vieira, the authors of the new Jean Harlow biography Harlow in Hollywood: The Blonde Bombshell in the Glamour Capital, 1928-1937. The book is set for release on March 1st, and is currently available for pre-orde   read more

True Classics Posted by Brandie on February 2, 2011

Few actors (at least in my mind) have ever been able to match the comedic physical prowess of the former Archibald Leach. When the athletic young Brit rechristened himself as the smooth, charming Cary Grant, he balanced his new romantic persona with a seemingly endless streak of youthful exuberanc   read more

True Classics Posted by Brandie on January 31, 2011

Our trio of True Classics musketeers (as it were) is excited that TCM’s annual 31 Days of Oscar celebration is finally upon us! Now, last year, we tried a grand experiment in writing a post a day with our recommendations for a must-not-miss film in that particular day’s schedule. For...   read more

True Classics Posted by Brandie on January 29, 2011

The Disney track record for adapting classic works of literature continued with the release of The Jungle Book in 1967. Based on the tales of British writer Rudyard Kipling, the movie is perhaps most notable as the last film to be produced by Walt Disney, as he passed away before it...   read more

True Classics Posted by Brandie on January 27, 2011

Sometimes incisive, sometimes irreverent, and sometimes ridiculously stupid, Family Guy is a great source of modern social commentary. For all the flack the show receives for its reliance on cutaway gags or for being a purported knock-off of The Simpsons (which, incidentally, is one of my favorite t   read more

True Classics Posted by Brandie on January 24, 2011

In 1993′s Sleepless in Seattle, Meg Ryan and Rosie O’Donnell sob their way through a viewing of An Affair to Remember. Who can forget the characters mouthing along to the dialogue, their eyes welling up with tears? Director/screenwriter Nora Ephron could not have chosen a more appropriat   read more

True Classics Posted by Carrie on January 22, 2011

The Sword in the Stone’s Archimedes the Owl is awesome and underrated. He’s absolutely hilarious: dry, ironic, grumpy, and sarcastic. Everything we need in a sidekick for a bumbling wizard.   The Sword in the Stone (1963) is Disney does Medieval almost like Terry Pratchett (Merlin is som   read more

True Classics Posted by Carrie on January 19, 2011

I ran into this one on TCM on Saturday quite by accident. I thought immediately of the short story “Weep No More, My Lady” and had to do a little research. Original novel cover The author, James H. Street, wrote the short story, which he then expanded into the 1954...   read more

True Classics Posted by Brandie on January 17, 2011

Alfred Hitchcock’s oeuvre is so filled with victimized women that it seems to indicate an almost uncontrollable fetish on the part of the prolific director. Feminists have long had a field day with interpretations of feminine behavior and characterizations within Hitchcock’s work, and it   read more

True Classics Posted by Carrie on January 15, 2011

101 Dalmatians (1961) One of my favourite parts of the movie I had to rewatch this one, even though it’s pretty iconic. I came to a number of realization watching it again. First, I adore Lucky. He’s funny in that small child, endearing way. Thus, we love him. I won’t...   read more

True Classics Posted by Brandie on January 14, 2011

Monday (January 17th) marks the Classic Movie Blog Association’s Hitchcock Blogathon! As anyone who has followed this blog for a while knows, I adore Alfred Hitchcock’s work, so I am thrilled that True Classics will be participating with a post on Hitch’s 1954 film Dial M for Murd   read more

True Classics Posted by Brandie on January 9, 2011

Sometimes when you’re watching a classic film, you see a face pop up in a minor or supporting role that makes you scratch your head and think, “I know I’ve seen him/her somewhere before …” This is inevitably followed by a trip to the TCM movie database to determine just   read more

True Classics Posted by Nikki G on January 8, 2011

Sleeping Beauty is the final member of the triumvirate that are my favorite Disney films. To me, this is one of the most beautifully crafted films in the Disney canon and of course, has some the most memorable characters and quotes ever. When it was released in 1959, it was...   read more

True Classics Posted by Brandie on January 5, 2011

If Santa didn’t slide enough classic movies under your tree last month, give yourself a treat and grab the new Blu-Ray edition of The Bridge on the River Kwai. Taking place in 1943 in the jungles of Burma, the film deftly juggles the parallel stories of a cadre of British...   read more

True Classics Posted by Brandie on December 31, 2010

It’s official: I now own Robert Osborne. Merry Christmas to me! Thanks, Nikki. Truly, you are a queen among queens. (Psst–you can own him, too, if you don’t already.)   read more

True Classics Posted by Brandie on December 31, 2010

The end of another year is upon us, and with that comes the bittersweet memories of the stars we’ve loved and lost over the past year. As always, TCM provides one of the best retrospectives honoring those who passed away in 2010. We here at True Classics wish you all...   read more

True Classics Posted by Nikki G on December 25, 2010

  Merry Christmas! I hope you were very good this year so that Santa brought you what you wanted. Here are a few Christmas treats from Saturday Morning Cartoons to get you through the day: Because it’s not Christmas without the Grinch, here’s the complete How the Grinch Stole Christmas...   read more

True Classics Posted by Brandie on December 24, 2010

I adore The Shop Around the Corner. I say that mainly to warn you that this post will feature much fawning and adoration for one of the best films I’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing. And the fact that it has become a holiday classic over the years is...   read more

True Classics Posted by Nikki G on December 24, 2010

Last Christmas, Brandie and Carrie each talked about some of their favorite Christmas movies so since this is my first year as an official contributor, I decided to do the same. Here’s a list of some of my favorites: Santa Claus's Reindeer? ... Dopey, Sneezy, Grouchy, Happy, Sleepy, Rudol   read more

True Classics Posted by Carrie on December 22, 2010

I am so excited to post about one of my absolute favorite Christmas classics: White Christmas. Starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye as two former soldiers who met during WWII, this film has everything that makes the classics (and Christmas movies) great–comedy, music, very talented cast, quo   read more