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Looking at Precode images and magazines they are swamped by stories and pictures of Alice White. I loved her in the small role as Warren William’s secretary in Employees Entrance but because most of her starring films are obscure I haven’t been able to locate any. A couple of days ago I read more

It’s been quite a week in the classic film blog-o-verse. First, The Cinementals vanished into the ether. It’s a lot like Rick and Louis wandering into the fog at the end of Casablanca, but this time in reverse. It’s the end of a beautiful friendship, not a beginning. Then, scandal read more

It’s been quite a week in the classic film blog-o-verse. First, The Cinementals vanished into the ether. It’s a lot like Rick and Louis wandering into the fog at the end of Casablanca, but this time in reverse. It’s the end of a beautiful friendship, not a beginning. Then, scandal read more

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. "My Weddings in Film series explores the different stages of getting married as seen through classic movies. The sixth film, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), takes a look at the s read more

A few months ago, I posted my review of the book, Mexican Movies in the United States here at Classic Movies. Before I read it, I had no idea that there had been so many Spanish language movie theaters in the US during the golden age of Hollywood. There was a robust distribution network for the film read more

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. My Weddings in Film series explores the different stages of getting married as seen through classic movies. The fifth film, Father of the Bride (1950), takes a look at all the chaos of th read more

Part of the reason we create art is to work out who we are. At the heart of even modern TV and movies is the struggle of a person to become a person. The easiest example is Mad Men. Not just a saucy show about office romances in the 60’s, it is the story of Don Draper becoming a man. Don struggles read more

In Part I of this list, I shared two quite sinister mysteries/thrillers that I would love to see adapted into films. Here are two more books that I think should be adapted from the genre, but with more of a paranormal edge: (Image via giraffedays.com) The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield Synopsi read more

Wes Anderson’s film Moonrise Kingdom, which will be reviewed here shortly (Hint: I liked it), features six fictitious books that are Suzy’s (Kara Hayward) favorites and she reads from constantly. Aside from having a heroine who is an avid reader, thus encouraging reading in general, the read more

Poll: What's your favorite Katharine Hepburn/Spencer Tracy film? <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/6337508/">What's your favorite Katharine Hepburn/Spencer Tracy film?</a> Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook read more

Poll: What's your favorite Katharine Hepburn/Spencer Tracy film? Labels: Adam's Rib (1949), Desk Set (1957), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), Pat and Mike (1952), Spencer Tracy, State of the Union (1948), The Sea of Grass (1947), Without Love (1945), Woman of the Year (1942) read more

So last night, I’m lolling about on the sofa watching a delightful little program called Storage Hunters. (Do not confuse Storage Hunters with it’s far more sophisticated cousin, Storage Wars. In fact, Storage Hunters is just a low-rent, Jerry Springerized version of Storage Wars – read more

So last night, I’m lolling about on the sofa watching a delightful little program called Storage Hunters. (Do not confuse Storage Hunters with it’s far more sophisticated cousin, Storage Wars. In fact, Storage Hunters is just a low-rent, Jerry Springerized version of Storage Wars – read more

Queer Film Blogathon 2012: SYLVIA SCARLETT (1935) This post is written in conjunction with the second annual Queer Film Blogathon hosted by Garbo Laughs and Pussy Goes Grrrr! The first film that came to mind for me when I signed up to participate in this blogathon (my first, as it happens!) w read more

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. My Weddings in Film series explores the different stages of getting married as seen through classic movies. The fourth film, Double Wedding (1937), asks the question: whose weddi read more

Queer Film Blogathon 2012: SYLVIA SCARLETT (1935) Labels: Anne Edwards, Cary Grant, Charlotte Chandler, George Cukor, LGBT, MGM, Queer Film Blogathon, RKO Radio Pictures, Sylvia Scarlett (1935) This post is written in conjunction with the second annual Queer Film Blogathon hosted b read more

This post is written in conjunction with the second annual Queer Film Blogathon hosted by Garbo Laughs and Pussy Goes Grrrr! The first film that came to mind for me when I signed up to participate in this blogathon (my first, as it happens!) was George Cukor’s SYLVIA SCARLETT (1935), the first read more

*This post contains spoilers for the book and film versions of Carrie. Margaret White is the owner of what may be the creepiest film prop of the 1970s. Those eyes! (Image via thatmoviebookblog.blogspot.com) In 1974, Stephen King and his publisher, Doubleday, released what has now become one of his m read more

One of the earlier list posts for TMP’s Adaptation Month covered “chick lit,” or romance/romantic comedy books, that I’d like to see adapted into films. This week’s list takes a slightly morbid turn in comparison. One of my favorite genres to read is that of mystery/thr read more

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. My Weddings in Film series explores the different stages of getting married as seen through classic movies. The third film, You Were Never Lovelier (1942), takes a look at wedding trad read more