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Hasty conclusion like gunpowder. Easy to explode. - Charlie Chan Do you ever wonder why TCM won't show a particular movie? Do you ever think to yourself,"How did they pick the movies for that boxed set"? Do you find that your head starts to spin whenever you try to keep all the movie studio nam read more

 There's just under a month left in this year's classic film reading challenge! You have until September 15th to read and review so there is still plenty of time. And if you can't finish all 6 don't sweat it! Read as many as you can. And more importantly: have fun.Congratulations to Chris and C read more

If you love '90s British television as much as I do, you may be familiar with the show The Darling Buds of May (1991). Based on a novel by the same name, the TV series follows the eccentric and fun loving Larkin family circa 1950s England. The Larkins live in idyllic Kent and are such loveable and h read more

Dave Burke (Ed Begley) has a plan. The disgraced former New York City cop, disillusioned with the system, has been dreaming of the perfect bank heist. He's been keeping an eye on a small town bank and Burke knows exactly when to strike. He enlists two friends to help him pull off the heist. First th read more

 My festival experience this year was scaled back immensely due to unforeseen circumstances, both good and bad. For the rest of the festival I was able to attend two events each day while also building in some time with friends.On the first full day of the festival, I sat down with documentaria read more

I'm excited to join forces with Aurora of Citizen Screen to celebrate #HispanicHeritageMonth with a special social media and blog campaign: #DePelicula. I worked with Aurora to expand this once Blogathon to reach a bigger audience using social media. Message from Aurora of Citizen Screen: Hispanic read more

While I was watching the extras in the Humphrey Bogart: The Essential Collection (see my review and vlog here), a trailer for Bullets or Ballots (1936) caught my eye. I was so dazzled by the cast that I just went "gimme gimme". It went to the top of my Netflix queue and I eagerly anticipated it's ar read more

The Lives of Robert Ryan by J.R. Jones Wesleyan University Press May 2015 Hardcover ISBN: 9780819573728 376 pages Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powells Robert Ryan was endlessly likable, despite the many villainous characters he portrayed on screen. There was just something about him. H read more

Jack Klugman  1922-2012 My heart is broken. Many of you know that I absolutely adore Jack Klugman. He is one of my favorite actors and is someone whom I affectionately refer to as "my boyfriend". In fact I even devoted a week to him called "I Heart Jack Klugman Week"  on this blog in w read more

Alice Fisher (Anne Shirley) and her father Lew (J.M. Kerrigan) live simple lives. Mr. Fisher runs a humble grocery story and his bright daughter helps him with the ins and outs of the business. Attending Talbot University is a pipe dream for Alice until her father surprises her with a selfless gift. read more

This is an hour long documentary on the career of Robert Mitchum, provided to you by Hulu.com. read more

There are two common complaints about the TCM Classic Film Festival: 1) it's too expensive and 2) it's too far away. For those who live near L.A. the expense isn't nearly as great as it is for someone who is traveling internationally or from the east coast. I made these same complaints online in 20 read more

"All these people who worked on these things, who are all gone now, but they've left behind these amazing shadows for us to enjoy." - George Willeman Back in May, I had the amazing opportunity to watch the documentary These Amazing Shadows (2011) at the Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline, MA (you read more

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X2Y5J9FgGlI/W94xcwalxLI/AAAAAAAATUE/o9t-uVCZHgMxZHuitnKutYGs4OFRSdnOQCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/FistfulofDynamiteBluray.jpg Shon, Shon... Shon, Shon Juan Miranda (Rod Steiger) didn't set out to become the hero of the Mexican Revolution. He just wanted to rob a bank. After a succ read more

I hear a lot of people say that they don’t read classic film related books or don’t read enough of them because they don’t have time. This is an issue for all of us really. We lead busy lives and it’s difficult to get a movie in sometimes let alone a whole book! As you can t read more

Movie Night Menus Dinner and Drink Recipes Inspired by Films We Love Tenaya and Andre Darlington TCM - Running Press 9780762460939 - 224 pages December 2016 Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Powells "For a title to make it into these pages, it needed to have rousing food and drink scenes." It’s read more

If you've been following this blog for a while (or at least have read my archives), you may remember a post I did called "An Ode to my Father". In the post I said:I find that my interest in classic films stems mostly from my constant need to understand my father. The decades fro read more

It's time for yet another lightning flash giveaway hosted by TCM and NCM Fathom Events. I'm giving away three pairs of tickets to the Wednesday October 24th double-feature screening of Frankenstein (1931) and The Bride of Frankenstein (1935). Check out the NCM Fathom Events page for the screening fo read more

"And here came the Carletons, a merry little streamlined family exuding charm and a touch of larceny with every fortune-hunting smile..." Producer David O. Selznick was in a bind. Gone With the Wind was costing his production company Selznick International Pictures a lot of money and they read more

James Mason, Cats "Cats do not have to be shown how to have a good time, for they are unfailing ingenious in that respect."- James Mason   James Mason loved cats. His wife Pamela Mason also loved cats. Together they had lots of cats. In 1946, they had 12!   read more