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Francois Truffaut (1932-1984). After a long hiatus, we're reviving our "3 on 3 panel" this month. The concept is that we ask three experts to answer three questions on a single classic film topic. This week, the Cafe poses three questions about French film critic and filmmaker Francois Truffaut. Ou read more

Francois Truffaut (1932-1984). After a long hiatus, we're reviving our "3 on 3 panel" this month. The concept is that we ask three experts to answer three questions on a single classic film topic. This week, the Cafe poses three questions about French film critic and filmmaker Francois Truffaut. Ou read more

Perri was the first "True-Life Fantasy" in Walt Disney's immensely popular documentary series - True-Life Adventures. This series, begun in 1949 with the Oscar-winning short Seal Island, brought the vast outdoors into the theatre in brilliant Technicolor, introducing youngsters, and adults alike, to read more

Perri was the first "True-Life Fantasy" in Walt Disney's immensely popular documentary series - True-Life Adventures. This series, begun in 1949 with the Oscar-winning short Seal Island, brought the vast outdoors into the theatre in brilliant Technicolor, introducing youngsters, and adults alike, to read more

On TVs Leave It to Beaver, Ward asked his eldest son Wally why he hung out with the often overly slick Eddie Haskell.  After thinking it over Wally replied "Gee Dad, a guy's gotta have a best friend." I guess all of us have that friend that leans a little toward the psycho side.  In the read more

Jul 16 Posted by aaronwest Mark and Aaron are joined by Scott Nye to hash out the intricate themes, history, and nuance of Edward Yang’s A Brighter Summer Day. Given the length and depth of the film, we explored it in detail, distilling the cultural and societal clashes that took place in a p read more

Jul 16 Posted by aaronwest Mark and Aaron are joined by Scott Nye to hash out the intricate themes, history, and nuance of Edward Yang’s A Brighter Summer Day. Given the length and depth of the film, we explored it in detail, distilling the cultural and societal clashes that took place in a p read more

Touch of Evil (1958), starring Orson Welles, is one of the classic movies airing on TCM this week.  This week, TCM is airing great movies from stars like Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, and Glenn Ford. Plus, they are featuring spaghetti Westerns and movies from the 1970's. So, without further a read more

A Hollywood Mystery This story of murder, intrigue, mystery and Hollywood glamour is the result of a fun-filled weekly collaboration of many blogging and Facebook friends. Each contributed a chapter until the mystery was solved. One thing they all have in common - they love classic films and a goo read more

This post is my entry in the Hot and Bothered: The Films of 1932 Blogathon, hosted by Once Upon a Screen and CineMaven's Essays from the Couch. A lot of great films are being covered, so go check out the rest! Gold-digging, boyfriend stealing, drinking all night and yes, dress doffing. The three ex read more

Despite any inference or inclusion of LGBT people or 'sex perversion' - as it was called - being a fundamental no-no in the 1930 Motion Picture Production Code, Precode films are full of references to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual people both to increase dramatic tension and for comedic eff read more

The Heiress (1949), starring Olivia de Havilland, is one of the classic movies airing on TCM this week. This week, TCM is airing great movies from stars like Tab Hunter, Walter Matthau, and Olivia de Havilland. Plus, they are featuring TCM host Robert Osborne's picks for July and movies from th read more

Despite any inference or inclusion of LGBT people or 'sex perversion' - as it was called - being a fundamental no-no in the 1930 Motion Picture Production Code, Precode films are full of references to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual people both to increase dramatic tension and for comedic eff read more

American viewers probably know Peggy Cummins best from the film noir classic Gun Crazy (1950), Curse of the Demon (1958), and The Late George Apley (1947). However, despite appearing in only 26 films, the enchanting actress was a steady presence in British cinema in the 1950s. I recen read more

American viewers probably know Peggy Cummins best from the film noir classic Gun Crazy (1950), Curse of the Demon (1958), and The Late George Apley (1947). However, despite appearing in only 26 films, the enchanting actress was a steady presence in British cinema in the 1950s. I recen read more

Happy Birthday America! You're a grand old gal, and at 240 years old, you're looking as young as you ever did. And Happy Independence Day to all of our readers!  There are a lot of great classic films to watch on this day ( if you don't plan on enjoying the fireworks ) but I wanted to share th read more

Happy Birthday America! You're a grand old gal, and at 240 years old, you're looking as young as you ever did. And Happy Independence Day to all of our readers!  There are a lot of great classic films to watch on this day ( if you don't plan on enjoying the fireworks ) but I wanted to share th read more

Ride the High Country (1962), starring Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea, is one of the classic movies airing on TCM this week. This week, TCM is airing great movies from stars like John Wayne, Randolph Scott, and Olivia de Havilland. Plus, they are featuring Westerns and movies from the 1970's. So, read more

According to this story from Deadline, Paramount Pictures has just picked up the rights for a feature-film adaptation of The Saint. They (Paramount) say they are looking to take the character, whose “life” began in a series of books written by noted author Leslie Charteris  from 1928 to read more

CLASSIC SYMBIOTIC COLLABORATIONS: THE STAR – DIRECTOR BLOGATHON: I hosted my first blogathon waaay back during a cold and blizzard-y New York City weekend six months ago. As I make my way through each essay, I see that the collaborative teams chosen by these bloggers show a kind of love̷ read more