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Essays this time on Love Story (1971), by Sam Juliano, and Now Voyager (1942), by Tony D’Ambra. Both are very much worth your reading time — and the latter has even inspired me to dig out my copy of the novel and put it on the top of the pile on my nightstand. Thanks John for the mention read more

The two latest essays in Wonders in the Dark‘s invaluable “countdown” of 101 great romantic movies are #99 A Village Romeo and Juliet (1992), based on an opera by Delius — I like Delius’s work but have a stubborn difficulty with opera, yet Sam Juliano’s impassione read more

“John was a great lover of cinema, of the idea that film, in all its evolving forms, should be seen and valued as it is here at the Film Forum,” Ray Hubley said last night, at the downtown Manhattan movie mecca’s centennial celebration of his father, animator John Hubley. “Tonight’s films” read more

Last night I had a dream fulfilled: I saw Douglas Fairbanks' THE THIEF OF BAGDAD on the big screen.  I'm a modern movie goer who is a fan of film of all eras. I love the earliest to the latest, as long as it suits my fancy. And, boy, did this film suit! It embodied all that I absolutely ho read more

“I’m having such a good time!” Mitzi Gaynor said to host Robert Osborne last night before Turner Classic Movies’ broadcast of LES GIRLS, the 1957 MGM musical in which she co-stars with Gene Kelly. “That’s why I took the job, because I really wanted to dance with G read more

I don’t know if any of you are aware, but May is absolutely filled to the brim with the birthdays of old Hollywood icons! I took one look at my calendar page and about had a heart attack. I’ve already missed a few and I apologize for that, but hopefully the rest of this post makes up for read more

Once Carole Lombard received a seven-year contract from Paramount in 1930, her days cast as villainous roles were more or less over. Not that Lombard had ever played an out-and-out "boo-hiss" type -- she was probably too pretty for such parts -- but in films such as Pathe's "Show Folks" (1928) and F read more

I didn't set eyes on a movie until the sun went down, and yet I lived and breathed movies the entire first day of the TCM film festival. It was beautiful to spend the day in a happy cinematic bubble, soaking up the enthusiasm of the festival-goers around me. I can see why people do TCMFF every year; read more

Officially, this is the last international trailer before the opening of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in May. There’s a lot more Goblin in there, and again, a lot more focus on character development which is a good thing, I think. Though since various sources are calling this the Empire Strikes B read more

Officially, this is the last international trailer before the opening of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in May. There’s a lot more Goblin in there, and again, a lot more focus on character development which is a good thing, I think. Though since various sources are calling this the Empire Strikes B read more

I would love to get everyone’s feedback on what features you enjoy the most and what you would like to see more of. What’s staying the same: I try to create at least one full-length (1500-3000 word) review once a week. I know everyone likes Silents vs. Talkies and I try to incorporate read more

After last week’s “live” blog of The Sound Of Music Live! on NBC, I just couldn’t let the subject of musical theater on television lie. No, this isn’t like my obsession with Les Mis in February. (I know it’s been a year but that movie is still so bad.) The Film Ex read more

Three prints of original Carole Lombard negatives, such as the one above, are being offered at eBay; the reproductions themselves are between 30 and 40 years old, and in good condition.OK, most Lombard fans know that shot is from her breakthrough film, "Twentieth Century"...but in which movie did Ca read more

Back in August, we did an entry on several Carole Lombard items at auction, including a July 1935 cover shot on the magazine Piccolo (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/624568.html), which despite its Italian-sounding name was actually published for Dutch and Belgian readers. Now, here are three m read more

The same person selling the Carole Lombard photo with Sabu and director John Cromwell also has several of her portraits available -- including a few rarities from her Paramount period as player p1202. All are original and originally stored in magazine archives, and bidding on all ends in the noon ho read more

If you only know Russell Johnson as the Professor from Gilligan’s Island, you may be surprised to know that the actor started his career on the dark side of the big screen, with a featured role in a George Raft noir, Loan Shark (1952). In this feature, Johnson played a hard-boiled character who was read more

We're concluding our examination of Carole Lombard Paramount portrait rarities today with a bang...or should I say, "bangs." The first three of these pics show Carole wearing bangs, a style she occasionally tried during the early and mid-1930s. This image, p1202-942, is from the early part of 1935, read more

We open the second stage of our series of relatively rare Carole Lombard Paramount portraits now up for sale with this demure pic from late 1933 or early '34, p1202-631. This and all of the following are 8" x 10" reprints, but struck from the original negatives. If you're interested in this one, che read more

Carole Lombard didn't grace the cover of Photoplay until June 1934, but the magazine hardly ignored her before then. For an example, let's go back five months, to January 1934, as Carole teamed with Gloria Stuart on the one-page feature, "Hollywood Beauty Shop":Let's focus on the inset...and Lombard read more

Just over two years ago I attended – and was astounded by - “Casablanca with the San Francisco Symphony” at Davies Hall. Conductor Michael Francis led the orchestra in accompanying the beyond-iconic classic with Max Steiner’s unforgettable score. What an experience it was (cl read more