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Podcasts for Classic Film Fans: June Round-up
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
The variety and quality of the podcasts I listened to this month was especially impressive. This is one of my most extensive round-ups because I kept finding amazing things! Click on the episode title to link to the show: Twenty Thousand Hertz Foley Artists , June 9, 2021 read more
On Blu-ray, Musical Delights for Troubled Times: My Dream Is Yours (1949), On Moonlight Bay (1951), and Show Boat
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
With all the tension and troubles in the world right now, I nearly cheered at the opportunity to review this trio of musicals recently released on Blu-ray by Warner Archive. Great music, gorgeous stars, and beautiful settings; there’s nothing like a well-made classic musical.
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Dramas on Blu-Ray: They Won't Believe Me (1947) and Each Dawn I Die (1939)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
I recently watched a pair of dramas new to Blu-ray from Warner Archive where men find themselves in peril and work around the law as they attempt to save themselves. I was drawn to They Won’t Believe Me (1947) because I liked the cast: Robert Young, Susan Hayward, and Jane Greer. Al read more
Podcasts for Classic Film Fans: February Round-up
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
Before I start with this month’s recommendations, I want to briefly mourn the end of one of my favorite podcasts Switchblade Sisters. The last episode will drop on February 25. I’ve featured some of the more classic-leaning episodes of the show in my round-up before. I was always gratef read more
On Blu-ray: Real Life Marrieds Cary Grant and Betsy Drake in Room for One More (1952)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
Based on the 1950 autobiography by Anna Perrott Rose, Room for One More (1952) is a charming and surprisingly edgy story about a family that fosters two troubled children. Starring the then-married Betsy Drake and Cary Grant, it’s an interesting mix of humor, drama, and ideas about par read more
On Blu-ray: Baby Doll (1956) Terrorizes the Catholic Legion of Decency
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
Baby Doll (1956) is an outrageous, erotic, woozy ride. Condemned by the Catholic Legion of Decency, it consistently pushed the limits of respectability and almost entirely through the power of suggestion. Screenwriter/Playwright Tennessee Williams had plenty to write about life in a heated S read more
A Trio of Musicals On Blu-ray: Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940), Athena (1954), and The Tender Trap (1955)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
While I’ve never been a particular fan of musicals, I’ve found them to be a wonderful escape in these tense times. Recently I enjoyed a trio of them on newly-released Blu-rays from Warner Archive.Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) Ginger Rogers is rightfully Fred Astaire’s most fa read more
On Blu-ray--Laurel or Hardy: Early Solo Films of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
Before Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy became one of cinema’s greatest comedy teams, they each had thriving solo careers in silent movies. Now a new release from Flicker Alley, Laurel or Hardy: Early Solo Films of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, brings thirty-five of these early films to Bl read more
On Blu-ray: William Powell and Myrna Loy in After The Thin Man (1936)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
William Powell and Myrna Loy were perfectly matched as Nick and Nora Charles in the Thin Man detective film series. For that reason, of the six movies they made as the tippling marrieds, the entries that focused most on their relationship were the best. After the Thin Man (1936), the second fi read more
On Blu-ray: The Bermuda Depths (1978), The Isle of the Dead (1945), and Doctor X (1932)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
I recently enjoyed a trio of horror/fantasy films new to Blu-ray from Warner Archive. While they are dramatically different stories, they each evoke suspense and mystery in intriguingly quirky ways. Bermuda Depths (1978)
Watching and then re-watching this Rankin/Bass television production read more
On Blu-ray: The Bizarre, Beautiful Spectacle of The Pirate (1948)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
You never hear anyone say that The Pirate (1948) is their
favorite musical, or even their favorite MGM musical, but this unusual and
boldly vibrant film is worthy of its own pedestal. I recently re-watched the
Vincente Minnelli-directed production on a new Blu-ray release from Warner
Archive and I f read more
On Blu-ray: Three Roberts, Young, Mitchum, and Ryan in Crossfire (1947)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
From the first shot, Crossfire (1947) seems to be throwing you into a genre flick. It opens with a fist fight, in shadow, mostly off camera. You can’t see faces. It feels like a film noir or a crime movie. As the action unfolds though, the social issue roots of the story reveal th read more
Book Review--McQueen, Poitier and the Thrill of Filmmaking in Norman Jewison: A Director's Life
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
Norman Jewison: A Director's LifeIra WellsSutherland House, 2021
“I’ve met very few people who have his kind of passion, where it’s just in every aspect of his life.”
-Harry Belafonte about Norman Jewison His films are a familiar part of popular culture: Moonstr read more
Introducing My New Podcast: Watching Classic Movies
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
I'm delighted to announce that after years of reviewing podcasts here on the site, I will now be starting my own podcast Watching Classic Movies.In this interview show I will be talking to all sorts of fascinating people who are knowledgeable about classic film. I'm starting with a 5-ep read more
Podcasts for Classic Film Fans: April Round-up
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
Calling Old Hollywood Lora Stocker on the life, loves, and films of Ava Gardner, and her journey to TCM April 5, 2021 Interesting conversation about Ava Gardner with TCM designer/Ava Gardner Museum volunteer Lora Stocker. I went into the episode knowing a lot about Gardner, bu read more
On Blu-ray: Another Thin Man (1939) and Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
I love the way Myrna Loy was essentially typecast as “not bothered” throughout her career. I’m trying to think of a time she yelled or broke a sweat about anything. If it happened, it wasn’t often. She was cool. This pair of Blu-rays, newly-released from Warner Arc read more
Book Review--Josephine Baker's Cinematic Prism
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
Josephine Baker’s Cinematic Prism Terri Simone Francis Indiana University Press, 2021 Josephine Baker was an anomaly in the early days of black representation in cinema. She never played a maid or a cook and she was always the star of her films. As the energetic star of read more
Book Review--Jayne Mansfield: The Girl Couldn't Help It
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
Jayne Mansfield: The Girl Couldn’t Help It Eve Golden University Press of Kentucky, 2021 I’ve always enjoyed Jayne Mansfield as a bubbly, squealing glamour icon: fun, but not much more than that. Thanks to a new biography of the actress by Eve Golden, I have a new read more
Podcasts for Classic Film Fans: March Roundup
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
For the first time in a long while, I think every podcast in my monthly round-up is new to this site. I love finding new shows, so if you've got a podcast, or one you enjoy that I haven't covered, please let me know in the comments!Rarified Heir Chris Lemmon March 9, 2021 This is a fa read more
Vera West: Universal's Queen of Ghoul Glamour
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 30, -0001
My latest video is about the talented and tragic Universal Studios costume designer Vera West. She was one of the first women to head a costume department at a major studio. While she made her mark in a variety of genres, her most influential work was in horror, including some of the most fa read more