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Joan Crawford in Film Noir: The Actress as Auteur Probably the least explored aspect of Joan Crawford, the actress, has been her body of work viewed through the lens of her expertise as an auteur of her own abilities. Since her notorious personal life, revealed in her daughter Christina Crawford’s read more

One of the most beloved of Hollywood’s Golden Age stars, Ingrid Bergman lit up screens large and small in an acting career that spanned 50 years, included 54 onscreen performances and brought three Oscars and two Emmys among her many awards and accolades. On the American Film Institute’s read more

Of all the film debuts I can think of, there are none more impressive, for my money, than Kirk Douglas’s in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers. In this 1946 noir, he’s no bit player or minor character – he plays a pivotal part in the film’s shadowy proceedings. And he does it like a veteran. Barbara read more

Nelson Riddle's name seems to be synonymous with Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole, but this talented arranger/composer cut a pile of albums bearing his own name. "Route 66 Theme and Other Great TV Themes" and "More Hit TV Themes" are two albums that feature Riddle's sizzling arrangements for televisi read more

I love travelling (I work so I can travel), and if you’d asked me what are my favourite cities I’ve visited, Lisbon would be one of them. I visited the gorgeous Portuguese capital in November 2022 when I travelled for a month in Portugal. As soon as I got out of the subway station takin read more

Never does time pass so quickly than it does each spring when I visit Los Angeles for the TCM Film Festival. This year was no different. The 2024 festival, which took place April 18-21, gave me another delightful experience of moviegoing, stargazing, friend reunions, and popcorn meals (one of which read more

2024 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival (#TCMFF) Recap The 2024 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival (TCMFF) is now history. As always, it went by so quickly that sometimes I wonder if it really happened. I wasn’t dreaming, it did happen. In the four days of the festival, I saw 14 movies. read more

Western Film Book Library – Part 8 It’s been just about a year since my last column on books on the Western movie genre, so it’s time for a look at some more interesting books in my collection! The books featured in this post range from one of the earliest books in my collection read more

Book Review: “From the Moment They Met It Was Murder: Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir” Title: From the Moment They Met It Was Murder: Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film NoirBy: Alain Silver and James UrsiniPublisher: Running Press – Turner Classic MoviesISBN: 978 read more

Thanks to all who came to the 7th annual Fashion in Film of TCMFF at the Hollywood Heritage Museum last week! As always, it was a delight to spend time with you and share my insights into some of the movies from this year's programming. We delved into the stories behind the style - of both men and w read more

Covering TCMFF in 2023 I’ll be returning to the Turner Classic Movies Classic Film Festival to attend the 2024 event. This will be my ninth festival and it will be the 15th year that Turner Classic Movies has hosted the film festival. This year’s festival theme is Crime and Justice in Film, read more

I am counting the seconds until this Thursday when TCM’s Classic Film Festival begins in Hollywood.  The annual festival is sheer nirvana for classic movie fans. Over the years we’ve gotten to see so many amazing movies and people at the four-day festival. The list of special guests who have read more

Spring News – Medium, Substack and Short Film! On April 14, 2024 By CarolIn Uncategorized It’s April, spring has finally sprung and I’ve been having some lovely writing sessions in the sun! I’m nearly finished with the sevent read more

This month's featured film album is a departure from the usual soundtrack LP and features two popular stars of the 1960s - Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren - joining forces for a rollicking good time on a self-titled album. Peter displays his ability to change his voice for various characters on some read more

It’s about that time again, y’all – time for the Turner Classic Movies film festival! I’ve been attending since 2013, so 2024 marks my 10th year attending the festival in person (and my 12th overall, counting the two years – 2020 and 2021 – that TCM presented a virtual fest). And I’m almost read more

When you have listened to a lot of record albums, it is easy to dismiss an album just by a glance at the songs included. I've heard so many with the same songs (do you know how many versions of the themes to Lawrence of Arabia or Exodus were made?) that sometimes when I see nothing "new", I pass up read more

 The theme of the 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival (TCMFF) is "Most Wanted: Crime and Justice in Film" and that is just some of what will be shared in the 7th annual Fashion in Film of TCMFF event!Wednesday, April 17Fashion in Film of TCMFF 2024Hollywood Heritage Museum7:30 - read more

The Egyptian Theatre back as a TCM Film Festival venue The legendary Egyptian Theatre, which opened its doors in 1922, is back as a major venue for the TCM Film Festival. Recently renovated by Netflix, the theatre is able to show 35mm, 70mm, digital formats, and nitrate prints. The TCM website read more

Galentine’s Day? Malentine’s Day? Sailentine’s Day? A film for each! On February 13, 2024 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from Unsplash (Markus Spiske) The London-based Instagram page AllOnTheBoard made a post today about the so-cal read more

An ancient Egyptian mummy is stolen from The British Museum and young Jeff (Graham Fletcher) witnesses the criminals carrying the mummy case to their hiding place at the railyards. He wants to go to the police but is afraid to since it would mean confessing that he trespassed on railway property whi read more