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This is part of the 2nd Annual Birthday mini-blogathon, sharing my favorite movies leading up to my birthday week. Ellen (Gene Tierney) during the climax of the movie.  Starring: Gene Tierney as Ellen, Cornel Wilde as Richard, Jeanne Crain as Ellen’s sister Ruth, Vincent Price as Ellen’ read more

Personal Quote: I just never think about my days in pictures. I am always surprised that anyone remembers me. It was so long ago. So many of my movies were so sad. Maybe my fans would like to know that in real life Carol Dempster had a happy ending. read more

What’s curious is that both this week’s and next week’s selection are films I encountered when seeking out different films entirely. In the case of this film, I was seeking a comedy called Motherland instead came across this stark, artistic, wide open to interpretation film produce read more

Tonight, the Film Society of Lincoln Center kicked off a nine-day, fifteen-film retrospective of the work of Japanese director Keisuke Kinoshita (1912-1998) with a screening of CARMEN COMES HOME (1951, aka KARMEN KYOKO NE KAERU) at the Howard Gilman Theater. The film has been digitally restored by read more

So this is it – election night in America. It seems like this campaign has been dragging on forever, or at least 4 years. CNN is already checking in with attractive people at polling stations in Florida and Ohio every 10 minutes, and it’s not even noon. And since his election is so clos read more

So this is it – election night in America. It seems like this campaign has been dragging on forever, or at least 4 years. CNN is already checking in with attractive people at polling stations in Florida and Ohio every 10 minutes, and it’s not even noon. And since his election is so clos read more

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For those who live in Los Angeles, you are invited to THE STYLE ESSENTIALS: HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM 1920s - 1930s!  The Style Essentials represent iconic costume design in the movies from the 1920s to the 1970s that continues to influence fashion today.  This is the first part of a much read more

What a totally awesome fun week I’ve had! First, I got a year younger and then it was Halloween. I got the amazing Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection Blu-ray and now I have something to play in the Blu-ray player that I got a month ago for this express purpose. I watched some seriou read more

Turner Classic Movies announced today that passes for the 2013 TCM Classic Film Festival  will go on sale to the public on November 15, 2012 at 12 p.m. (EST). The network also announced the first batch of films for the fourth annual festival, scheduled for April 25-28 in Hollywood. William Wyler read more

Wow was October ambitious.  I vowed to watch 31 films for Halloween and I got through 29 (sorry, The Pit and House will have to be on hold).  The schedule I put up appeared to be non-existent by the end but hey, I got through it.  I watched far more than last month and I did hold over eight films read more

“Pretty good audience for Hurricane Sandy,” Repertory Director Bruce Goldstein said before Sunday’s screening of Harold Lloyd’s THE KID BROTHER (1927) at Film Forum – a theater on the outskirts of a New York City neighborhood about to be evacuated. It was a small but responsi read more

The truth about war is that it is bound up in our lives. It is reflected in our books (War by Sebastian Junger for instance, is the first title that springs to mind), our films, our national identity, our sports, our politics, our family, and our religion. It affects all areas of our lives. What is read more

For a short, I believe this one has made the internet round fairly successfully. However, I didn’t see it until recently. It is likely one of the most powerful, effective, and shortest shorts I’ve seen. Dialogue in this story is incredibly sparse. It’s predominantly visual. Enjoy! read more

It feels like it’s been a very long week, friends and neighbors. Judging by the sheer volume of awesome silent and classic film writing cranked out by the interwebs this week, I’m beginning to think someone might have actually slipped an extra day in there. Now, as we sail into the pre- read more

It feels like it’s been a very long week, friends and neighbors. Judging by the sheer volume of awesome silent and classic film writing cranked out by the interwebs this week, I’m beginning to think someone might have actually slipped an extra day in there. Now, as we sail into the pre- read more

Looks like by switching to Zoomerang/Survey Monkey, the poll is now working just fine. Wanted to share an update on it right quick. Grace Kelly holds a slim 2 vote margin, 7-5 over Ingrid Bergman. But it is still early. We have all weekend to go so we'll see how this will turn out. Thanks to every read more

Today’s screening of SPEEDY (1928) at Film Forum was delightful, with a sold out house, lots of enthusiastic kids and some special guests. The program began with LOOK PLEASANT PLEASE (1918), a one-reel short recently “rediscovered” and restored by the The Harold Lloyd Trust. Follow read more

When asked why he was making his first visit to New York City, Pierre Étaix smiled broadly. “It’s never too late,” the 83-year-old actor/director said, as the capacity crowd at Film Forum signaled their enthusiastic agreement. Still vibrant and playful, the French filmmaker appeared at the downtown read more

Whether a jack-in-the-box is one of your pet phobias or not, you have to admit there’s something inherently creepy about them. This short plays with that notion extremely well. Enjoy! read more