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Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Sep 28, 2015
As of September 28th, 2015 at 07:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, I do not give Dr. Henry Frankenstein or any entities associated with the Frankenstein family or its consignees permission to use my brain or body parts (internal or external) in the creation of new humanoid entities, living, undead or read more
Classics are Born Again at the 53rd New York Film Festival
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Sep 26, 2015
Audrey Hepburn kicked off the 53rd edition of the New York Film Festival in style on Friday, as the Film Society of Lincoln Center screened Stanley Donen’s TWO FOR THE ROAD (1967) as part of a day of free classics restored by Fox and the Film Foundation. Shot on location in France, TWO FOR THE read more
ABC’s “The Muppets” isn’t Perverted, It’s Hilarious
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Sep 23, 2015
I was all set to hate The Muppets until the conservative Christians stepped in. For months now, Disney – they own this piece of your childhood, too – has been bombarding social media with promotion for ABC’s “reimagining” of The Muppet Show (1976-81), hyping the soapy shenanigans o read more
50 Years of “I Dream of Jeannie”
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Sep 18, 2015
September 18, 1965. Astronaut Tony Nelson pilots the manned space capsule Stardust One on an experimental mission. Technical difficulties force him to crash land on a deserted island in the South Pacific, where he discovers a beautiful girl – a genie imprisoned in a bejeweled bottle for 2,000 years. read more
TCM Dives into Streaming with Amazon
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Sep 14, 2015
The experience of watching classic movies on television is about to radically change for the better – but only for some. Turner Classic Movies announced today that they’ll make the Watch TCM streaming app available for the first time ever on TV sets this fall, offering viewers “on-demand access read more
Dickie Moore (1925-2015) The Original “Little Rascal”
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Sep 10, 2015
Dickie Moore, the sweet-faced child actor who gave Shirley Temple her first on-screen kiss in MISS ANNIE ROONEY (1942) and appeared in Hal Roach’s Our Gang comedies (renamed The Little Rascals for television syndication), has died at age 89. Moore acted in more than 100 films, beginning with read more
Changes at TCM – What they Mean for Classic Film Fans
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Sep 1, 2015
“We definitely want to create on-ramps for a new generation to enjoy the classics,” newly appointed Turner Classic Movies general manager Jennifer Dorian said at the 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival. The first of those ramps is open for business, as the 21-year-old network today announced its new read more
That Time I Met Batgirl
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Aug 19, 2015
“You were my first crush,” I said to Yvonne Craig, dispensing with the small talk. It was September of 2006 and Craig was appearing at an event in New York City celebrating the fortieth anniversary of Batman, the TV series that made her an icon. I suspect she had heard those words once or twice read more
One Last Gasp for #NoirSummer
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Aug 14, 2015
What did you do this summer? I saw a bunch of people get killed. Thanks to Turner Classic Movies’ nine-week Summer of Darkness series, I spent June and July with duplicitous dames, menacing mugs and the movie buffs that love them. And although August is half over, I’m not ready to give up this twist read more
Here’s Johnny! Carson Returns to Late Night TV
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Aug 12, 2015
From 1962 until his retirement in 1992, Johnny Carson ruled late night with wit, charm, and a feathered turban. He wasn’t the first host of NBC’s The Tonight Show, nor the last, but he’s considered by just about everyone to be the best. And now, more than two decades after his final sign-off read more
POW! Classic Film Stars Reimagined as Comic Book Heroes
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Jul 20, 2015
As Hollywood maps out a future almost entirely reliant on superhero movies – the soft opening of Marvel’s ANT-MAN notwithstanding – it’s important to remember that comic books were not always on Hollywood’s A-list. In their first live-action screen incarnations in the 1940s, read more
It’s a Wonderful Podcast
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Jul 16, 2015
This week marks the third anniversary of Cinematically Insane, and nobody is more surprised than I am – except maybe my accountant, who advised me to stop working for free years ago. Not all advice is expected to be heeded, of course, even if it’s accurate. But here’s a good suggestion read more
Screening Report: THE KILLERS (1946) at the HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Jul 10, 2015
There are many things I like to do outside; watching movies isn’t one of them. Especially in New York City. Especially in the summer. The popularity of outdoor screenings has always baffled me: humidity; bugs; no seats; imperfect projection; ambient noise/light; shady bathrooms (if any); and t read more
Where You Can Watch The Dukes Of Hazzard – And Why You Should
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Jul 2, 2015
Nothing makes me want to do something more than somebody telling me I can’t. And apparently I’m not alone in that sentiment. After my reporting (on Tuesday at 1:27 PM) of TV Land’s cancellation of The Dukes of Hazzard sparked a national media frenzy yesterday, the suddenly-controve read more
San Diego Movie House Launches 24-Hour Noir-A-Thon Fundraising Campaign
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Jul 2, 2015
Film noir usually spins tales of extreme behavior in the service of vice. Tomorrow, two film buffs will push themselves to the limit to use the genre for something virtuous. Beginning Friday morning at 9 am (PT), Miguel Rodriguez and Beth Accomando will lock themselves inside the San Diego movie the read more
TV Land Pulls “The Dukes of Hazzard”
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Jun 30, 2015
Bo and Luke Duke may be “makin’ their way the only way they know how.” But that’s just a little bit more than TV Land will allow. The Viacom-owned cable network quietly removed The Dukes of Hazzard from their programming schedule yesterday in the wake of recent controversy read more
George Winslow (1946-2015): Child Star of the 1950s Who Upstaged Icons
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Jun 26, 2015
Even if you love old movies, there’s a good chance you won’t recognize the name George Winslow. And that’s unfortunate because Winslow, a former child star who died on June 14 at age 69, was one of the funniest film actors of the 1950s – in any age group. With a deadpan demeanor read more
Lifetime’s A DEADLY ADOPTION is Brilliant – And Don’t Believe Anyone Who Tells You It’s Not
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Jun 21, 2015
For 30 years, Lifetime has been making predictable TV movies about women in peril, marriages on the skids, and adorable children in danger. These competently produced but uninspired films usually feature familiar faces from TV and provide disposable diversion for the channel’s core audience. read more
TCM Without Cable or Satellite on Sling TV
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Jun 19, 2015
In the last three years, a single search term has brought more people to this blog than any other: “how can I watch TCM without cable?” And for three years the answer has almost always been the same: you can’t. Now you can. DISH Network’s Sling TV, a $20-per-month “virt read more
A Brief History of the Classic Movie Tweet-a-Long
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Jun 18, 2015
When scholars write the history of social media – and they will (but probably not with a pen) – Thursday, June 9, 2011 will forever be remembered as the night the live movie tweet-a-long was born. On that early summer evening four years ago, a pioneering group of film fans held the first-ever read more