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Five Surprising Lessons I’ve Learned from Blogging
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 27, 2015
Sixty posts after my first, I’d like to reflect on the unexpected—and sometimes bizarre—lessons I’ve learned in my first year blogging: 1. Quality/Effort/Originality Does Not Equal a Popular Post; the Word ‘Sex’ in the Title Does Of course, in theory I knew that words such as “sex” read more
Five Surprising Lessons I’ve Learned from Blogging
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 27, 2015
Sixty posts after my first, I’d like to reflect on the unexpected—and sometimes bizarre—lessons I’ve learned in my first year blogging: 1. Quality/Effort/Originality Does Not Equal a Popular Post; the Word ‘Sex’ in the Title Does Of course, in theory I knew that words such as “sex” read more
REMEMBERING BARBARA STANWYCK, TWENTY FIVE YEARS LATER.
In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on Jan 20, 2015
Hello readers, As we are approaching the twenty fifth anniversary of Barbara Stanwyck’s, passing back on January 20th, 1990, I thought that I’d reflect back on the hellacious life and career of Barbara, or Missy, as what many called her. Ruby Catherine Stevens made her star studded debu read more
TMP Recommends: Five Films on TCM, January 21 – 27
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jan 20, 2015
A note from Lindsey: This is the first in the new revival “What to Watch” series, which I’ve renamed to “TMP Recommends: Five Films on TCM” since it won’t be following the same format as the old posts. Each week I’ll be highlighting five films that are going read more
Take Five: Happy New Year!
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Jan 1, 2015
A Happy New Year to all readers of my blog, and thanks very much for your support, visits, comments and ‘likes’ during 2014. I’m hoping to post a bit more regularly here over the coming 12 months, so watch this space. A while back, I launched a series of mini-reviews mentioning 5 f read more
Take Five: Happy New Year!
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Jan 1, 2015
A Happy New Year to all readers of my blog, and thanks very much for your support, visits, comments and ‘likes’ during 2014. I’m hoping to post a bit more regularly here over the coming 12 months, so watch this space. A while back, I launched a series of mini-reviews mentioning 5 f read more
My Top Five DVD/Blu-rays of 2014
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Dec 31, 2014
Once again it is time for me to list my top five personal DVD/Blu-rays of 2014. My choices are limited to those titles that I actually own, and as I've said several times before, I can't buy everything. I also don't have a region-free player, so all these entries are Region A.
1. THE CABINET OF D read more
My Top Five DVD/Blu-rays of 2014
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Dec 31, 2014
Once again it is time for me to list my top five personal DVD/Blu-rays of 2014. My choices are limited to those titles that I actually own, and as I've said several times before, I can't buy everything. I also don't have a region-free player, so all these entries are Region A.
1. THE CABINET OF D read more
THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Dec 25, 2014
Peter Jackson's Middle-Earth saga finally lumbers to a halt in THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES.
More 21st Century generic film making than J.R.R. Tolkien, this movie isn't any worse--or better--than the first two HOBBIT entries. If you loved the other HOBBIT films, you'll love this one; i read more
THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Dec 25, 2014
Peter Jackson's Middle-Earth saga finally lumbers to a halt in THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES.
More 21st Century generic film making than J.R.R. Tolkien, this movie isn't any worse--or better--than the first two HOBBIT entries. If you loved the other HOBBIT films, you'll love this one; i read more
My Five Favorite Movie Sequences Of All Time
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Dec 11, 2014
Picking five favorite movie sequences is a lot different than picking five favorite movies--even though all of these choices happen to come from some of my favorite films. There's dozens of movies that have standout individual scenes, but I wouldn't necessarily call the movies themselves great. Ever read more
My Five Favorite Movie Sequences Of All Time
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Dec 11, 2014
Picking five favorite movie sequences is a lot different than picking five favorite movies--even though all of these choices happen to come from some of my favorite films. There's dozens of movies that have standout individual scenes, but I wouldn't necessarily call the movies themselves great. Ever read more
Book Review: FIVE CAME BACK--A Story Of Hollywood And The Second World War
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Dec 9, 2014
In the book FIVE CAME BACK, author Mark Harris examines how the American movie industry dealt with World War II through the experiences of five legendary Hollywood directors--John Ford, George Stevens, John Huston, William Wyler, and Frank Capra.
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December read more
Book Review: FIVE CAME BACK--A Story Of Hollywood And The Second World War
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on Dec 9, 2014
In the book FIVE CAME BACK, author Mark Harris examines how the American movie industry dealt with World War II through the experiences of five legendary Hollywood directors--John Ford, George Stevens, John Huston, William Wyler, and Frank Capra.
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December read more
Five of the Biggest Classic Hollywood Scandals
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Dec 1, 2014
Celebrity scandals undoubtedly get exposed quicker these days thanks to tabloid TV and social media. However, they have always provided rich fodder for gossip columns and literary exposes such as Kenneth Anger's notorious Hollywood Babylon. Today, we take a look at five of the biggest classic Hollyw read more
Five Years and Counting …
True Classics Posted by on Nov 30, 2014
It’s our birthday, and we just “gotta dance!” Today, November 30th, marks the fifth anniversary of True Classics! And though our posting has slowed down quite a bit this year (life, dahlings, life), we are still kicking–and still planning on hosting our annual anniversary con read more
Top Five: Hedy Lamarr
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Nov 13, 2014
Here are five of Hedy Lamarr's films that I've enjoyed through the years. Feel free to comment on your own favorites.
Algiers (director John Cromwell, 1938)
Charles Boyer and Hedy Lamarr rock the Casbah in Algiers (1938).
This was Lamarr's first Hollywood film. It was a huge hit and imp read more
Noirvember Day Five: The Women of Brute Force (1947)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 5, 2014
The women of Brute Force with the film’s producer, Mark Hellinger. Brute Force was a rare noir set almost entirely inside the walls of a maximum security prison, focusing on a sadistic guard (Hume Cronyn) and a group of cellmates who try to escape his tyranny by carrying out an intricately pla read more
The Five Best Hayley Mills Performances
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Oct 9, 2014
1. Pollyanna. The penultimate Hayley Mills film features her as a young orphaned girl—an optimist if there ever was one—coming to live with her wealthy, spinster aunt circa 1913. Pollyanna pretty much shakes up the whole town, bringing lonely people together and reminding everyone that t read more
The Five Best John Barry Film Scores
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Sep 1, 2014
It's fortunate that John Barry had a modest career as a British pop star with his band, the John Barry Seven. Otherwise, he might never have become one of the most successful film composers in the history of cinema. Despite writing some of the screen's most memorable scores, he won only five Oscars: read more