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It’s only 40 minutes — hardly a feature film and more of a featurette, but Jean Renoir’s truncated work, A Day in the Country, is nonetheless still worth the time. Admittedly, I still have yet to venture to France and I hope to do that someday soon, but this film propagates marvelo read more

Steve of MovieMovieBlogBlog is hosting The 2nd Annual One of My All-Time Favorite Cartoons Blogathon.  I'll never forgive myself for missing the first one, but you can click HERE to enjoy all of the contributions this time around. October has turned into a month-long celebration of Hallowe'en read more

Steve of Movie Movie Blog Blog is hosting The 2nd Annual One of My All-Time Favorite Cartoons Blogathon.  I'll never forgive myself for missing the first one, but you can click HERE to enjoy all of the contributions this time around. October has turned into a month-long celebration of Hallowe read more

When you think of New York City museums, you probably picture the Met, MoMA, and the Museum of Natural History. While those museums are great, NYC has plenty of lesser-known, niche institutions that are just as worthy of attention. Enter the Museum of the Moving Image, one of my favorite movie-relat read more

In the words of Jack Paar, I kid you not. Turn to one of the introductory pages of Michelle Morgan's new biography, "Carole Lombard: Twentieth-Century Star," and look what you'll find:Wow, what a thrill. I feel so honored to be one of two people this book is dedicated to -- and delighted my good fri read more

King of Jazz: Paul Whiteman's Technicolor Revue James Layton and David Pierce Media History Press, In 1930, a struggling Universal Studios hitched its hopes for resurrection to two mega-productions: one, the dark anti-war epic All Quiet on the Western Front the other, a frothy Technicolor musical read more

In the words of Jack Paar, I kid you not. Turn to one of the introductory pages of Michelle Morgan's new biography, "Carole Lombard: Twentieth-Century Star," and look what you'll find:Wow, what a thrill. I feel so honored to be one of two people this book is dedicated to -- and delighted my good fri read more

Sullivan's Travels (1941), starring Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake, is one of the classic movies airing on TCM this week. This week, TCM is airing great movies from stars like Joel McCrea, Claude Rains, and Norman Lloyd. Plus, they are putting the spotlight on documentaries and movies from Noel C read more

There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it. -Alfred Hitchcock Now it’s time for the Facebook/Blog version of our Alfred Hitchcock: A Brief Life giveaway contest, courtesy of  Doubleday/Nan A. Talese. That said, we’ll be giving away TWO COPIES of the book this time. read more

A man walks into a police station and announces that he’s there to report a murder. “Whose?” he’s asked by a cop. “My own,” he replies. That’s D.O.A. (1950). This first-rate feature stars Edmond O’Brien stars as Frank Bigelow, the luckless fellow who forecasts his death at the start read more

The reviews are coming in for Michelle Morgan's new biography, "Carole Lombard: Twentieth-Century Star." One of them is from the British site "We Are Cult" (http://wearecult.rocks/), and it's glowing.The reviewer notes, "we are presented, and not for the first time, with an actor's life which is arg read more

The reviews are coming in for Michelle Morgan's new biography, "Carole Lombard: Twentieth-Century Star." One of them is from the British site "We Are Cult" (http://wearecult.rocks/), and it's glowing.The reviewer notes, "we are presented, and not for the first time, with an actor's life which is arg read more

It's from vlogger (video blogger) Andrea Pryke on Michelle Morgan's new Carole Lombard biography, "Carole Lombard: Twentieth-Century Star." It lasts for nearly 10 minutes. but it's worth a listen:Andrea loves the book. Once I'm able to see it, I'm certain I will, too.(For those of you who have read read more

It's from vlogger (video blogger) Andrea Pryke on Michelle Morgan's new Carole Lombard biography, "Carole Lombard: Twentieth-Century Star." It lasts for nearly 10 minutes. but it's worth a listen:Andrea loves the book. Once I'm able to see it, I'm certain I will, too.(For those of you who have read read more

Risos, culpa e tabu: personagens travestidos no cinema / Laughter, guilt and taboo: A brief history of dressing in drag at the movies Ah, cinema! Uma fonte histórica maravilhosa, um espelho poderoso de como a sociedade pensava e se comportava décadas atrás. Claro, nenhum pensamento é unânime, read more

Celebrating The Master of Suspense… Yes, there’s a chill in the air, and not just because we’re heading into November! But, rather because we’re celebrating the extraordinary Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, with a November Book Giveaway! Thanks to Doubleday/Nan A. Tales read more

Born Yesterday (1950), starring Judy Holliday, Broderick Crawford, and William Holden, is one of the classic movies airing on TCM this week. This week, TCM is airing great movies from stars like Natalie Wood, Burt Lancaster, and Grace Moore. Plus, they are celebrating Halloween and airing movies read more

When her cousin Henry dies in a car accident soon after inheriting Crowhaven Farm, Maggie Porter becomes the estate's new owner. She and her husband Ben move to the rural New England property. He hopes to find success as a painter and Maggie accepts a position as a legal secretary to the town's hand read more

When her cousin Henry dies in a car accident soon after inheriting Crowhaven Farm, Maggie Porter becomes the estate's new owner. She and her husband Ben move to the rural New England property. He hopes to find success as a painter and Maggie accepts a position as a legal secretary to the town's hand read more

  What could be better than Philo Vance, the suave, debonair, fascinating, intelligent, erudite detective portrayed by the suave, debonair, fascinating, intelligent, erudite actor, William Powell? Little can best the seventy-three minutes spent with this gem of a mystery based on the novel wri read more