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I have a sophisticated theory about why the Irene Dunne vehicle Together Again (1944) is never on any best-of, favorites, or romantic comedy lists despite the many joys of viewing it: the title sucks. And when I say it sucks, I mean it’s the WORST TITLE I CAN IMAGINE. It’s so forgettabl read more

I have a sophisticated theory about why the Irene Dunne vehicle Together Again (1944) is never on any best-of, favorites, or romantic comedy lists despite the many joys of viewing it: the title sucks. And when I say it sucks, I mean it’s the WORST TITLE I CAN IMAGINE. It’s so forgettabl read more

TCM is showing a night of films starring Myrna Loy (left), Clark Gable, and Jean Harlow this week. Every Tuesday and Wednesday in May, TCM is airing films from iconic leading man Clark Gable. This week features some of his best films with frequent costars Myrna Loy and/or Jean Harlow, including W read more

Debbie Vega of Moon in Gemini is hosting a blogathon devoted to those films that touch our hearts so deeply that tears spring from our eyes. She is calling it The No, YOU'RE Crying! Blogathon and it runs from May 12th to the 14th.  Day 1   Day 2   Day 3 I love the trailers of t read more

A Cruz dos Anos / Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) Eu tenho uma confissão a fazer: eu quase nunca choro em casamentos vendo filmes. Em geral eu consigo separar a experiência fílmica das minhas emoções, e assim sou capaz de analisar um filme criticamente. Mas eu também tenho um calcanhar de read more

Debbie Vega of Moon in Gemini is hosting a blogathon devoted to those films that touch our hearts so deeply that tears spring from our eyes. She is calling it The No, YOU'RE Crying! Blogathon and it runs from May 12th to the 14th. Grab a box of tissues and click here. I love the trailers of the cl read more

Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter and a Lifetime in Hollywood Kirk and Anne Douglas with Marcia Newberger TCM/Running Press, 2017 When I received Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter and a Lifetime in Hollywood in my media swag bag for TCM Classic Film Festival, I didn't pay the book muc read more

I am excited to once again participate in a giveaway with Flicker Alley. This time you have the opportunity to win the absolutely amazing Early Women Filmmakers Anthology on DVD/Blu-ray. From the avant garde to the mainstream and including filmmakers from around the world, this is a delightfull read more

Irene Dunne in I Remember Mama (1948) is one of the classic movie moms featured on TCM this week. Every Tuesday and Wednesday in May, TCM is airing films from iconic leading man Clark Gable. This week features some of his best films with frequent costar Joan Crawford, including Possessed (1931), read more

Garner as Chandler's detective. Having consumed the Philip Marlowe novels as a teenager, I'm typically hard on the film adaptations of Raymond Chandler's hard-boiled detective. The only one that truly captures Chandler's cynical protagonist and his unflattering portrait of L.A. is Murder, My Sweet. read more

Garner as Chandler's detective. Having consumed the Philip Marlowe novels as a teenager, I'm typically hard on the film adaptations of Raymond Chandler's hard-boiled detective. The only one that truly captures Chandler's cynical protagonist and his unflattering portrait of L.A. is Murder, My Sweet. read more

This still from "To Be Or Not To Be" is the closest I could get to picturing Carole Lombard -- who never made a sci-fi film -- as Carrie Fisher's Princess Leia of "Star Wars" fame: Why do I bring this up? Because my Facebook friend Dan Day Jr. just did an entry for his "The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog read more

This still from "To Be Or Not To Be" is the closest I could get to picturing Carole Lombard -- who never made a sci-fi film -- as Carrie Fisher's Princess Leia of "Star Wars" fame: Why do I bring this up? Because my Facebook friend Dan Day Jr. just did an entry for his "The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog read more

Steve of MovieMovieBlogBlog is hosting Nuts in May: A Laurel and Hardy Blogathon. The very idea fills me with joy, and clicking HERE for all the contributions will double that feeling. Mr. Hardy on his wedding day. If ever I employ a butler I shall insist he be referred to as "Hives". read more

Steve of MovieMovieBlogBlog is hosting Nuts in May: A Laurel and Hardy Blogathon. The very idea fills me with joy, and clicking HERE for all the contributions will double that feeling. Mr. Hardy on his wedding day. If ever I employ a butler I shall insist he be referred to as "Hives". read more

TCM is re-launching The Essentials series with the Hollywood drama, The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), starring Kirk Douglas and Lana Turner. Every Tuesday and Wednesday in May, TCM is featuring films from iconic leading man Clark Gable. This week features some of his best films of the early 1930s read more

I wasn't yet born when Carole Lombard was alive, but Clark Gable and I shared the earth for several years -- in fact, I was a kindergarten student when he passed away in November 1960. But he's gained generations of fans in ensuing decades, largely because he played this, arguably the most iconic ro read more

I wasn't yet born when Carole Lombard was alive, but Clark Gable and I shared the earth for several years -- in fact, I was a kindergarten student when he passed away in November 1960. But he's gained generations of fans in ensuing decades, largely because he played this, arguably the most iconic ro read more

Among the latest of Arrow Video's fantastic releases is the 1967 Euro Western DJANGO, PREPARE A COFFIN, starring Terence Hill as the title character. The original DJANGO, directed by Sergio Corbucci, was such a success in Europe that dozens of films followed which used (or more accurately, ripped o read more

In a world of CGI and franchise starters, we’ve lost sight of the hard work that used to go into filmmaking, like when a poster image was hand-drawn by an artist. The story of Harold and Lillian Michaelson in Daniel Raim’s documentary is to look at the parts of cinema we take for granted read more