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Conducting red carpet interviews has always been a dream of mine and I can't believe I've been able to do it. Twice! I had the privilege of being on the red carpet again for this year's TCM Classic Film Festival. The opening night premiere was for the 50th anniversary of In the Heat of the Night (19 read more

Forbidden Hollywood The Pre-Code Era (1930-1934) When Sin Ruled the Movies by Mark A. Vieira TCM and Running Press Hardcover ISBN: 9780762466771 April 2019 252 pages Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powells — TCM Shop "Pre-Code refers to the four-year period before the Production Cod read more

Hollywood in Kodachrome: 1940-1949  by David Wills November 2013 It Books (Now Del Street Books) Hardcover - 9780062265548 352 pages Barnes and Noble IndieBound Powell's   While perusing the gift shop at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston recently I came across a copy of Hollywood in K read more

"It isn't enough for you to have a brain. You have to have a heart." Producer Stanley Kramer had staked his claim in Hollywood. After a string of successful films, he was ready to tackle being a director. For his directorial debut, he set his sights on Morton Tompson's bestselling novel Not as a S read more

 "I can't walk out Harry. You'll have to do the walking."This is the story of one man and three women. The man in question, stockbroker Larry Ballentine (Robert Young), is on trial for the murder of one of those three. A flashback takes us to when it all started. Larry was having an affair Jani read more

There's nothing like cozying up to a fire with a hot drink and a good book. Stock up for winter with some reading material. Need some suggestions? I’ve got you covered with a brand new list of upcoming classic film books. Publication dates range from January to April 2017. Are you new to my l read more

The Female Gaze Essential Movies Made by Women by Alicia Malone Various Contributors Hardcover ISBN: 9781633538375 Mango November 2018 Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's “I think there is still a misconception that all directors are Cecil B. De Mille types with a loud voice and read more

Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, The Yearling (1946) stars Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman as Penny and Ora, married pioneer farmers who live and work deep in the Florida backwoods. Their son Jody (Claude Jarman Jr.) is their sole surviving child. Fearing that her l read more

Seduced by Mrs. Robinson How The Graduate Became the Touchstone of a Generation by Beverly Gray Algonquin Books 304 pages November 2017 Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Powells No movie studio would touch it. Producer Lawrence Turman had shopped around Charles Webb's quirky novel The Graduate without m read more

 I am thrilled to welcome back film historian and writer Sloan De Forest. Her new book The Essential Directors: The Art and Impact of Cinema's Most Influential Filmmakers is available now from TCM and Running Press (check out my review here).Raquel Stecher: Congratulations on the publication of read more

Over on my YouTube channel I posted an interview video with Kate Gabrielle. I met up with Kate in New York City and we sat down to discuss her favorite film director Francois Truffaut. I love how this conversation turned out and Kate had lots of great insights and fun stories to share. If you're a f read more

Tony Baxter (Joel McCrea) is a full-time lawyer, part-time womanizer. He sets his sights on Ann Gray (Maureen O'Sullivan) when he spots her at the court house. Little does he know she's the defendant in a murder trial led by District Attorney Martin (Lewis Stone). When the jury finds her guilty, Ann read more

A couple of months ago - I add a bunch of Criterion Collection DVDs to my Netflix queue. Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)  is one of them. It gets buried at the bottom of a very long list. I forget about it. Somewhat recently - TCM shows Make Way for Tomorrow. My mom watches it al read more

 The 2022 TCM Classic Film Festival kicked off with the opening night red carpet event at the TCL Chinese Theatre leading up to a special presentation for the 40th anniversary of E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982). I was on hand to photograph and interview the special guests as they walked the read more

Thursday April 26th was the opening night for the 9th annual TCM Classic Film Festival. That evening TCM celebrated the 50th anniversary of The Producers (1968) with director Mel Brooks in attendance. Director Martin Scorsese was also on hand to received the inaugural Robert Osborne Award for excell read more

If you missed an episode of Family Guy or Dollhouse, chances are you'll run to Hulu.com to watch said episode online. Full-length TV episodes are what this site is most known for. But did you know Hulu has a big selection of full-length classic film features available for viewing?I ran across the fu read more

Ever wonder what's inside the collection of a classic movie fan? Here's an opportunity to explore my big collection of DVDs, Blu-Rays and boxed sets (and a few extras). Over the years I've collected lots of great classic movies, many of which I've reviewed here. In this video you'll see goodies read more

These Amazing Shadows is a new documentary that is being screened across the US in May and June. The Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline, MA will be showing it on Tuesday May 10th with one of the two directors introducing the film and a panel discussion with director Paul Mariano, film critic read more

This post is sponsored by DVD Netflix. Congratulations to DVD Netflix! On August 26th they delivered their 5 Billionth disc. What disc was that you may be asking? It was Rocketman (2019) delivered to member Becky in Seattle! I have been a subscriber of the service since I was a college undergrad i read more

Today marks the 100th anniversary of Robert Mitchum's birth. Mitchum and his classic film noir Out of the Past (1947) have been such a part of my classic film journey. It seems fitting that for my blog's 10th anniversary and Mitchum's 100th that I dedicate today's post to this movie. Ro read more