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Here’s a short I was reminded about recently by a post my cousin made on Facebook. There are a few reasons I decided to post it. In light of my recent trip to the Disney parks clearly the great shorts of the studio era. Here’s one that exemplifies Disney’s style even in a small pie read more

The “Titanic” Disaster on Film April 15, 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. One of the most famous and storied maritime disasters of all time; it’s no wonder Hollywood found the tale irresistible. Alfred Hitchcock reportedly wanted to direct a fil read more

The “Titanic” Disaster on Film April 15, 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. One of the most famous and storied maritime disasters of all time, it’s no wonder Hollywood found the tale irresistible. Alfred Hitchcock reportedly wanted to direct a fil read more

Hollywood's legendary Grauman's Chinese Theatre Just as Turner Classic Movies will pay on-air tribute to the films, talents and themes of the third annual TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood April 12 – 15, The Lady Eve’s Reel Life will also salute this year’s read more

This is a quick post to keep everyone updated on the poll.  The readers voted and by a score of 3 votes, the first tournament you guys want is around actors or actresses.  Since many of the better blogs (they’re all awesome) have done their various tournaments around actresses this year I thin read more

I have a dilemma. I profess to love movies. Many interests in my life have come and gone with varying degrees of passion, but my love of film has never wavered. It crept into my heart at an early age and remains strong to this day. But I have this little problem.... Richard Haydn - one of my favor read more

Hollywood's legendary Grauman's Chinese Theatre Just as Turner Classic Movies will pay on-air tribute to the films, talents and themes of the third annual TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood April 12 – 15, The Lady Eve’s Reel Life will also salute this year’s read more

Hollywood's legendary Grauman's Chinese Theatre Just as Turner Classic Movies will pay on-air tribute to the films, talents and themes of the third annual TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood April 12 – 15, The Lady Eve’s Reel Life will also salute this year’s read more

It’s fitting that so many of the movies Edward G. Robinson made after he parted ways with Warner Bros. were film noirs: persecuted by red-baiters, alienated from the film community, and fated to a terribly unhappy home, Robinson’s personal life had taken on the dimensions of a real-life read more

The excitement is building for the TCM Classic Film Festival!  It is now only days away and film fans like me are already all a-buzz about it online.  This year is particularly exciting for me.  For one, the theme for 2012 is custom made for GlamAmor--Style in the Movies.  T read more

Unlike the sparseness of April’s pre-Code offerings on TCM, the channel is fairly bursting at the seams this month with first-rate film noir features! In fact, I was hard-pressed, initially, to come up with my pick. Would it be Gilda, a sentimental favorite as one of my first-seen and most-lov read more

1945 Starring Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur, María Casarès, Louis Salou, and Marcel Herrand Directed by Marcel Carné 190 minutes Children of Paradise is a love story told in two parts.  Part One is titled “The Boulevard of Crime,” and it’s where we meet the film’s read more

I first saw this film a long while ago on a site called Atom Films, now atom.com. It was likely the best film I saw when I did frequent it. It’s a simple and beautiful film that tells a wonderful tale of first love and exploits many filmic elements well. I was fortunate to find this film again read more

This is what I will be doing each day at the TCM Classic Film Festival. The memorabilia I am bringing to appraise is my copy of Every Frenchman Has One signed to me by Olivia de Havilland, my 1986 Franklin Mint Melanie Hamilton doll, and my copy of Girl Around the World by Dorothy Kilgallen. I can& read more

So seriously, I made a little online tour of the rep cinema’s last night to see what’s on offer this weekend, and felt very disappointed that I can’t go out to a silent film screening this week. The Toronto Silent Film Festival spoiled me! It might just be me and the dvds this wee read more

We knew Carole Lombard's 1937 screwball gem "Nothing Sacred" was going to be part of the 2012 TCM Classic Film Festival -- now we know when it will run, along with the entire event schedule. "Nothing Sacred" will be shown at 3 p.m. Friday, April 13 at Multiplex 3 of Grauman's Chinese Theatre. It's p read more

So seriously, I made a little online tour of the rep cinema’s last night to see what’s on offer this weekend, and felt very disappointed that I can’t go out to a silent film screening this week. The Toronto Silent Film Festival spoiled me! It might just be me and the dvds this wee read more

I will be arriving in L.A. on Wednesday morning, and you will be hearing a lot from me during the Fest. Check out the schedule at this link. See you there!   read more

I will not be leaving my house tonight to sit in a theater and watch a silent movie while a pianist plays along. This is, sadly, an unfortunate state of affairs. But I did have the rare privilege of leaving my house every night for the past 6 NIGHTS to enjoy a silent movie, with an appreciative aud read more

I will not be leaving my house tonight to sit in a theater and watch a silent movie while a pianist plays along. This is, sadly, an unfortunate state of affairs. But I did have the rare privilege of leaving my house every night for the past 6 NIGHTS to enjoy a silent movie, with an appreciative aud read more