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In my last post, you may recall, I wrote about the virtual roundtable interview held with TCM host Ben Mankiewicz, General Manager Pola Changnon, and Senior VP of Programming Charlie Tabesh to kick off the network’s first-ever Special Home Edition of the TCM Film Festival (now that’s a mouthful!). read more

“The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry”—Film Noir Set in New England The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945) is a film noir directed by Robert Siodmak. The plot revolves around Harry Quincy (George Sanders) as a bachelor who supports his two sisters Lettie (Geraldine Fitzgerald) read more

If you’re a follower of this blog, you’ll know that every spring around this time, I gleefully toddle off to Los Angeles, California, to attend the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival. You might also know (or at least have guessed) that this year’s L.A. event was cancelled more than a month ago read more

Nothing can match the feeling of community and excitement about classic films you find at the TCM Classic Film Festival. When I first attended in 2014, I decided almost right away that I had to return the next year. The glow you get from this event stays with you throughout the rest of the year. Wh read more

This is the Introduction to a new column called AFI Corner for film fans who want to get to know The American Film Institute’s 100 Films lists. It’s in concurrence with #AFIMovieClub and the 10th anniversary of becoming a classic movie fan myself.  Thanks for reading. Always in the back read more

My TCM film noir pick for the month of April is a first-rate feature starring Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor and Jacqueline White — The Narrow Margin (1952). To tell you all about it, I’ve invited my pal, Kristina Dijan, author of the Speakeasy blog and Senior Writer for The Dark Pages fi read more

The Short Story of Film: A Pocket Guide to Key Genres, Films, Techniques and Movements Ian Haydn Smith Laurence King Publishing, 2020 I’m a fan of Ian Haydn Smith’s concise film guide Cult Filmmakers: 50 Movie Mavericks You Need to Know. With his new book The Short Story of Film: A Pock read more

I don't know where this idea originally popped in my head--heck, I never know where most of my ideas come from--but it's one I've had for a while. The idea is simple: what if you made up a baseball team of nothing but classic horror film stars?? It would be easy just to throw a list together, but I read more

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you probably know about HOUSE OF THE GORGON--writer-producer-director-star Joshua Kennedy's tribute to the English Gothic, starring four notables of that genre: Caroline Munro, Veronica Carlson, Martine Beswicke, and Christopher Neame. The movie was filmed i read more

“The Reckless Moment”—an overlooked film noir gem Max Ophuls, a renowned German director who only made four films in the United States, directed The Reckless Moment (1949). It starred Joan Bennett and James Mason. It was only Mason’s third American film. The plot involv read more

Classic Literature on Film blogathon – Crimes at the Dark House (Wilkie Collins’ The Woman in White) On April 4, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized The stupendously hammy Crimes at the Dark House (1940, dir. George King) follows a plot not too d read more

Paul Batters at Silver Screen Classics is our host for The 2020 Classic Literature On Film Blogathan on April 3rd, 4th, and 5th. Jeopardy! early March 2020. Category: Literary Twins "This alliterative title Dickens character works for the wealthy Cheeryble twins, and his sister Kate marr read more

Along with the rest of the country, I have been struggling to adjust to our current world situation. I am fortunate in many ways–with the ability to work my day job as a teacher from home, I have no lost income, and I am young and healthy. My heart goes out to anyone suffering illness or car read more

TCM Classic Film Festival Special Home Edition - April 16 - 19 From Turner Classic Movies: We're excited to announce the TCM Classic Film Festival: Special Home Edition, a celebration of #TCMFF movies and moments from the past decade that fans can enjoy from the comfort of their homes. Th read more

Wednesday, April 15, 2020 FASHION IN FILM OF TCMFF 2020 - Special Home Edition Guest speaker Online via Zoom webinar 4 pm - 5:30 pm PT (7 pm - 8:30 pm ET) Tickets are $5 - click here to register through Zoom Since this year's TCM Classic Film Festival (TCMFF) is now a "Special read more

This month I was especially impressed by the quality of the interviews in my favorite episodes. These are all lively, though-provoking conversations. As always, please share in the comments if you know of a podcast I should be listening to, even your own! Episode titles link to the show: Th read more

I enjoyed a great variety of podcast episodes new and old this month. If you know of a great podcast for classic film fans, even your own show, please share in the comments. Here are my favorites for February. Titles link to the episode: Mobituaries with Mo Rocca Anna May Wong: Death of a Trailb read more

Great news! Midcentury Productions, the brilliant and groundbreaking little company that has so far staged six terrific French film noir festivals at San Francisco’s Roxie Theater over the past several years, is about to launch a new, unique series, Simenon 2020. The program begins with a doub read more

We usually think of filmmakers like Woody Allen or even Noah Baumbach for their portrayals of New York. There’s no doubt they have left their imprint on the city, so it’s difficult not to envision it without their influences. However, in his own right, Sidney Lumet also deserves to be v read more

Martin Scorsese will always be synonymous with Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and Goodfellas, but if we want to truly chart his ascension as a singular creative mind, Mean Streets must be our genesis. Because it essentially lays the groundwork for his entire career. In truth, it’s the strangest ga read more