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Mad About Deanna Durbin in "Mad About Music" This post is part of the 2016 O Canada blogathon hosted by Ruth of Silver Screenings and Kristina of Speakeasy. Anyone who has visited my blog or follows me on Twitter or read my entry in last year’s O Canada Blogathon, is aware that my love f read more

Chicago Film Club field trip: “The Maltese Falcon” February 21 at ShowPlace ICON at Roosevelt Road Where: ShowPlace ICON, 150W Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60605 When: February 21, 2015 Time: 2:00 p.m. Hosted by Stephen Reginald Run Time: 2 hours (approximate) Ticketing: Tickets a read more

Preston Sturges series: Screening of "The Good Fairy" January 26 at Daystar Center Preston Sturges series: The Good Fairy Where: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street, Chicago, IL When: January 26, 2016 Time: 6:30 p.m. Hosted by Stephen Reginald The Good Fairy (1935) has a read more

Carole Lombard and Una Merkel in "True Confession": Inspiration for "I Love Lucy?" I Love Lucy was a landmark in television history. The original series ran for six years on CBS and for four of those years was the top-rated TV show in the country. One of the dynamics that made the show work s read more

Great films of 1939: “Midnight” Great films of 1939: “Midnight” Where: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street, Chicago, IL When: January 16, 2016 Time: 6:45 p.m. Hosted by Stephen Reginald A rainy night in Paris Midnight is a delightful romantic scr read more

Happy New Year from Classic Movie Man! Betty Grable wishes you a million dollar New Year! Posted by Stephen Reginald at 12:00 AM Reactions:  Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Labels: Betty Grable, Classic Movie M read more

Hitchcock/Truffaut at the Music Box Hitchcock/Truffaut is a new documentary, directed by Kent Jones, playing at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., Chicago, IL, through December 31, 2015. In 1962, Francois Truffaut persuaded Alfred Hitchcock to sit with him for a week long interview read more

Merry Christmas from the Classic Movie Man Does Gene Tierney have present for you? Posted by Stephen Reginald at 6:00 AM Reactions:  Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Labels: Classic Movie Man, Gene Tierney, Merr read more

Classic Movie Man’s Favorite Christmas Movies: 2015 Edition Another Christmas season and another challenge to come up with more holiday classics from Hollywood’s golden age. While some of these films aren’t Christmas movies per se, they all feature the holiday season. For a li read more

Chicago Film Club Field Trip: "Miracle on 34th Street" December 20 at AMC East Where: AMC East 21, 322 East Illinois, Chicago, IL When: December 20, 2015 Time: 2:00 p.m. Hosted by Stephen Reginald Run Time: 1 hour 50 minutes (approximate) Special Fathom Feature: Enjoy a specially produced i read more

Screening of Hitchcock's "North By Northwest" December 8, 2015 Hitchcock in the 50s: Northwest By Northwest Where: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street, Chicago, IL When: December 8, 2015 Time: 6:30 p.m. Hosted by Stephen Reginald North By Northwest (1959) is one of the c read more

Chicago Film Club Holiday Movie: “The Bishop’s Wife” December 5, 2015 at The Daystar Center What: Screening of The Bishop's Wife Where: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street, Chicago, IL When: December 5, 2015 Time: 6:30 p.m. Hosted by Stephen Reginald Jo read more

Happy Thanksgiving! Judy wants to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving! Posted by Stephen Reginald at 6:30 AM Reactions:  Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Labels: Classic Movie Man, Happy Thanksgiving, Judy Garland, t read more

Chicago Film Club field trip: “Roman Holiday” November 29 at The AMC East Where: AMC East 21, 322 East Illinois, Chicago, IL When: November 29, 2015 Time: 2:00 p.m. Hosted by Stephen Reginald Special Fathom Feature: Enjoy a specially produced introduction from Turner Classic Movies read more

Preston Sturges and "The Lady Eve" This post is part of The Criterion Blogathon hosted by Aaron at Criterion Blues, Kristina at Speakeasy and Ruth at Silver Screenings. This post is one of many by some of the best movie bloggers around. I’m so glad to be a small part of this event. To che read more

Viva la France Posted by Stephen Reginald at 7:40 AM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Labels: Casablanca, Classic Movie Man, France, Paris Reactions:  read more

Screening of Hitchcock's "The Man Who Knew Too Much" November 10, 2015 Hitchcock in the 50s: The Man Who Knew Too Much Where: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street, Chicago, IL When: November 10, 2015 Time: 6:30 p.m. Hosted by Stephen Reginald The Man Who Knew Too Much ( read more

“The Curse of the Cat People” screens at Daystar Center October 31,2015 Gothic Noir: The Horror Films of Val Lewton – The Curse of the Cat People Where: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street, Chicago, IL When: October 31, 2015 Time:&nbs read more

"The Seventh Victim" screens this Saturday, October 24, 2015 at the Daystar Center Where: The Daystar Center, 1550 S. State St. When: 6:30 p.m. The Seventh Victim (1943)—The RKO movie factory was working at full tilt, with producer Val Lewton releasing four films in 1943! The plot of Th read more

Book Review: A Real American Character: The Life of Walter Brennan A Real American Character: The Life of Walter Brennan University Press of Mississippi, 2015 Walter Brennan (1894 – 1974) was one of the most popular character actors of the twentieth century. Often playing the movie sidek read more