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Quote: Ingmar Bergman on Illusion and Film
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Apr 7, 2019
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When we experience a film, we prime ourselves for illusion. We make way for it in our imagination.
-Ingmar Bergman
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Streaming Diary: Great Film Documentaries on Kanopy
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Apr 4, 2019
After the demise of FilmStruck, I found myself relying more on the free library streaming service Kanopy for my classic, independent and international film fix. In search of the sort of viewing recommendations I used to get from FS, I found myself drawn to the many film documentaries available from read more
On DVD: Walter Huston and a Lively Cast in The Star Witness (1931)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Apr 2, 2019
As Warner Archive celebrates its tenth year, I have been looking back on the hundreds of films I’ve reviewed from the label over the years. I treasure so many of these releases, from the pre-codes to big budget Technicolor musicals. However, my favorites have been the underseen gems that have read more
Book Review--Fay Wray and Robert Risking: A Hollywood Memoir
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 28, 2019
Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir
Victoria Riskin
Pantheon Books, 2019
I’ve read dozens (hundreds?) of Hollywood autobiographies and Fay Wray’s memoir On the Other Hand has always been one of my favorites. The sense of wonder and fun she found in life, despite all the hard read more
TCM Classic Film Festival 2019: Schedule Picks and Quick Tips
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 26, 2019
I am thrilled to be a part of the media covering TCM Classic Film Festival for the sixth year. I look forward to this event every year, and not just for the films, but for the opportunity to spend time with the sweetest, most interesting movie mad people I’ve ever known. This festival is as mu read more
Quote: Barbara Stanwyck on Carole Lombard
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 24, 2019
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So alive, modern, frank, and natural that she stands out like a beacon on a lightship in this odd place called Hollywood.
-Barbara Stanwyck about Carole Lombard
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GIVEAWAY! On Blu-ray: Paul Newman, Edward G. Robinson and Elke Sommer in The Prize (1963)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 20, 2019
The Prize is an unusual film, with a mixed-bag cast and the unique premise of romance and intrigue in the milieu of the Pulitzer Prize ceremony. Starring Paul Newman, Elke Sommer and the eternally reliable Edward G. Robinson, it has the rare quality of seeming simultaneously familiar and bizarrely n read more
Quote: Alfred Hitchcock on Cinema
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 17, 2019
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The screen must speak its own language, freshly coined.
-Alfred Hitchcock
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March Podcast Roundup for Classic Film Fans: 6 Great Episodes
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 15, 2019
This month's podcast roundup is another fascinating mix of old favorites and new finds. I'm particularly impressed by the new shows that have been debuting lately. All titles link to the episode:
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Death and Tinting with Christopher Bird
February 26, 2019
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Pre-codes on DVD: Ginger Rogers in Professional Sweetheart (1930) and Helen Twelvetrees in Unashamed (1932)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 13, 2019
There's nothing more welcome on my doorstep (apologies to my cats) than a package of pre-code films. Here's a pair of new releases from Warner Archive that I recently viewed:
Professional Sweetheart (1930)
This lively romantic comedy catches Ginger Rogers before musical fame, but already in the fu read more
Quote: Lina Wertmüller on Fellini and Marcello Mastroianni
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 10, 2019
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Federico and Marcello never took each other too seriously.They both mocked each other for their diva status.They didn't really buy into it.They never lost their sense of humor.
-Lina Wertmüller, about Federico Fellini and Marcello Mastoianni
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Book Review--Southern History on Screen: Race and Rights 1976-2016
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 8, 2019
Southern History on Screen: Race and Rights 1976-2016
Ed. Brian M. Jack
University Press of Kentucky, 2019
For all the liberties it takes with the truth, cinema has always had a strong influence on reality. Whether it is the reflection of societal unrest or the ability to inspire movements among th read more
On Blu-ray: William Holden and Ryan O'Neal in The Wild Rovers (1971)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 5, 2019
The Blake Edwards western Wild Rovers (1971) strives to be many things, with varying levels of success. It embraces wide-open spaces, but knows little about what to do with the people in them. Featuring a beautifully-seasoned William Holden and a pretty-and-aware-of-it Ryan O’Neal, it isn read more
Quote: Ernst Lubitsch on Filming
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 3, 2019
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There are a thousand ways to point a camera, but really only one.
-Ernst Lubitsch
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Noir City Seattle 2019: The Scarlet Hour (1956) and 1950s Noir
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 27, 2019
Last week Noir City 2019 swept through Seattle with a slate of twenty films, an impressive eleven of them on 35mm. This year’s theme: the noirs of the fifties, presented chronologically. I saw four films over two nights and as it was the middle of the festival, they were selections from the ha read more
Quote: Charles Boyer on His Romantic Appeal
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 24, 2019
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I do not know when I became so nice-looking as they all say. I suppose it was when I lost my hair and began experimenting with the toupees. In silent films, I looked like a bandit who eats little children.
-Charles Boyer
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Podcasts for Classic Film Fans: February Round-up
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 22, 2019
This was a bittersweet month in podcast listening, with the delight of new discoveries and raucous memories and the sadness of a great loss to the classic film community. Here's what moved me. Podcast titles link to the episodes: NitrateVille Radio Episode 35 Serge Bromberg on Méliès and More read more
Quote: Brigitte Bardot on Humanity
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 17, 2019
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In a way, humanity remains like an animal. It functions as a herd. Man is fundamentally selfish, and most people do not react to a cause unless it directly affects them … I want the public to be indignant, to come out of its comfort zone.
-Brigitte Bardot
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Book Review--Clarence Brown: Hollywood's Forgotten Master, MGM Director of Garbo, Crawford and Gable
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 13, 2019
Clarence Brown: Hollywood's Forgotten Master
Gwenda Young
University Press of Kentucky, 2019
Unlike his more celebrated contemporaries, such as Ford, Wyler and Cukor, the name Clarence Brown can draw a blank face from even classic film fans. It’s only until you consider the stars the MGM dire read more
On Blu-ray: Errol Flynn in The Sea Hawk (1940)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 6, 2019
I’m always delighted to watch Errol Flynn in any kind of movie, but like many film fans, I find him most irresistible in his swashbucklers. There’s a lightness to him in these roles; partly because of his easy athleticism, but also because he never seems to be taking things too seriously read more