Gimme Shelter: Classics for Comfort

The Classic Movie Blog Association is hosting its annual spring blogathon from May 19 – 22. This year’s theme is “Classics for Comfort,” about films that soothe us in difficult times. Click here for more info and links to participating blogs. ~ When we first began to shel... Read full article

Gimme Shelter (1970)

Gimme Shelter Directed by Albert Maysles, David Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin 1970/USA Maysles Films/Penforta Repeat viewing/FilmStruck I love the Maysles Brothers documentaries.  This is a great one. The film makers chronicle the Rolling Stones’ 1969 tour of the U.S.  That tour culminated... Read full article

Gimme a herald, and make it a double

For sheer artistry, it's hard to top this image of Carole Lombard and Fredric March, profiles flanking one of a skyscraper, in this herald for "Nothing Sacred" -- although the back of this makes an excellent attempt:Here, the film is called "La Reina de Nueva York" ("The Queen Of New York"), and thi... Read full article

Gimme Shelter (1970)

As much as I try to enjoy my weekends school free (only until the 15th when summer starts) sometimes school just seeps into everything.  Today’s film is the 1970 documentary Gimme Shelter, a film I desperately have wanted to see for several reasons.  Many people have an era they wish they we... Read full article