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Pretty slow news week  what’s new from Criterion and Warner Archive. Warner Archive pays tribute to the life of actress Esther Williams, who passed away last week, by releasing a newly remastered copy of Jupiter’s Darling (1956) directe read more

I had this idea rattling around my head and thought I would post on it. Famous last words. You know that old script shorthand: Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy finds girl. Well, I applied variations to silent stars. Obviously, these will not cov read more

Everyone has their own perception of what bizarre movies are. Some people find the films of the Coen brothers to be weird. Others prefer a Lynchian vibe for a film to be classified as “bizarre.” Well, as someone who actively seeks out th read more

Heaven, I’m in Heaven / And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak / And I seem to find the happiness I seek / When we’re out together dancing, cheek to cheek Reduced to… Feathers, I hate feathers / And I hate them so that I can hardly spea read more

Crazy People is distressingly tepid. It has a number of fine performances–Dudley Moore’s sturdy and likable in the lead, Daryl Hannah’s outstanding as his love interest and the supporting cast’s so good I’m going to wai read more

Hello everyone! I have been just overwhelmed by the response to the blogathon! There are more wonderful entries than I could have hoped for. Since we have reached the 10 day countdown, I thought it would be a good time to update everyone. First, tho read more

This week’s video gives us some highlights from the Columbo episode “Fade In to Murder,” first airing on October 10, 1976. Deli owner Tony is encouraging his friend Clare (Lola Albright) to think outside the box and try a different read more

Before he meets Rosemary, Tommy is a delinquent with womanizing ways… (Screen capture by Lindsey for TMP) Rosemary Clinton (Lili Gentle) is a prim and proper teen whose parents begin to worry about her when she decides to go on a date with Tomm read more

That Guy…Who Was in That Thing features interviews with 16 of Hollywood’s most recognizable character actors. The title of the film is very apt as each actor is, at once, both recognizable, but un-nameable, therefore becoming “that guy read more

The vast plains thunder with hoof beats and violence. An outlaw returns from prison seeking vengeance upon those who betrayed him and enters into a psychological duel with the morally ambiguous lawman who brought him to justice the first time. The l read more

Actresses of the classic era did plenty of self-examination, and Carole Lombard, shown in Paramount p1202-563, was no exception. Current actresses likely do so today, the difference being that their observations are recorded on blogs or Twitter feeds read more

Just thought I would take a break from writing reviews to let people know that Classic Movie Hub has recently posted an interview with me about BEYOND CASABLANCA: 100 CLASSIC MOVIES WORTH WATCHING. CMH is a great site, and I encourage you to visit an read more

Personal Quote: "What did Hitchcock teach me? To be a puppet and not try to be creative". read more

Lovely to look at: Loretta Young Seriously? I could look at Loretta Young all freaking day. It's that face. Those eyes. Those cheekbones. Her lips. Who are some of the stars you find lovely to look at? Tell me in th read more

Audiences privileged enough to go to the TCM Classic Film Festival back in April were able to experience the bittersweet première of this documentary.  Producer Richard D. Zanuck, alongside his father, was part of a dynasty unchallenged to this day.  read more

Welcome to What to Watch, the series in which I share my TCM picks for the week. All times are listed in EST and subject to change. Linked film titles will take you to TMP’s review of the film. As usual, “New to me” films that I hope to catch this read more

Cinecittà: Hollywood vai a Roma Se houve outra fábrica de sonhos que em algum momento rivalizou com Hollywood, esta foi a Cinecittà. Na década de 1950, em especial, ela foi inclusive o destino preferido dos mestres americanos para filmar read more

  Blanche Sweet was an American silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture film industry.   Blanche Sweet was born Sarah Blanche Sweet on June 18, 1896 in Chicago, Illinois. Her family was read more

The Late George Apley ( 1947 ) 18k A warm and humorous look at the life of one George Apley, a 100% proof Bostonian - during the first decade of the 20th century.  Ronald Colman, Peggy Cummins, Edna Best, Richard Haydn, Richard Ney, Mildred Nat read more

Before The Great Outdoors, National Lampoons Vacation, or Summer Rental, there was the original summer vacation comedy, 1962’s Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation. And to watch it today, with a few minor exceptions, it becomes very obvious that things haven’ read more

Sometimes people meet because they’re in a class together or they happen to work together. Other times, the meet-cute is a little bit more out there, like finding a princess fast asleep on a park bench in Italy. No matter how the two meet, the read more

“Electra Woman and Dyna Girl” is a nearly awesome pilot. Sadly, its problems make it clear a series would have been terrible. Anne Stedman plays a college freshman who tracks down the superhero who once saved her life. The superhero, pla read more

Ronald Reagan is credited with a great line about his days of making B-movies: "They didn't want them good, they wanted them Thursday." And that's the standard rap -- they were projector fodder destined to belong at the bottom of double features wit read more

The cape is out of favor for everyday wear with just about everyone except those select few who wear masks or spandex as part of their day job (or who are trying to throw a pesky ring into an active volcano). The Incredibles showed us how capes can read more

The synopsis on Mubi for Leni Riefenstahl: Her Dream of Africa reads as follows: “As an actress, photographer, and official filmmaker for the Nazi party, Leni Riefenstahl is a controversial and legendary figure. In the 1970s, she moved to Sudan and read more

Cinephiles the world over heave a collective sigh at the startling number of lost films. What exactly are lost films anyway? A film is considered lost if it isn’t known to exist in any studio, public archive or private collection. Roughly between 70 read more

Although it’s set in its own modern day, Go West (1925) provides Buster Keaton with the opportunity to exploit the comic possibilities of Western staples like cattle drives, cowboy life, and the cultural conflict between urban and rural perspec read more

Beyond Casablanca Exclusive Interview with Jennifer Garlen… Well, it’s been over a month now since our Beyond Casablanca: 100 Classic Movies Worth Watching Book Giveaway — and since I keep referring back to the book for ideas on wha read more

Carole Lombard and Orson Welles, both at RKO at the start of the 1940s, had an intriguing relationship. Welles was quite fond of her -- albeit not in a romantic way -- and may have toyed with casting her in what might have been his first film product read more

Sometimes our favorite classic movie stars took time from the set to do a little recreational sport fishing. I wonder what they used for bait? Marilyn Monroe and Joe Dimaggio Dorothy Lamour Irene Dunne and  Melvin Dougla read more