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Photoplay’s top films on 1954 — How many have you seen?
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jul 13, 2013
This post is a part of TMP’s Historical Context series, in which I share excerpts from my collection of vintage publications. When I read any of the books or magazines from my collection of vintage publications, I often think of the many people who must have enjoyed reading them in the past. read more
The Explosive Generation (1961)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jul 12, 2013
William Shatner as Peter (Image: avmaniacs)
Peter Gifford (William Shatner) is teaching a “life skills” class full of high school seniors, trying to prepare them for problems like getting into college and deciding what to do with your life.
One day, when he asks the students which proble read more
Wings in the Dark (1935) (2)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jul 11, 2013
(Image: Doctor Macro)
Ken Gordon (Cary Grant) is an engineer who has devoted himself to creating new technology that will allow flights to be much safer in poor weather conditions. To test his theory that a pilot can fly blind and still fly safely, he plans to take a blind flight across the Atlantic read more
“I’ve got a secret!”: Little-known “facts” about the stars from Modern Screen, November 1954
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jul 10, 2013
This post is a part of TMP’s Historical Context series, in which I share excerpts from my collection of vintage publications.
Nov. 1954 Modern Screen cover (Scanned by Lindsey for TMP – Don’t steal me!)
Modern Screen’s November 1954 issue includes a feature titled “I read more
What to Watch #23: July 10 – 16
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jul 9, 2013
It’s Tuesday, which means it’s time for me to share my TCM picks for the week! Films marked with an asterisk are films I’ve never seen and hope to catch. All times are listed in EST and subject to change. Streaming/Netflix links are included wherever they’re available!
July 1 read more
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jul 8, 2013
(Image: Movie Poster Shop) Paul Beaumont (Lon Chaney) is a scientist who has spent years researching the origin of humans. Baron Regnard (Marc McDermott) has become his patron, funding all of the research. On top of that, Regnard opens up his mansion to Paul and his wife Marie. On the surface, the read more
Announcing the Gish Sisters Blogathon!
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jul 7, 2013
Lillian and Dorothy Gish made their film debut on September 9, 1912, portraying sisters in D.W. Griffith’s An Unseen Enemy. With this year marking the 101st anniversary of that debut, Fritzi of Movies, Silently decided that she wanted to bring the classic film blogging community together to sh read more
Janet Leigh: a tribute
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jul 6, 2013
Born July 6, 1927, Janet Helen Morrison is probably best known by modern audiences as the lady who gets killed in the shower scene of Psycho. But under her stage name of Janet Leigh, the actress racked up over 80 film and television credits. She was also an accomplished stage performer, a wife (marr read more
Recap and React: The Dick Van Dyke Show ep. 26 – 30
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jul 5, 2013
When he sleepwalks, Rob’s brother becomes much more outgoing. (Screen capture by Lindsey for TMP)
SEASON 1, EPISODE 26: “I AM MY BROTHER’S KEEPER”
DIR. JOHN RICH
WRITTEN BY CARL REINER
ORIGINALLY AIRED MARCH 21, 1962
Recap: Rob’s brother pays a visit to the family wh read more
Favorite things about… Charade
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jul 3, 2013
(Image: vagueenvogue.blogspot.com )
This post does contain some spoilers for the film… but I haven’t spoiled everything! ALSO a very special thanks to my wonderful mom for getting me a copy of Charade on DVD! So happy to finally have this one in my collection!
The favorite film:
Charade, read more
Lena Horne: a tribute
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 30, 2013
TMP celebrates a very special birthday today! One of my favorite performers of all time, Lena Mary Calhoun Horne, was born on June 30, 1917. Though she moved around the country quite a bit during her childhood, often traveling with her mother, by the 1930s Horne had made it back to her birth state o read more
Mary Tyler Moore: A tribute (for the Funny Lady Blogathon)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 29, 2013
Mary Tyler Moore covers TV Guide. (Image: movieandsports.com)
TMP is largely a mid-20th century film blog, but as you may have noticed I also like to talk about classic television from time to time. One of my favorite classic television series is The Dick Van Dyke Show, which I’ve been re-watc read more
The Strange Awakening (1958)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 28, 2013
While on vacation in France, Peter Chance (Lex Barker) is hit on the head and left by the side of the road, all for trying to do a good deed. He was picking up a hitchhiker when he was attacked and left for dead. (Image: Wrong Side of The Art) When he finally becomes conscious again, he has no recol read more
Recap and React: Alfred Hitchcock Presents… episodes 25 – 29
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 27, 2013
SEASON 1, EPISODE 25: “THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN”
DIR. ROBERT STEVENSON
STARRING ESTELLE WINWOOD AND CHARLES BRONSON
ORIGINALLY AIRED MARCH 18, 1956
Recap: Monica Laughton is an elderly, wealthy and eccentric woman who lives in a large mansion and seems to always be holding wakes for dece read more
Favorite things about… Grease (1978)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 26, 2013
(Image: Wikimedia Commons) The favorite film: Grease, a 1978 musical depicting high school life at the tail end of the 1950s The synopsis: Good girl Sandy Olsen is vacationing with her family in California when she meets Danny Zuko at the beach. When her family’s plans to go home to Australia read more
What to Watch #21: June 26 – July 2
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 25, 2013
Welcome to What to Watch, the series in which I share my TCM picks for the week with you. My summer class ended yesterday (WOOHOO!) so today we’ve got the whole nine yards of WtW: A day-by-day list of the films, links of where to stream or buy those films (for those of you who don’t have read more
Outward Bound (1930)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 24, 2013
A note from Lindsey: I recently reviewed the later film version of this story, Between Two Worlds. I decided to watch and review both versions for comparison (and because I love both Paul Henreid and Leslie Howard).
(Image via rogerebert.com)
Outward Bound (1930) is a talkie based on the hit play of read more
Photoplay reviews the springtime releases of 1944
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 23, 2013
This post is a part of TMP’s “Historical Context” series, in which I share excerpts from my collection of vintage publications. Today’s tidbits come from the June 1944 combined issue of Photoplay and Movie Mirror.
From my collection; Photographed for TMP
The June 1944 Photopl read more
The Woman on the Beach (1947)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 22, 2013
(Image: Noir of the Week)
Scott (Robert Ryan) has been having frequent nightmares, and he’s sure that these nightmares mean one thing: he’s losing his mind.
In order to maintain some sense of normalcy in his waking hours, Scott proposes to Eve (Nan Leslie), a nice young woman who works a read more
Three Ages (1923)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 21, 2013
Buster in the stone age, with a very tall lady-friend. (Image: A Drifting Cowboy)
“If you let your mind wander back through History you will find that the only thing that has not changed since the World began is — LOVE. Love is the unchanging axis on which the World revolves,” a pr read more