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It's arguably the most pivotal picture in Carole Lombard's career, the movie that turned her from a rather directionless all-purpose star into the screen's best-loved purveyor of screwball comedy. And "Twentieth Century" will be part of the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival April 6-9 in Hollywood -- wh read more

It’s that time again, when I prep myself for four classic-film soaked days as I race around Hollywood. It’s the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival! In spite of complaints that always tend to pop up, this year’s film festival will be my most challenging yet. Remember all those times I m read more

It's arguably the most pivotal picture in Carole Lombard's career, the movie that turned her from a rather directionless all-purpose star into the screen's best-loved purveyor of screwball comedy. And "Twentieth Century" will be part of the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival April 6-9 in Hollywood -- wh read more

Why do you watch me? -Magda Because I love you – Tomek Early on it becomes evident that Tomek is a very lonely young man. He lives in Warsaw in a room belonging to the elderly mother of his best friend, who is off deployed by the U.N. There is also some brief suggestion that Tomek’s pare read more

Why do you watch me? -Magda Because I love you – Tomek Early on it becomes evident that Tomek is a very lonely young man. He lives in Warsaw in a room belonging to the elderly mother of his best friend, who is off deployed by the U.N. There is also some brief suggestion that Tomek’s pare read more

From April 6-9, I will be attending the TCM Classic Film Festival for the fourth year as a member of the media. As some of you may remember, last year artist, classic movie fanatic and festivalgoer Kate Gabrielle created a great set of buttons to help film fans celebrate the highlights of the festiv read more

For the 5th year in a row, Backlots will be joining the ranks of the media in early April,  covering the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood. In the years since its inception in 2010, the TCM Classic Film Festival has easily become the most prominent classic film festival in the country, attrac read more

Robert Osborne, film historian and host of Turner Classic Movies is dead at 84 Posted by Stephen Reginald at 2:45 PM Reactions:  Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Labels: Classic Movie Man, film historia read more

It was Thursday, April 25, 2013, and I had just flown into Los Angeles from North Carolina for my first Turner Classic Movies Classic Film Festival. My first glimpse of Robert Osborne in person in 2013 (Comet Over Hollywood/Jessica P) I was excited, tired and scared. It was my first solo plane trip read more

Have you ever watched a movie or a TV show and thought That house is amazing! or How can I possibly have professional Hollywood set designers come and create my ideal home? I've obsessed over many houses and apartments that I could never hope to drool over in real life (as you may have noticed read more

Chicago Film Club field trip: “All About Eve” March March 5 at ShowPlace ICON at Roosevelt Road Where: ShowPlace ICON, 150 W. Rosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60605 When: March 5, 2017 Time: 2:00 p.m. Hosted by Stephen Reginald Run Time: 2 hours 30 minutes From the moment she glimpses he read more

From the dawn of time, or at least as early as May, 1929, when the first Oscar Ceremony took place, all people from pundits to the general public have squabbled and made a general stink about the egregious omissions throughout the decades. After all, acting performances are subjective, each year is read more

From the dawn of time, or at least as early as May, 1929, when the first Oscar Ceremony took place, all people from pundits to the general public have squabbled and made a general stink about the egregious omissions throughout the decades. After all, acting performances are subjective, each year is read more

TCM's 8th annual Classic Film Festival is set for April 6 - 9 in Hollywood, and this year's central theme is Make 'Em Laugh: Comedy in the Movies...if there was ever a year we needed some laughs... Joel McCrea, Claudette Colbert and Rudy Vallee in The Palm Beach Story Among the comedy classics t read more

TCM's 8th annual Classic Film Festival is set for April 6 - 9 in Hollywood, and this year's central theme is Make 'Em Laugh: Comedy in the Movies...if there was ever a year we needed some laughs... Joel McCrea, Claudette Colbert and Rudy Vallee in The Palm Beach Story Among the comedy classics t read more

TCM Film Festival Pass Holders always find the last two months before a festival begins to be anxiety-driven. What other films will be screened? Who will our special guests be? What kind of panels will be organized for club TCM? Which film will be the opening night Gala Premiere on Thursday?  read more

Here we go with round 3 matches. These matches will run through Sunday afternoon. Good luck everyone. Which classic film couple do you like more? Which classic film couple do you like more? Which classic film couple do you like more? Which classic film coupl read more

I’ve been dogsitting this week, which has me thinking about my favorite canine of classic film. I have to admit, I’m not an original at all: I love Skippy, of Asta fame. It doesn’t matter that I’m not a wire-haired terrier fan, or actually a terrier fan period. That dog runs read more

I’ve been dogsitting this week, which has me thinking about my favorite canine of classic film. I have to admit, I’m not an original at all: I love Skippy, of Asta fame. It doesn’t matter that I’m not a wire-haired terrier fan, or actually a terrier fan period. That dog runs read more

Here we go with the next set of matches in the Classic Film Couples Tourney. These matches will run through Wednesday afternoon. Favorite Classic Movie Couples Tourney: Which couple do you like more? Favorite Classic Film Couples Tourney: Which couple do you like more? Favori read more