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Film Noir Round 4 now underway. Matches will run through Friday noon. Film Noir Rd 4: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Rd 4: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Rd 4: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Rd 4: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Rd 4: Which film do y read more

Ever since its establishment in 1988, each year the National Film Preservation Board at the Library of Congress selects 25 American-made films to add to the National Film Registry. The group strives to pick "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant films," in the hopes of recognizing n read more

A classic movie friend let me know that we still have a few days left to make nominations to the Library of Congress' National Film Registry for the 2017 year. You can make nominations until September 15, 2017, so if you want to contribute to this year's list you should head on over to the website t read more

A classic movie friend let me know that we still have a few days left to make nominations to the Library of Congress' National Film Registry for the 2017 year. You can make nominations until September 15, 2017, so if you want to contribute to this year's list you should head on over to the website t read more

Let's not waste time with words and get right to it...round 3 is now underway and will close on Monday afternoon. Film Noir Round 3: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Rd 3: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Rd 3: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Rd 3: Which film do you read more

Mary Pickford breaks ground on the new Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital, 1941. Every Wednesday this month, Turner Classic Movies dedicates its programming to highlighting the Motion Picture & Television Fund, one of the great treasures of the film industry. Securing th read more

Here we go with round 2 of the Film Noir Tourney. This round will run through Friday evening. Film Noir Rd 2: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Rd 2: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Rd 2: Which film do you like more? Film Noir Rd 2: Which film do you like more? read more

After a couple months of planning, I'm finally able to start announcing my events for the Fall. They start with this September talk centered on film noir style at Sacramento's California Museum that's part of their Light & Noir exhibition. If you live in Northern California, I hope to see you th read more

Now that the dates for the 2018 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival have been announced (April 26-29, 2018), I thought this was a perfect time for another installment of the 2017 TCM Film Festival: Revisiting Adventures in Paradise! My first two films of the festival – fittingly – were a film noir read more

After taking a short break from classic films and stars, I am back with an all new tourney, this time all about film noir. 12 films as chosen by 12 friends will compete to earn the title of favorite film noir. Round 1 begins now and runs through Tuesday evening at 6pm. Film Noir Tourney Rd 1: read more

“This place is dangerous. The time right deadly. The drinks are on me, my bucko!” There’s an old saying that all films are made at least three times: once, when the screenwriter commits the story to paper; again, when the director captures the story on film; and finally, when the story is constructe read more

Here is the list of my favorite film actresses of all time. I will absolutely admit that how much I am attracted to these ladies plays a large role in who got picked. Is that politically incorrect? Oh well...you can bring down my statue if this bothers you. Having said that...acting ability does ma read more

Recently my friend Troy Howarth (who has been contributing audio commentaries for several Blu-rays) listed his favorite actors on his Facebook page. This inspired me to finally come up with a list of my own...it's an idea I've been thinking about doing since I started this blog. I decided to limit read more

Debbie Vega of  Moon in Gemini is hosting the Workplace in Film and TV Blogathon running from August 18 - 20.  Day 1 recap    Day 2 recap    Day 3 recap        Nat Hiken, the genius comedy mind behind The Phil Silvers Show chose as h read more

Debbie Vega of  Moon in Gemini is hosting the Workplace in Film and TV Blogathon running from August 18 - 20. Applications for the various positions can be found HERE. Nat Hiken, the genius comedy mind behind The Phil Silvers Show chose as his next television project to focus on pol read more

“Summer nights are pleasant in Caulfield. They smell of heliotrope and jasmine, honeysuckle and clover. The breeze that stirs the curtains is soft and gentle. There’s the hush, the stillness of perfect peace and security. Oh, yes, the summer nights are pleasant in Caulfield–but not read more

Am-noir-sia: The Amnesia Motif in Film Noir Along with rain-swept streets, voiceover narration, and shadows neatly sliced by venetian blinds, one of film noir’s common features is the character suffering from memory loss. This month’s column takes a look at five films from the noir era with the read more

Today, I'm writing about the great actor Lon Chaney, one of the most talented and original minds to ever appear in old Hollywood films. This article is part of The 2017 Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Journeys in Classic Film. Aug. 3 is Chaney's SUTS day. "He was someone who acted read more

Celebrating Bob Hope this Month with a Special Giveaway! DVD/Blu-Ray Giveaway, Winner’s Choice of 5 Bob Hope Classics This month we celebrate legendary funny man, Bob Hope, with a very special giveaway, courtesy of our friends at Kino Lorber! We are happy to say that we have 10 Bob Hope DVDs/Blu-Ray read more

“Stop me — Find me and stop me. I’m going to do it again.” Filmmaker Edward Dmytryk knew what it meant to be an outcast in 1952. Blacklisted as one the Hollywood Ten in 1947, the Academy Award nominee was subsequently jailed for his Communist ties and forced to testify before read more