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This week's noir is one of director Alfred Hitchcock's best films. TCM will air Strangers on a Train (1951) starring Farley Granger (left) and Robert Walker at 4:45 p.m. July 17 as part of its film noir festival, Summer of Darkness. A viewer's guide for this classic suspense film is below. Stran read more

There are many things I like to do outside; watching movies isn’t one of them. Especially in New York City. Especially in the summer. The popularity of outdoor screenings has always baffled me: humidity; bugs; no seats; imperfect projection; ambient noise/light; shady bathrooms (if any); and t read more

If you like your film noir with a heaping helping of cold war paranoia, then this week's movie is right up your alley. TCM will air Kiss Me Deadly (1955) starring Ralph Meeker and  Leigh Snowden (above) at 9:45 p.m. July 10 as part of its film noir festival, Summer of Darkness. A viewers guide read more

This is my contribution to the Beatles Film Blogathon, which is hosted by Steve at ‘Movie Movie Blog Blog’. Click here to read the other entries that are being exhibited during this event. Growing up with a family that have always marveled at the likes of the Beatles, I came to apprecia read more

The Beatles Film Blogathon: I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) 05 Sunday Jul 2015 Posted by Summer Reeves in 1960s, 1970s, Blogathon, Comedy, Musicals, Romance ≈ 9 Comments Tags1960s, 1970s, Beatles, Blogathon, Comedy, Fandoms, read more

The inspiration for this post is the recent movement to eliminate the Confederate Battle Flag in response to the horrible murders in Charleston, South Carolina. This movement has spread into the world of popular entertainment, with the cable channel TV Land deciding to no longer air reruns of THE DU read more

The inspiration for this post is the recent movement to eliminate the Confederate Battle Flag in response to the horrible murders in Charleston, South Carolina. This movement has spread into the world of popular entertainment, with the cable channel TV Land deciding to no longer air reruns of THE DU read more

There's plenty of fireworks in this week's film noir. White Heat (1949), featuring James Cagney (above) as trigger-happy gangster Cody Jarrett, will air at 6 p.m. July 3 as part of TCM's film noir festival, Summer of Darkness. I'll outline the noir elements in this classic gangster movie below. read more

Earlier today, Brian Lee Anderson at the "Carole Lombard !!!" Facebook fan page brought up this topic, one I thought worth discussing here:"I got asked today what actors I hope portray Carole and Clark in the film version of 'Fireball' ... I said Jennifer Garner and Henry Cavill. Fun question.... Wh read more

Earlier today, Brian Lee Anderson at the "Carole Lombard !!!" Facebook fan page brought up this topic, one I thought worth discussing here:"I got asked today what actors I hope portray Carole and Clark in the film version of 'Fireball' ... I said Jennifer Garner and Henry Cavill. Fun question.... Wh read more

Welcome to part two of the rather large topic I have chosen for discussion for The Classic Movie History Project. I will continue looking at the films that made 1939 great. We left off with Gone With the Wind, the Oscar winner from a set of ten films nominated for Best Picture. We move forward now w read more

The most outstanding year in film happened in 1939. This year of film produced some of the greatest films ever made and those films have stood the test of time and re the most widely revered classics that are still appreciated today. 1939 was the height of the Golden Age of cinema and showcased the read more

Silent Screenings and Once Upon a Screen have teamed up with Movies Silently to revive their popular Classic Movie History Project Blogathon covering all of the major periods in film history. We have decided to tackle 1936 for the Golden Era of this event. Many critics tout 1939 as the wun read more

Silent Screenings and Once Upon a Screen have teamed up with Movies Silently to revive their popular Classic Movie History Project Blogathon covering all of the major periods in film history. We have decided to tackle 1936 for the Golden Era of this event. Many critics tout 1939 as the wun read more

Silent Screenings and Once Upon a Screen have teamed up with Movies Silently to revive their popular Classic Movie History Project Blogathon covering all of the major periods in film history. We have decided to tackle 1936 for the Golden Era of this event. Many critics tout 1939 as the wun read more

Silent Screenings and Once Upon a Screen have teamed up with Movies Silently to revive their popular Classic Movie History Project Blogathon covering all of the major periods in film history. We have decided to tackle 1936 for the Golden Era of this event. Many critics tout 1939 as the wun read more

Barbara Stanwyck wore many cinematic hats. This talented thespian first made a name for herself in a series of pre-Code gems, including Night Nurse (1931), Ten Cents a Dance (1931), Forbidden (1932), and the granddaddy of them all, Baby Face (1933). She was also a presence in such dramatic fare as S read more

oooA tremendous account by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry of the icon’s foremost noir movies. shadowsandsatin Barbara Stanwyck wore many cinematic hats. This talented thespian first made a name for herself in a series of pre-Code gems, including Night Nurse (1931), Ten Cents a Dance (1931), Forbid read more

Set your DVRs for this week's film noir. The Third Man (1949), starring Alida Valli and Joseph Cotten (above) will air at  1:15 a.m. June 27 (late Friday night/early Saturday morning) as part of TCM's noir festival, Summer of Darkness. Below, I'll outline the noir elements in this classic Cold read more

One only wishes the finished product that was "Fools For Scandal" exhibited anywhere near the joy that this on-the-set pic of Carole Lombard and Fernand Gravet showed. The 1938 Warners comedy, set in Paris, turned out to be Carole's cinematic Waterloo, taking arguably the hottest star in movies as 1 read more