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At March's TCM Classic Film Festival, Carole Lombard's "My Man Godfrey" was among a group of films shown on a semi-opening night (actual festivities began the following morning). We don't know if any Lombard films will crack the 2016 festival schedule, but there's one thing we do know:Next year's ev read more

Where will you find the asphalt jungle? In a lonely place, Where danger lives - There they drive by night, gun crazy, Lured by brute force and the sweet smell of success. Between night and the city, Somewhere past Sunset Blvd. You'll find the lady from Shanghai. "Kiss me deadly," she moans. Sudden read more

Where will you find the asphalt jungle? In a lonely place, Where danger lives - There they drive by night, gun crazy, Lured by brute force and the sweet smell of success. Between night and the city, Somewhere past Sunset Blvd. You'll find the lady from Shanghai. "Kiss me deadly," she moans. Sudden read more

"Bah!" Of all the actors and actresses who appeared in 1930s films, Charles Sellon (1870-1937) was certainly one of them. A native of Boston, Sellon made his stage debut in 1901 and his film debut in 1923. He was rarely the lead; skinny and with a long face, with a mouth usually in a frown or scow read more

"Bah!" Of all the actors and actresses who appeared in 1930s films, Charles Sellon (1870-1937) was certainly one of them. A native of Boston, Sellon made his stage debut in 1901 and his film debut in 1923. He was rarely the lead; skinny and with a long face, with a mouth usually in a frown or scow read more

Aug 10 Posted by aaronwest SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST HERE (Not all browsers are friendly with this link, but most mobile devices will be.) Or listen here to it here: Show Notes Podcasts we love: Criterion Cast Eclipse Viewer Wrong Reel Flixwise Filmspotting First Time Watchers InSession Film Cast Ne read more

Aug 10 Posted by aaronwest SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST HERE (Not all browsers are friendly with this link, but most mobile devices will be.) Or listen here to it here: Direct Download Show Notes Podcasts we love: Criterion Cast Eclipse Viewer Wrong Reel Flixwise Filmspotting First Time Watchers InSess read more

Aug 10 Posted by aaronwest SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST HERE (Not all browsers are friendly with this link, but most mobile devices will be.) Or listen here to it here: Direct Download Show Notes Podcasts we love: Criterion Cast Eclipse Viewer Wrong Reel Flixwise Filmspotting First Time Watchers InSess read more

Hitchcock on Mount Rushmore--from the North By Northwest poster. If there was a Mount Rushmore of great American directors, who would you put on it? I pondered this question recently and then posed it to three other classic movie bloggers whom I admire. I gave them two criteria: (1) They read more

While going through some stuff looking for some other stuff, I came across a historic find--my attempt to list all the movies I had seen at a theater during the late 80s and the early 90s. Each time I would go see a movie, I would write down the title, the exact date I had seen it, and a rating from read more

This week's noir is one of the best heist movies ever made. TCM will air Kansas City Confidential starring Jack Elam and Neville Brand as hooded robbers at 1:15 p.m. July 24 as part of its film noir festival, Summer of Darkness. A viewer's guide to this classic crime story is below. Kansas City Co read more

I had good reasoning when I decided to listen to The Funhouse commentary; it’s similar to Psycho III in it being a Shout! Factory special edition, though I saw Funhouse more recently than Psycho III. It’s a horror film, but I really liked Funhouse. It’s one of my “dissenter& read more

We may be knee deep in The July Five, but I’m already thinking about August. Long-time readers of the site know I haven’t hosted a blogathon since the Universal Backlot Blogathon a few years back. In reading Twitter, I noticed long-time Summer Under the Stars blogathon hosts, the lovely read more

What would the shower scene of “Psycho” be like without his piercing, staccato strings? Would the theme from “Vertigo” be as dizzying without those swirling woodwinds? Rehearsal of The Free Company radio drama with conductor Bernard Herrmann. Image dated April 6, 1941. Copyright © 1941 CBS read more

As Hollywood maps out a future almost entirely reliant on superhero movies – the soft opening of Marvel’s ANT-MAN notwithstanding – it’s important to remember that comic books were not always on Hollywood’s A-list. In their first live-action screen incarnations in the 1940s, read more

For many years, the most popular image associated with 3-D has been that of an 1950s-era audience wearing two-tone shades and gazing up at a mainstream movie, most likely a sci-fi flick or a western. The story of the format is more complex though. There are 3-D films that date back to the silent age read more

This week's noir is one of director Alfred Hitchcock's best films. TCM will air Strangers on a Train (1951) starring Farley Granger (left) and Robert Walker at 4:45 p.m. July 17 as part of its film noir festival, Summer of Darkness. A viewer's guide for this classic suspense film is below. Stran read more

There are many things I like to do outside; watching movies isn’t one of them. Especially in New York City. Especially in the summer. The popularity of outdoor screenings has always baffled me: humidity; bugs; no seats; imperfect projection; ambient noise/light; shady bathrooms (if any); and t read more

If you like your film noir with a heaping helping of cold war paranoia, then this week's movie is right up your alley. TCM will air Kiss Me Deadly (1955) starring Ralph Meeker and  Leigh Snowden (above) at 9:45 p.m. July 10 as part of its film noir festival, Summer of Darkness. A viewers guide read more

This is my contribution to the Beatles Film Blogathon, which is hosted by Steve at ‘Movie Movie Blog Blog’. Click here to read the other entries that are being exhibited during this event. Growing up with a family that have always marveled at the likes of the Beatles, I came to apprecia read more