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Once again it is time for me to reveal my personal top five DVD/Blu-rays of 2015. I've made a list like this every year since 2012. As usual, I need to remind everyone that my picks come from my own personal home video collection--in other words, the entries are limited to whatever I bought in the read more

The shadows enhance the film's dark tones. 1. Sweet Smell of Success (1957) - Surprisingly, Burt Lancaster didn't garner rave reviews nor earn any awards for what I consider his finest performance. In this first-rate adaptation of Clifford Odets' play, he stars as J.J. Hunsecker, an influentia read more

 Five Fun Facts about Debbie Reynolds… And a Sneak Peek for January… CMH is happy to welcome a very special Guest Blogger today —Dorian Hannaway — co-author (with Debbie Reynolds) of the new book, Make ‘Em Laugh: Short-Term Memories of Longtime Friends – a fabulous personal read more

The tree is up, the stockings are hung by the chimney with care, and it’s time to wait for ‘ole St. Nick. What can you do in the meantime? Watch a movie, of course! I’m a big fan of Christmas films, and some of my favorites have such iconic moments that make me smile, cry, and reme read more

It's never easy to play the part of the trusted sidekick. So today, we show our appreciation for one of the most famous sidekicks in English literature: Sherlock Holme's associate, confident, and biographer Dr. John H. Watson. Below are our five picks for the best portrayals of Dr. Watson in film an read more

Five Actresses You Didn’t Know Were Ziegfeld Girls Florenz Ziegfeld was called the Great Glorifier because he could take almost any girl and make her look absolutely gorgeous. Many of the silver screen’s most iconic actresses actually began as Ziegfeld girls! Others were almost Ziegfeld girls. For read more

Today, I'm remembering Maureen O'Hara with five of her best films and where you can watch them. Actress Maureen O'Hara, who passed away Saturday at age 95, was one of the legendary leading ladies of old Hollywood. She was born Maureen FitzSimons on Aug. 17, 1920, in Ranelagh, Ireland, the daught read more

55 years ago today, on October 3, 1960, The Andy Griffith Show debuted on CBS! In celebration of this wonderful Classic TV Anniversary, CMH is happy to welcome a very special Guest Blogger today — Daniel de Visé — Don Knott’s brother-in-law and author of the new book, Andy and read more

Friends, today marks my blog’s fifth anniversary. I know there are lots of movie bloggers out there who have been doing this a lot longer than I have, but half of a decade on the web isn’t too shabby, especially if you convert it into dog years (there’s probably a connection somewh read more

Long-time readers of the site know July kicks off a solid two months of fun on Journeys in Classic Film, starting with the July Five and seguing into TCM’s Summer Under the Stars in August. We haven’t hit SUTS yet, but thanks to the nearly 140 votes you cast I can announce which actors/d read more

Welcome to this week’s installment of TMP Recommends, where I share five films you should keep an eye out for on TCM over the next seven days. All times are listed in EST and come from the US version of the TCM schedule. Happy viewing! (Image via Classic Movie Stills) Dangerous When Wet (1953) read more

Welcome to this week’s installment of TMP Recommends, a series in which I share five films you should be keeping an eye out for on TCM over the next seven days. All times are listed in EST and come from the US version of the TCM schedule. Happy viewing! (Image via TCM Party on Tumblr)The More read more

Welcome to TMP Recommends, the series in which I share five films that you should keep an eye out for on Turner Classic Movies over the next seven days. All times are listed in EST and come from the US version of the TCM schedule. Happy viewing! (Image via League of Dead Films) Laura (1944) Airing o read more

Welcome to this week’s installment of TMP Recommends, the series in which I share five TCM recommendations for the next seven days. All times are listed in EST and come from the US version of the TCM schedule. Happy viewing! (Image via greatgdean.tumblr.com) Ziegfeld Girl (1941) Airing on TCM: read more

Welcome to this week’s installment of TMP Recommends, where I share five films that you should be keeping an eye out for on TCM over the next seven days. All times are listed in EST and come from the US version of the TCM schedule. (Screen capture by Lindsey for TMP) To Sir, With Love (1967) A read more

Welcome to this week’s installment of TMP Recommends! In this series, I share five films that I think you should be keeping an eye out for on TCM over the next seven days. All times are listed in EST and come from the US version of the TCM schedule. Happy viewing! (Image via Heck Yeah Doris Da read more

In listing director Fritz Lang's best films, I struggled with whether to consider his entire career or differentiate between his work in German and American cinema. He was probably the most successful European (non-British) filmmaker to relocate to Hollywood during World War II. In the end, I opted read more

Welcome to TMP Recommends, the weekly series in which I share five films you should keep an eye out for on TCM over the next seven days! All times are listed in EST and come from the US version of the TCM schedule. Happy viewing! (Screen capture by Lindsey for TMP) Step Lively (1944) Airing on TCM: read more

Welcome to TMP Recommends, the weekly series where I share five films you should keep an eye out for on TCM. All times are listed in EST and come from the US version of the TCM schedule. (Screen capture by Lindsey for TMP) Night Nurse (1931) Airing on TCM: May 6, 6:00 AM Lora Hart (Barbara Stanwyck) read more

Welcome to TMP Recommends, the series where I share five films you should keep an eye out for on TCM over the next seven days. All times are listed in EST and come from the US version of the TCM schedule. Happy viewing! (Image via burton-taylor.com) Gentleman’s Agreement (1947) Airing on TCM: read more