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 Thanks to all who came to the final event in my Film Noir Style series for the American Cinematheque! It was such a pleasure meeting so many new people and spending time with good friends through the series - and all of it because of our shared love of film noir. Much love to Jeff Mantor and S read more

Usually, for our Film Albums series, we feature a single album relating to movies in some way or another, but this time around we have a bunch of albums all featuring the music of The Happiest Millionaire (1967), a delightful - although rather long - musical from Walt Disney Studios. Below each read more

On Sunday, September 10, my 4-part Film Noir Style series at the American Cinematheque comes to a conclusion with The Post-War Years 1947-1950. After my presentation, we will screen Out of the Past (1947) starring the mysterious Jane Greer and featuring costumes by Edward Stevenson. Sunday read more

 Thanks to all who came to my third Film Noir Style event for the American Cinematheque - "The Year of Transition 1946"! Everyone said they had a wonderful time and it was such fun celebrating the peak year of film noir style. Gilda, The Killers, The Postman Always Rings Twice, and The Big Slee read more

A film festival celebrating the career of director Clarence Brown begins this evening, Wednesday, Aug. 16, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 20, in Knoxville, Tenn. Director Clarence Brown Hosted by the Knox County Public Library, the Clarence Brown Film Festival will feature film screenings and presen read more

This month's film album is a fun one. Even if you haven't seen Palm Springs Weekend, you will enjoy this album, which perfectly captures the frolic of a weekend in Palm Springs ( not that I have ever been there, but if I did go, this music would be playing! ). It's a catchy mixture of a brass, swing read more

Most film noirs are cautionary as well as bad luck tales. But there’s a particular type that seems to be created by untrusting husbands and wives, the “you’ll be sorry if you cheat” noir. The most memorable for many of us are Fatal Attraction (1987) for the disloyal husband, read more

In 1925, writer Theodore Dreiser released An American Tragedy – it was his sixth novel and followed such popular fare as Sister Carrie in 1900 and Jennie Gerhardt in 1911. The novel was, as they say, ripped from the headlines; it was based on the well-known 1906 Gillette murder case, which involved read more

 On Saturday, July 29, my 4-part Film Noir Style series continues at the Aero Theatre with The Year of Transition 1946. After my presentation, we will screen The Killers (1946) starring the sensual Ava Gardner and featuring costumes by Vera West. Saturday, July 29The Year of Transitio read more

Betty Grable, just like other sex symbols such as Marilyn Monroe or Jayne Mansfield, is nowadays more often remembered for her physical appeal than her acting and the films in which she starred. We particularly remember her for that utterly iconic pin-up photo showcasing her famous legs (insured fo read more

 Thanks to everyone who came to last Sunday's Film Noir Style "The War Years" event at the American Cinematheque! The Aero Theatre had a very full house - even more than the first event in the series - and the responses to both my talk and book have been wonderfully overwhelming. I loved that f read more

Groucho Marx was onto something when he said time flies like an arrow (and fruit flies like a banana). It’s been almost three months since I returned from the 2023 TCM Film Festival – before I know it, it’ll be time to start gearing up for the 2024 event! Before that happens, let me share read more

 On Sunday, June 25, my 4-part Film Noir Style series continues at the Aero Theatre with The War Years. After my presentation we will screen Laura (1944) with the luminous Gene Tierney and costumes by Bonnie Cashin. Sunday, June 25The War Years 1942-1945 and Laura (1944 read more

Losers of Film Noir… On June 11, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized Hello everyone! Blogging update read more

Western RoundUp: Western Film Book Library – Part 7 Every year or so I share some interesting titles on the Western film genre in this column. Here’s my 2023 look at a mixture of brand-new and vintage books on Westerns! There’s an exciting new series of paperback books on Wes read more

For this month's Film Albums post, we have a gem of an album from MGM Records: Connie Francis Sings Award-Winning Motion Picture Hits. If you like Connie Francis and you like movie music, you will love this album because there is a nice selection of songs spanning the 1920s to the 1950s all of which read more

 Thanks to everyone who came to the first event for my Film Noir Style series at the American Cinematheque! Packed house, people raved about my talk, and lots of books signed and sold for the Larry Edmunds Bookshop. And I made it on the marquee! Wow. The second event of read more

 Thanks to the Hollywood Heritage Museum and everyone who came to Fashion in Film of TCMFF 2023! It was pure joy to be with Oscar-winning costume designer Mark Bridges once again AND to spend our time celebrating the incredible influential costume design of everyone from Orr read more

It was the best of times, it was the best of times. The 2023 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival was a stone gas. (And in case you weren’t around in the 1970s, that’s a good thing!) Not too long ago, I returned home after attending my ninth in-person TCM Film Festival, held in Hollywood each spring, read more

 At long last, I'll be back in person at the American Cinematheque for 4 events celebrating Film Noir Style! The summer series mirrors my book Film Noir Style: The Killer 1940s, and each event will include a presentation followed by a film screening. It all begins Sunday, May 7.S read more