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As we ring in the new year, let's count down Classic Reel Girl's top 5 Film Finds of 2015. 5) Lured (1947) - Why you should see it: Lucille Ball.  Her presence elevates every film in which she appears (at least in all those that I have viewed thus far). Be forewarned that the plot begins read more

I enjoyed the eclectic mix of film books that I read this year, from bios and a memoir to an entire volume dedicated to one film, and yet another about a film that was never even finished. While I know that Sinatra was best known for his singing, I had to include him, because Kaplan covered the lege read more

Guardian angels can come in many forms, and in the film “We’re No Angels” (1955), help arrives from three convicts. Early Christmas Eve, Joseph (Humphrey Bogart), Albert (Aldo Ray), Jules (Peter Ustinov) and Adolf the poisonous snake, escape from prison on French colonial Devil’s Island read more

I don’t know how crazy I am. Guess you’ll be the judge of that. When I walk around in my travels, I tend to notice things that remind me of classic films. My first immediate Rorschach reaction is a classic film. Here are a couple of examples of that association. Do they make you think of read more

Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick (1952). This Paramount Pictures musical was a last attempt to turn popular singer Dinah Shore into a movie star. She had appeared previously in films with Danny Kaye (Up in Arms) and Randolph Scott (Belle of the Yukon). This one pairs her with Alan Young, who was t read more

Special does not do service to the accomplishments and the staying power of Miracle on 34th Street; as the measuring-tape said of Mary Poppins, “practically perfect in every way,” so too are the celluloid triumphs of this 1947, summer blockbuster, produced by 20th Century-Fox. The apex that Miracle read more

Special does not do service to the accomplishments and the staying power of Miracle on 34th Street; as the measuring-tape said of Mary Poppins, “practically perfect in every way,” so too are the celluloid triumphs of this 1947, summer blockbuster, produced by 20th Century-Fox. The apex that Miracle read more

Special does not do service to the accomplishments and the staying power of Miracle on 34th Street; as the measuring-tape said of Mary Poppins, “practically perfect in every way,” so too are the celluloid triumphs of this 1947, summer blockbuster, produced by 20th Century-Fox. The apex that Miracle read more

The same year Peggy Ann Garner performed her award winning role in “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” the 13-year-old actress found herself in a coming of age comedy, “Junior Miss” (1945). Similar to “And So They Were Married” (1936), Christmas is merely a backdrop to adolescent antics in “Junior read more

We all know movie stars sometimes let the lights and glamour swell their heads, but Turf cigarettes thought they would literally show the Hollywood stars with big heads on one of their trading card series called "Film Stars". They are actually quite amusing, so we thought we'd share some of these ca read more

We all know movie stars sometimes let the lights and glamour swell their heads, but Turf cigarettes thought they would literally show the Hollywood stars with big heads on one of their trading card series called "Film Stars". They are actually quite amusing, so we thought we'd share some of these ca read more

We all know movie stars sometimes let the lights and glamour swell their heads, but Turf cigarettes thought they would literally show the Hollywood stars with big heads on one of their trading card series called "Film Stars". They are actually quite amusing, so we thought we'd share some of these ca read more

Before twin Hayley Mills were trying to get their parents together in “The Parent Trap” (1961), Jackie Moran and Edith Fellows worked to keep their parents apart in “And So They Were Married” (1936). In this fun, comedic romp, divorced Edith Farnham (Mary Astor) and her daughter Brenda (Fellows) read more

Chicago Film Club Field Trip: "Miracle on 34th Street" December 20 at AMC East Where: AMC East 21, 322 East Illinois, Chicago, IL When: December 20, 2015 Time: 2:00 p.m. Hosted by Stephen Reginald Run Time: 1 hour 50 minutes (approximate) Special Fathom Feature: Enjoy a specially produced i read more

This fall, the media is a top-trending topic (surprising in a season when we’ve lost Jon Stewart’s acerbic touch): Ted Cruz won applause for attacking the media, Spotlight accolades for celebrating them. For the second year in a row, news-centered movies have garnered Oscar buzz; this y read more

Yesterday afternoon at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival hosted its annual Day of Silents, featuring a magnificent lineup of silent films from around the world that whet the festivalgoer’s appetite for the larger festival taking place in June. This y read more

This fall, the media is a top-trending topic (surprising in a season when we’ve lost Jon Stewart’s acerbic touch): Ted Cruz won applause for attacking the media, Spotlight accolades for celebrating them. For the second year in a row, news-centered movies have garnered Oscar buzz; this y read more

Countdown to France on Film 30 Monday Nov 2015 Posted by Summer Reeves in France, Random ≈ 7 Comments Tags#FranceonFilm   Dear Reader, I cannot tell you how much I am looking forward to hosting my first blogat read more

I found this advertisements in the Paramount’s 20th Birthday Jubilee (1931) publication available online at the Media History Project website. I have never seen them before and thought they were so incredibly beautiful that I had to share them. read more

I found this advertisements in the Paramount’s 20th Birthday Jubilee (1931) publication available online at the Media History Project website. I have never seen them before and thought they were so incredibly beautiful that I had to share them. read more