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April is the Lucky Movie Month Mary PickfordThe Little Princess "Is it any wonder that the same sign of the Zodiac should produce Mary Pickford the screen's best known star and Charlie Chaplin, the screen's greatest artist?  "Is it to be wondered that Harold Lloyd and Lon Chaney and Thoma read more

2015 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival Recap: Day 4 Day four of the TCM Film Festival was bittersweet. Sweet because there were some great movies on the schedule and bitter because I knew the festival was soon coming to an end. As usual, several movies were running on or around the same time, read more

2015 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival Recap: Day 4 Day four of the TCM Film Festival was bittersweet. Sweet because there were some great movies on the schedule and bitter because I knew the festival was soon coming to an end. There were some interesting choices to make. As usual, several mo read more

If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, in the following one it should be fired. – Anton Chehkov ACT ONE: (Interior) A plane bound for Hollywood. WILL, a handsome reporter who looks younger than his 45 years thanks to decades of moisturizer use, boards expectantly. Before he can stow read more

…When you’re showing classic films! THE MOVIES I can’t tell you how many times I bolted through those doors like a kid in a candy store ( or is that a bull in a China shop? ) I would look for my theatre and the line I should wait on for my next movie experience. I once got there b read more

I'd planned to sleep in the first day of the festival. Events and screenings typically don't begin until after noon and I envisioned a leisurely morning. However, when as a member of the media I was offered the chance to check out the TCM Bus Tour, I figured I should grab the opportunity. I'm glad I read more

2015 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival Recap: Day 3 Colleen Moore and Neil Hamilton from Why Be Good? The third day of the TCM Film Festival and I felt like a “seasoned campaigner,” to quote Jean Dixon from My Man Godfrey, a film from the festival’s first day. There were read more

As I woke up at 2:30 AM to prepare for my 3:00 AM shuttle, I noted to myself that I really need to do the math when planning an early morning flight. When even the birds aren't awake when you rise, you know you have a problem. 6:00 AM flight=too early. Though I managed to take a little snooze on the read more

2015 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival Recap: Day 3 Colleen Moore and Neil Hamilton from Why Be Good? The third day of the TCM Film Festival and I felt like a “seasoned campaigner,” to quote Jean Dixon from My Man Godfrey, a film from the festival’s first day. There were read more

How does one describe the TCM Classic Film Festival? That question has been posed to me over the years and it's surprisingly challenging to capture in words.  I usually start with the facts and a really big number: 26,000.  That's the number of classic film fans who largely take over th read more

One of the most glamorous things about TCM Classic Film Festival is getting the opportunity to see and, occasionally interact with, classic movie stars. Every year, TCM manages to book an astounding number of accomplished talents from the industry. I saw some amazing legends this year, before scre read more

GRAUMAN’S CHINESE THEATRE ( OPENING NIGHT ) THURSDAY – MARCH 26th Typically the first day of the festival starts with the Red Carpet event. And typically, a musical is shown ( past openers include: “An American in Paris” “Oklahoma” “Cabaret” etc. ). If you have the Spotlight read more

One year, one film: 1930 The film: The Divorcee, dir. Robert Z. Leonard starring Norma Shearer, Chester Morris, Robert Montgomery, Conrad Nagel Rating: Recommended | Highly Recommended | MUST-SEE (Image via Movie Poster Shop) The “One year, one film” series has reached the pre-code era read more

Turner Classic Movies Classic Film Festival was in full swing March 26 – 29. Classic film fans from all around the country and the world ( Europe and Australia are representin’ ) came to laugh, cry, marvel, be surprised, hook-up and bond over the smorgasbord of films TCM has put on this year’s read more

In this week's edition of Classic Links, I'm sharing some of my favorite articles and blog posts about TCM Classic Film Festival 2015. With over 100 different screenings and events, no account of the festival is the same. I've been fascinated to see the different ways these writers experience TCMFF. read more

2015 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival Recap: Day 2 Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp The second and first full day of the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival, was Friday March 27. And what a full day it was. I quickly found out that you had to choose what you most wanted to see because there cou read more

The coverage has wrapped and it’s time to close the book on TCMFF 2015. It’s bittersweet realizing that nearly a year of anticipating and experiencing has come and gone, only to leave me planning for the next festival. I was beyond lucky during this year’s festival, more so than my read more

2015 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival Recap: Day 2 Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp The second and first full day of the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival, was Friday March 27. And what a full day it was. I quickly found out that you had to choose what you most wanted to see because there cou read more

My second experience at TCMFF 2015 surpassed 2014 in nearly every way. That's saying a lot, considering that I decided to return two hours into the festival last year.  There's a reason classic film fans keep coming back for more every year. Deepening friendships with blogging and Twitter pals read more

 Day Four TCMFF Screen Grabs and “Quotables”… Day Four… Wrapping up quotes today! And bidding a Fond Farewell to the Film Festival and all my film fan friends… Counting the days until next year! Calamity Jane (1953) So I told a friendly star, the way that dreamers often read more