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Dear readers, I have been keeping mum on news about the TCM Classic Film Festival until I got confirmation of some news of my own. That confirmation arrived in my inbox two days ago and was made public today…so here I am to let you know that Backlots has press credentials for the TCM Classic read more

Chicago Film Club spring and summer film schedule set The Chicago Film Club is getting underway with a collection of great classic movie melodramas and classic comedies. The series kicks off with Daisy Kenyon (1947) featuring the dream cast of Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews, and Henry Fonda. Base read more

Tuesday, April 24, 2018 FASHION IN FILM OF TCMFF 2018 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Guest speaker Woman's Club of Hollywood Hollywood, CA Tickets are $7 in advance through Eventbrite and $12 at the door the day of the talk The theme of the 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival (TCMFF) is Powerful Words: read more

***Here’s a splendid essay from Paul Batters at Silver Screen Classics — much recommended if you have even the slightest interest in the underpinnings of noir. Silver Screen Classics by Paul Batters ‘Murder’s never perfect. Always comes apart sooner or later, and when two people are read more

  Announcing the Dynamic Duos in Classic Film Blogathon Long ago and not so far away I teamed with the fabulous Once Upon a Screen to form a partnership in honor of memorable movie duos. Time, work and numerous other events have prevented us from resurrecting this topic, which was met with grea read more

  “Operator, I’ve been ringing Murray Hill 35097 for the last half hour and the line is always busy.” While the film noir continues to thrive in the modern day, a stylistic shoot-off, the melodramatic noir, remains frozen in the ember of classic Hollywood. This shoot-off reign read more

Dick Cavett during his interview — er, conversation — with Illeana Douglas. In a little over a month from now, I’ll be making my way to Hollywood to attend my sixth Turner Classic Movies Film Festival! So, while I wait for more films to be announced, and try to figure out the perfect war read more

The National Film Board of Canada is a wondrous organization, giving opportunities to innovative, talented filmmakers and preserving decades of fascinating work. Many of the films supported by the group are available to stream on its official website, several for free (some limited to residents read more

For many years, Britain exercised an entertainment tax on its citizens which was charged when anyone indulged in sitting in the dark comfort of a motion picture theater. Proceeds from this tax ( known as the Eady Levy ) went towards British-based film producers for the production of.... more fi read more

I subscribe to an overwhelming number of podcasts, covering a wide range of subjects, and of course that includes classic movies. As much as I am always scrambling to keep up with new episodes, every once in a while a show will stick with me and maybe even inspire me to listen again. I want to start read more

My HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM screening series at the Egyptian Theatre continues with the 1930s on March 17! This series is 7 parts - one event per decade from the 1920s to the 1980s - and each will be followed by a screening of a film featured in the talk. Some of the incredible style we cele read more

Figurinos do cinema clássico que eu usaria / Classic film outfits I’d wear Em muitos filmes, temos um personagem silencioso, em contato constante com atores e atrizes, com destaque em diversas cenas e que pode dizer mais que mil palavras: o figurino. Há aqueles filmes, muitos deles da read more

Gene Tierney was an outstanding Laura — but she wasn’t the first choice. As the rapidly passing days on the calendar would indicate (can you believe it’s nearly March already?!??), it’s almost time for this year’s Turner Classic Movies Film Festival – and time for another installment read more

Here we go with round 9 matches. Polls close tomorrow at 4pm. Rd. 9 #1  Which romantic film couple do you prefer? Rd. 9 #2  Which romantic film couple do you prefer? Rd. 9 #3  Which romantic film couple do you prefer? Rd. 9 #4  Which romantic film couple do you pre read more

Richard Barthelmess in William Wellman's Heroes for Sale (1933) As America continues its steep and steady descent into another dark night of the soul, distressed citizens cope as best they can. Some rant and debate on social media, some organize or take to the streets, others seek solace in their read more

A Look At Six (Very) Early Film Directors You’ve likely all heard about Thomas Edison’s irreplaceable contributions to the development of cinema — particularly as a business — and are probably familiar with the iconic work of Georges “A Trip to the Moon” Méliès. The Lumière brothers read more

“Oh, by the way, have you a gun in your luggage?” The public’s fascination with Orson Welles continues to grow in stature over the years, much like the man’s waistline in his older age. This is partly by design. From groundbreaking visionary and celebrity washout to bohemian poet read more

Google has always made a practice of acknowledging classic film in its popular doodle art, but lately, it seems like there have been many more cinematic tributes. And I love it!  This week's Sergei Einstein sketch amusingly made the filmmaker into a dashing cutie. Here's the real deal: read more

The anticipation builds . . . It’s about that time – time for another installment in my monthly look at the 2017 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival! And this month I’m taking a look at one of my favorite experiences of the festival – the Hand and Footprint Ceremony featuring Carl Reiner and read more

***Jean Gabin is a favorite of this site, as is French noir in general, and the same could be said for the blog B Noir Detour. Many thanks to the latter’s Salome Wilde for permission to reblog her splendid evaluation of 1939’s Le Jour se Lève. B Noir Detour Every time I see a film starr read more