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On August 19, 2019, premiered the film Dans le Coffre [In the Trunk] at Fantasia International film festival, an even mostly taking place in Montreal since its creation in 1996. Directed by Olivier Séguin-Dang and Jacob Marcoux, this short black comedy stars Marjorie Gauvin, Léo Dumas-Chalifour, and read more

Western Roundup: Western Film Book Library I love to watch Westerns, and I also love to read about them! A variety of books helped make me the classic film and Western fan that I am today. In this column, I’ll take a look at some of the books which shaped my interest in Westerns from an read more

John Frankenheimer is one of those movie directors whose films, I feel, are so unique, that I couldn’t compare them with the work of anybody else. He fits, I believe,  in the category of those “authors”. But it’s subtle and you have to look at them with a lot of reflexions. read more

We meet the belligerent two-bit criminal named Nick Robey (John Garfield) sleeping one off in the grungy apartment he shares with his acerbic mother. It’s not exactly the lap of luxury but it gives us some immediate insight into who he is. He’s an oafish, pitiful excuse for a human bein read more

Readers, I returned to the United States on Tuesday after 2 weeks in Europe, and as my jet lag seems to finally have been conquered, I wanted to write to you about the lecture and the other classic film-related things I did while abroad. It was an absolutely magnificent trip, filled with many wonde read more

June’s Podcast Roundup is another varied mix of familiar and new-to-me podcasts. If you’ve got a podcast to share (including your own), please tell me about it in the comments. I’m always up for fresh voices! All episode titles link to the show: Ticklish Business Stagecoach ( read more

The “So You Think You Know Movies” trivia contest is held each year in the historic Blossom Room of the Roosevelt Hotel. It’s (finally) pleasantly warm outside, putting me in mind of the glorious weather in L.A. . . . and reminding me that it’s a great time for the next installment of read more

Before I put SIFF to rest for another year, I wanted to share one more film I enjoyed at the festival. It is the Mexican drama Enamorada (1946), starring María Félix and Pedro Armendáriz. For years I’ve admired the Mexican superstar Félix’s laser-focused gaze in photos from the forties read more

***My contribution to this year’s Allan Fish Online Film Festival has just appeared at Wonders in the Dark. Hello Out There is a fascinating little movie: I hope I’ve done it at least a modicum of justice. Wonders in the Dark by John Grant US / 31 minutes / bw / Huntington Hartford Dir: read more

It’s been another great month in podcasting. There’s an excellent array of special guests in my May roundup. Episode titles link to the show discussed: Magnificent Obsession Leonard and Jessie Maltin  Leonard and Jessie Maltin discuss the origins of the Maltin family business a read more

Warning: this conversation is personal Me: It’s Me, Not You I never thought we’d be having this conversation. Truly, I took for granted this could never end. You were everything to me. In this world of uncertainty, you were always there, a safe place. In a swirl of change, you rema read more

One of the most exciting discoveries in the archival offerings of Seattle International Film Festival 2019 is a silent spec-fi film that has been out of circulation for eighty years. Made in Seattle by director, producer and star Richard Lyford, As the Earth Turns (1938) is an innovative, exhilarati read more

“It’s wonderful when guys like you lose out. Makes guys like me think maybe we got a chance in this world.” Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall remain one of the most famous couples in Hollywood history. Between the former’s gruff cynicism and the latter’s razor-sharp wit, they were an read more

***Each year since the death of its co-founder, Allan Fish, the movies-and-more website Wonders in the Dark mounts a short “online film festival”: in daily posts, different writers each talk about a movie that can be accessed for free online. Wonders in the Dark Welcome to this, the th read more

Today, we conclude our four-day salute to artwork of Carole Lombard made by the talented Sanniya Harmony. This time, Sanniya helps Carole accomplish something she never did on-screen -- team up with a fellow female film legend. For example, she certainly knew Olivia de Havilland from both her brief read more

Sonja: the White Swan (2019) is a biopic of skating star Sonja Henie, who made records as an athlete and sparkled briefly, but potently as a movie queen in Hollywood musicals. I don’t know enough about this phenomenally successful athlete/actress to be able to say whether it succeeded in telli read more

While I think that it is usually best to go into a film cold in order to enjoy it fully, the work of Austrian filmmaker Norbert Pfaffenbichler benefits from some explanation. His experimental works are accessible, but require preparation. Invest in Failure (Notes on Film 06-C, Monologue 03) (2018), read more

The TCM Classic Film Tour NYC Ticket GiveawayWe’re giving away THREE PAIRS of Tickets in May and June! “New York, New York, It’s a Wonderful Town” We’re VERY EXCITED to announce our 2nd giveaway with NYC’s On Location Tours, the Concierge Choice Award Winner read more

The super-villain Fantomas was created by French writers Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain over a hundred years ago. The character appeared in a mammoth silent movie serial produced in 1913-14 and directed by Louis Feuillade. This legendary screen adventure was the forerunner of many of the blockbu read more

In the 1939 movie Love Affair, the character Terry McKay describes the Empire State Building as the "nearest thing to heaven." For those of us who love classic cinema, the same could be said about Turner Classic Movies (TCM). Appropriately, the theme of this year's TCM Classic Film Festival (TCMFF) read more