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A TCM Viewer's Guide for the Week of March 20, 2017

Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Mar 19, 2017

The Wizard of Oz (1939), starring Margaret Hamilton and Judy Garland, is one of the classic movies airing during TCM's March Malice film festival. This week, TCM is taking its cue from the annual March Madness basketball tournament with a March Malice movie marathon. The event runs from Monday pr read more

Warner Archive Blu-ray: A Cast of Sympathetic Characters in Battleground (1949)

Classic Movies Posted by KC on Mar 17, 2017

We must be smart enough and tough enough in the beginning. To put out the fire before it starts spreading. Battleground (1949) performs a balancing act of great precision. It plunges you into the devastation of war, but it also shows flickers of light. Though it can often be difficult to watch, thi read more

Variações sobre um mesmo tema: A Bela e a Fera (1946, 1991 e além)

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Mar 16, 2017

Variações sobre um mesmo tema: A Bela e a Fera (1946, 1991 e além) Variations on the same theme: Beauty and the Beast (1946, 1991 and beyond) Tale as old as time True as it can be Barely even friendship Then somebody bends Unexpectedly Just a little change Small to say the least Both read more

A Short Film About Love (1988)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 13, 2017

Why do you watch me? -Magda Because I love you – Tomek Early on it becomes evident that Tomek is a very lonely young man. He lives in Warsaw in a room belonging to the elderly mother of his best friend, who is off deployed by the U.N. There is also some brief suggestion that Tomek’s pare read more

A Short Film About Love (1988)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 13, 2017

Why do you watch me? -Magda Because I love you – Tomek Early on it becomes evident that Tomek is a very lonely young man. He lives in Warsaw in a room belonging to the elderly mother of his best friend, who is off deployed by the U.N. There is also some brief suggestion that Tomek’s pare read more

A TCM Viewer's Guide for the Week of March 13, 2017

Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Mar 12, 2017

TCM will honor Robert Osborne with a 48-hour tribute this week. This week, TCM is honoring host Robert Osborne with a 48-hour tribute on Saturday and Sunday. Osborne, who passed away March 6 at age 84, was the face of TCM for 23 years. The network will honor his contributions to classic movies by read more

FAVOURITE MOVIES: A Run for Your Money (1949)

Caftan Woman Posted by on Mar 10, 2017

I recently revisited A Run for Your Money after many years. It was with some trepidation that I approached this movie as I was sharing it with my daughter, Janet. Would it be as delightful as remembered? It was, and my memory was unusually accurate for such a long absence. In the post-WW2 period E read more

FAVOURITE MOVIES: A Run for Your Money (1949)

Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Mar 10, 2017

I recently revisited A Run for Your Money after many years. It was with some trepidation that I approached this movie as I was sharing it with my daughter, Janet. Would it be as delightful as remembered? It was, and my memory was unusually accurate for such a long absence. In the post-WW2 period E read more

A legacy in 'Jeopardy'?

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Mar 9, 2017

More proof that America's collective classic movie IQ has considerably diminished.I understand this photo of Carole Lombard and Robert Montgomery was the introductory clue for an answer/question on tonight's episode of the popular game show "Jeopardy!", where Lombard has frequently been used as a so read more

A legacy in 'Jeopardy'?

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Mar 9, 2017

More proof that America's collective classic movie IQ has considerably diminished.I understand this photo of Carole Lombard and Robert Montgomery was the introductory clue for an answer/question on tonight's episode of the popular game show "Jeopardy!", where Lombard has frequently been used as a so read more

A Tribute to Robert Osborne

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Mar 6, 2017

This is a post I never wanted to write. Death is inevitable, but for those of us who entrench ourselves in the classic film world are even more aware of it. The people we love have been dead for years or are old enough that prepping for their demise is a constant fear. TCM fans live on the edge of a read more

Remembering Robert Osborne, a Friend to all Classic Film Fans

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Mar 6, 2017

It was Thursday, April 25, 2013, and I had just flown into Los Angeles from North Carolina for my first Turner Classic Movies Classic Film Festival. My first glimpse of Robert Osborne in person in 2013 (Comet Over Hollywood/Jessica P) I was excited, tired and scared. It was my first solo plane trip read more

I’m a Guest on the Cinema Shame Podcast!

Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Mar 5, 2017

I’m proud and honored to be the very first guest on Cinema Shame, a new podcast where movie lovers talk about iconic films they haven’t seen — and why. You may recognize host Jay Patrick from his work as the evil mastermind behind the James Bond Social Media Project and as moderator of read more

A TCM Viewer's Guide for the Week of March 6, 2017

Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Mar 5, 2017

Where Eagles Dare (1968), starring Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood, is one of the classic movies airing on TCM this week. This week, TCM is airing a week of films featuring star-of-the-month Richard Burton. Plus, they are showing movies from women filmmakers and African-American star Dorothy Da read more

Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 2, 2017

Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus Directed by Charles Barton Written by Lillie Hayward and Bill Walsh from a novel by James Otis Kaler 1960/USA Walt Disney Productions Netflix rental For some reason, circus movies and anything with a chimpanzee have never appealed to me.  That said, this is read more

Bande à Bonnot, La (1968)

Noirish Posted by John Grant on Mar 1, 2017

vt Les Anarchistes; vt Bonnot’s Gang France / 86 minutes / color plus some bw / Intermondia, Kinesis, Mega, Valoria Dir: Philippe Fourastié Pr: Jean-Paul Guibert Scr: Jean Pierre Beaurenaut, Pierre Fabre, Rémo Forlani, Philippe Fourastié, Marcel Jullian Cine: Alain Levent Cast: Jacques Brel, Bruno read more

'Paradise', then a 'Woman'

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Feb 27, 2017

For those of you planning th be at the Billy Wilder Theater on Friday for the premiere of the restored 35mm print of the Carole Lombard-Gary Cooper 1931 film, "I Take This Woman," a UCLA Archive official reports it will air second, following the 7:30 p.m. showing of Ernst Lubitsch's famed "Trouble i read more

'Paradise', then a 'Woman'

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Feb 27, 2017

For those of you planning th be at the Billy Wilder Theater on Friday for the premiere of the restored 35mm print of the Carole Lombard-Gary Cooper 1931 film, "I Take This Woman," a UCLA Archive official reports it will air second, following the 7:30 p.m. showing of Ernst Lubitsch's famed "Trouble i read more

A TCM Viewer's Guide for the Week of Feb. 27, 2017

Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Feb 26, 2017

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane (1962), starring Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, is one of the Oscar-winning movies airing on TCM this week. TCM is wrapping up its annual 31 Days of Oscar film festival this week. This year's festival will present Academy Award winning and nominated films in alphab read more

A Visual History of the Oscar Gown

Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Feb 25, 2017

Today, I'm taking a tour through Oscar couture from 1929-1969. The article includes Audrey Hepburn's Givenchy gown that she wore to the 1954 ceremony. FYI: The best way to read this article is to scroll to the bottom of the page and hit the full screen button (the button with four arrows pointi read more
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