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Thursday was the first full day of the TCM Classic Film Festival. For those of you at home, if you saw the intros last night on TCM for Bite the Bullett (1975) or The Great Race (1965), you may have spotted me in the background of the actor interviews conducted by Ben Mankiewicz. This is the intro w read more

Here is a selection of classic film related books due to go on sale this Fall. A few of them are previously published and either being reissued or put into paperback but pretty much all of them are new. I will be reviewing a selection of them here in the coming months so stay tuned. Nicholas Ray: read more

 I'm excited to share the first round-up of reviews for this year's Classic Film Reading Challenge. I'm so impressed with the reviews in this batch. A wide variety of selections and there are some very thorough reviews as well as great YouTube videos from Lee, Andy and Robert! Chris and Andy ar read more

I'm way overdue for another new book round-up. Better late than never! Get ready for a wave of new classic film books! Are you new to my list? Here are the details. The books include biographies, memoirs, scholarly texts, coffee table books and more from a variety of publishers. Publication dates ra read more

On the start of Friday of the TCM Classic Film Festival, I was more than ready for some movies. I met up with my good friend Carley of Married at the Movies (she also recently started a new podcast) and we headed over to the Chinese Multiplex for Intruder in the Dust (1949). Carley an read more

Lost in Translation: odd classic film titles in Portuguese - Marx Brothers edition There are few things more difficult for a translator than to translate a pun and make it work. Imagine then the difficulty of translating a movie that is full of puns and witty lines, such as the Marx Brothers mo read more

  This was originally published in the former The Classic Film Collective Patreon.BuzzThe Life and Art of Busby Berkeleyby Jeffrey SpivakUniversity Press of KentuckyPaperback ISBN: 9780813154084410 pagesAmazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's“In an era of breadlines, Depress read more

In the Heat of the Night (1967) 50th anniversary red carpet premiere Greetings from Hollywood! The first day of the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival kicked off with a bang. The opening night picture In the Heat of the Night (1967) had a 50th anniversary celebration with guests including Sidney Poiti read more

Wednesday was the start of my TCM Classic Film Festival activities. Carlos and I headed over to the Warner Bros. lot to meet up with Robby from Dear Old Hollywood. Robby was just as kind, friendly, generous and easy-going as I thought he would be. Robby works for Warner Bros. and offered to give us read more

You will never get my fabulous headgear! Never! (Yuliya Solnetseva as Aelita) Well, it’s some kind of thing. As a portrait of the early Soviet state, “Aelita: Queen of Mars” (1924) is fascinating. As a film, less so. What makes it interesting is probably also what makes it not a gr read more

This is the second of my transcripts for the Press Conference that happened on Wednesday April 24th, 2013 at the TCM Classic Film Festival. I tried to be as thorough as possible but there is some paraphrasing along with some quoting. It's not word-for-word but as close as I can get to it. Note t read more

Rock on FilmThe Movies That Rocked the Big Screenby Fred Goodmanforeword by Sir Michael Lindsay-HoggTCM and Running PressHardcover ISBN: 9780762478439July 2022224 pagesAmazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's“One of the beauties of rock movies is that sometimes they capture the time an read more

  Ticklish Business Kym Karath on Child Star Stardom and Sound of Music April 21, 2021 This is a great interview with Kym Karath, most famous for playing Greta, the youngest VonTrapp child in The Sound of Music (1965). She shares stories about the rest of her acting career read more

My Weddings in Film series explores the different stages of getting married as seen through classic movies. The first film, Seven Chances (1925), starts at the very beginning; meeting the right person. The most difficult part of the path to the altar is finding that special someone to read more

Rock on FilmThe Movies That Rocked the Big Screenby Fred Goodmanforeword by Sir Michael Lindsay-HoggTCM and Running PressHardcover ISBN: 9780762478439July 2022288 pagesAmazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's“One of the beauties of rock mo read more

If you missed an episode of Family Guy or Dollhouse, chances are you'll run to Hulu.com to watch said episode online. Full-length TV episodes are what this site is most known for. But did you know Hulu has a big selection of full-length classic film features available for viewing?I ran across the fu read more

 Photo by Susan Johann"As a writer you strive for a sense of truth." — Horton FootePlaywright Horton Foote (1916-2009) had been honored with many awards and nominations in his lifetime including Emmy awards, Tony nominations, the National Medal of Arts and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama. He w read more

It’s time for some more classic film books! Because you can never have enough of those. Right? I’m way over due on my latest new books round-up. For those who have been waiting, thanks for your patience. Whether you need a last minute option for your summer reading or you’re shopp read more

 My festival experience this year was scaled back immensely due to unforeseen circumstances, both good and bad. For the rest of the festival I was able to attend two events each day while also building in some time with friends.On the first full day of the festival, I sat down with documentaria read more

Conducting red carpet interviews has always been a dream of mine and I can't believe I've been able to do it. Twice! I had the privilege of being on the red carpet again for this year's TCM Classic Film Festival. The opening night premiere was for the 50th anniversary of In the Heat of the Night (19 read more