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Welcome to The Film Noir Files, the noir series here at Shadows and Satin and over at Speakeasy, the blog authored by my pal Kristina, where each month we recommend a film noir feature for you to watch on TCM. We never know what the other has selected until we post, and part of the fun is trying to read more

This month's Film Album is the soundtrack from the classic Walt Disney film Pete's Dragon, released in 1977. This family musical was notable for combining an animated Elliott the Dragon into a live-action film and the result was truly lovely and memorable. It was, and still is, a childhood favorite read more

I’m telling you – time keeps on slipping (slipping, slipping) into the future. One day, I’m in L.A. at the TCM film festival, swooning over Carol Burnett, and the next, I’m listing Halloween décor to my Etsy shop (shameless plug alert!) Oy. So, before I have to start making my wardrobe plans read more

Welcome to The Film Noir Files, the noir series here at Shadows and Satin and over at Speakeasy, the blog authored by my pal Kristina, where each month we recommend a film noir feature for you to watch on TCM. We never know what the other has selected until we post, and part of the fun is trying to read more

Lone Pine Film Festival 2026 Preview It’s hard to believe it, but it’s time for a preview of the 36th Lone Pine Film Festival! This year’s festival takes place in Lone Pine, California, from October 8th through 11th, 2026. Countless movies were filmed in the Alabama Hills outside read more

Calling all Star Trek fans! It’s hard to believe that it’s been 60 years since Star Trek first invited television audiences to boldly go where no one had gone before. Six decades, countless strange new worlds and one enormous pop-culture legacy later, the It Came From Texas Film Festival is celeb read more

This is a fun album! It not only boasts that great album cover with the director's clapboard and all the titles listed, but the sound is fantastic - Rene Touzet mixes the musical style of Les Baxter with Peter Nero to get a uniquely Touzet sound. Rene Touzet was a Cuban bandleader and pianist s read more

Pre-Code Films with Film Noir Flavor – Part 2 Next to film noir, my favorite era of filmmaking is pre-Code – and it’s no wonder that I’m so fond of these pictures – so many of them served up plots that would have made near-perfect film noirs. In my Noir Nook for July 2026, I took a look read more

 Film Masters continues its series of home video releases of neglected classic genre films with a sparkling Blu-ray of George Pal's 1950 space exploration saga DESTINATION MOON. This release also comes with a bonus disc featuring the 1951 sci-fi adventure FLIGHT TO MARS, a movie about as differ read more

Welcome to The Film Noir Files, the noir series here at Shadows and Satin and over at Speakeasy, the blog authored by my pal Kristina, where each month we recommend a film noir feature for you to watch on TCM. We never know what the other has selected until we post, and part of the fun is trying to read more

Most film albums feature a variety of themes from different films and title their album with the key theme, such as "Theme from the VIPS and other Film Hits".... but this album struck me as unique because Ferrante and Teicher decided to focus strictly on the music of Cleopatra (1963). Or so one woul read more

Pre-Code Films with Film Noir Flavor Next to film noir, my favorite type of classic movie is pre-Code – films released roughly between 1929 and July 1934, before the strict enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code (also known as the Hays Code). The Hays Code represented a set of censorsh read more

Welcome to The Film Noir Files, the noir series here at Shadows and Satin and over at Speakeasy, the blog authored by my pal Kristina, where each month we recommend a film noir feature for you to watch on TCM. We never know what the other has selected until we post, and part of the fun is trying to read more

Call me a cephalophile. Or an octo-enthusiast. Either one speaks to my obsession with the octopus in film. It is such a dramatic creature with those eight elongated tentacles that even a brief appearance can jolt a movie awake. An octopus lurking in a cave is like a killer in a closet. “Run!” read more

I wonder how many people heard of Henry Jerome & His Orchestra? Very few, I'd imagine! And even fewer have ever heard of Geffen Records. So you lucky readers are in for a treat (and an education)!Henry Jerome was a popular bandleader in the 1930s and 1940s who performed on ships, at ballrooms, r read more

The legendary Audrey Hepburn left a lasting impression on us for many reasons. One of them was her style, which made her a true fashion icon. In that regard, and on the occasion of The Audrey Hepburn Blogathon hosted by Maddy from Classic Film and TV Corner, I felt like sharing with you some of my f read more

Another TCM film festival is in the books, and it was just as fabulous this year as it was the first time I attended back in 2013 – four wonderful days filled with films, friends, and fantastic special guests! As you may know, for the last six years, I’ve attended the festival with my older daughter read more

Welcome to The Film Noir Files, the monthly noir series here at Shadows and Satin and over at Speakeasy, the blog authored by my pal Kristina, where each month we recommend a film noir feature for you to watch on TCM. We never know what the other has selected until we post, and part of the fun is tr read more

David Lloyd & His London Orchestra wasn't the most popular name in the instrumental field during the mid-century, but this album – Film Hits (1966) – has some great arrangements of popular film themes and it makes one wonder why he didn't become more popular than he was. Admittedly, read more

So, for absolutely no reason, the other day, I felt like I was in the mood to rank stuff and make a challenging list. As a result, I made a top list of my 95 favourite film directors! Why? No idea, but I think it was about time, right?! And believe me, it was not an easy task. So, to rank things o read more