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Let’s consider the reasons Joan Crawford is a terrible choice to star in Dancing Lady (1933), one of those films about an aspiring hoofer, Janie, who is willing to do anything but trade sexual favors to get on the stage, and who is so talented she actually makes it. 1. So talented at dancing? read more

Let’s consider the reasons Joan Crawford is a terrible choice to star in Dancing Lady (1933), one of those films about an aspiring hoofer, Janie, who is willing to do anything but trade sexual favors to get on the stage, and who is so talented she actually makes it. 1. So talented at dancing? read more

2018 Turner Classic Film Festival (#TCMFF) Day 4 Sunday the 29th was the last day of the TCM Film Festival. The last day is always bittersweet. Sweet because there are still some great moves to be seen and bitter because we know that the fun will end all too soon. As usual, there were some read more

***Starting on Monday, an event to look out for! Wonders in the Dark Starting Monday, May 28th Wonders in the Dark will be hosting a 12 day Allan Fish Online Film Festival (Allan Fish OFF 2018). The rules are simple; each day will see a new chairman host the festivities and select a film that is av read more

The documentary That Summer (2017), which I viewed last night at a SIFF screening at the Ark Lodge Cinema, has been called the “Prequel to Grey Gardens,” because it features footage of Edith Bouvier Beale and Edith “Little Edie” Bouvier Beale, the mother and daughter captur read more

“If I let you change me, will that do it? If I do what you tell me, will you love me?” As cinema’s reigning “Master of Suspense”, Alfred Hitchcock usually made a point of keeping his audience in the loop. He believed that information and tension went hand in hand, and that by telling read more

The late Robin Williams once said, "No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world." Those of us who love classic cinema and the history of Hollywood certainly know this to be true. On that note, the theme of this year's TCM Classic Film Festival (TCMFF) was Powerful Words: The read more

Once Upon a Screen and Classic Movie Hub aka Aurora and Annmarie are hosting a blogathon look at the amazing pairs in classic film that delight us. It is a two-day party on May 19th and 20th. Click HERE for Day 1 contributions. Click HERE for Day 2 contributions. A day at the office with Sa read more

  And now for Day Two of the Dynamic Duos in Classic Blogathon… The time has come to celebrate famous movie pairings of yesteryear for the Dynamic Duos in Classic Film blogathon. I am thrilled to host the second of two days of entries, preceded by the fabulous Aurora at Once Upon a Screen read more

2018 Turner Classic Film Festival (#TCMFF) Day 3 Saturday the 28 was the third day—second full day—of the TCM Film Festival. And what a tough beginning to the day. There were four movies that I would have loved to have seen, but I had to choose one. Dana Andrews (center) in The O read more

Once Upon a Screen and Classic Movie Hub aka Aurora and Annmarie are hosting a blogathon look at the amazing pairs in classic film that delight us. It is a two-day party on May 19th and 20th. Click HERE for Day 1 contributions. Click HERE for Day 2 contributions. A day at the office with Sa read more

My first day of the 44th Annual Seattle International Film Festival was a varied and long, starting with a Secret Festival screening at the Egyptian Theater (that’s all I can say about that) and traveling through time, from feudal Japan to 1960s France. I didn’t know anything about San read more

Doris Day and Rock Hudson: Always Good for a Smile I’m not exactly sure when I first ‘discovered’ the Doris Day/Rock Hudson romantic comedies, but I do remember that it was at some point in my childhood when my parents shared them with me. And, as many classic movie fans will attes read more

My HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM screening series at the Egyptian Theatre continues with the 1940s on May 26! This series is 7 parts - one event per decade from the 1920s to the 1980s - and each will be followed by a screening of a film featured in the talk. Some of the incredible style we celebr read more

Magnificent Obsession: The Outrageous History of Film Buffs, Collectors, Scholars, and Fanatics Anthony Slide University Press of Mississippi, 2018 Even from the early days of film, cinema fanatics have existed in some form. Though not always known as film buffs, these mostly white, male, and socia read more

2018 Turner Classic Film Festival (#TCMFF) Day 2 Friday the 27th was the first full day of the TCM Film Festival. It started early, with screenings starting at 9 a.m. There were three good choices: The Merry Widow (1934), Strangers on a Train (1951), and Intruder in the Dust (1949). I would read more

Two weeks ago - from April 26 to 29 - the TCM Classic Film Festival (TCMFF) once again took over Hollywood. The theme of this year's festival was Powerful Words: The Page Onscreen, and the programming included everything from original screenplays and adaptations to portrayals of writers real and i read more

2018 Turner Classic Film Festival (#TCMFF) Day 1 It’s hard to believe that the 2018 TCM Film Festival is over. My anticipation builds as soon as the weather turns chilly here in Chicago. Dreaming about the film festival and warm days and nights in Los Angeles helps me get through the wint read more

Each year when I return from the Turner Classic Movies Classic Film Festival (TCMFF), I have a hard time articulating the experience. “How was your trip? Who did you see?”, friends and coworkers ask. I practically stutter like Porky Pig as films I watched and classic stars I clapped for read more

The 44th Seattle International Film Festival is coming up fast! I am looking forward to covering SIFF with a focus on the interests of fans of classic film for a sixth year. From May 17 to June 10 I will be in cinematic heaven as I explore the especially fascinating offerings on the program this ye read more