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By Fritzi Kramer on April 12, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review William S. Hart is back in the saddle with one of his most villainous roles. He plays a bandit betrayed by his own lieutenant and out for revenge. We have holdups, posses and plenty of brooding between the action scenes. In sh read more

This is a selection that is fitting not only in light of Mickey Rooney‘s recent passing, but it also plays into my Poverty Row April theme. This is purportedly the last of the series of Mickey McGuire shorts (back when Rooney was credited as such) that he starred in while not signed with a maj read more

TCM 20th Anniversary Photo Booth and Interview Back Drop Day two at the TCM Classic Film Festival was the first day of festival activities. It was such a whirlwind! The day started off at the Chinese Multiplex theater. TCM staff was setting up the lobby with an anniversary photo booth and a charg read more

Me and Rita Hayworth’s dress from Gilda on display at the TCL Chinese Theater Day two of the festival was certainly busier than day one, but there was still time to take in a few detours off the beaten path.  After a brief trip to the Hollywood Museum we stopped by a screening of Meet Me in St read more

Robert Osborne had no idea he would touch so many lives through movies. “People have said TCM has helped them get through divorce, unemployment or illness,” TCM’s primetime host said Friday. “I never thought I would be a nurse.” Osborne, TCM host Ben Mankiewicz and TCM read more

Readers, I apologize for the delay in this post–I returned from a screening of The Heiress last night to find that my internet had taken a holiday of its own and was on the blink. Unable to post online but determined to get you the coverage you expect from me, I started writing on my phone b read more

In case you wondered, that’s the back of my head and I’m talking to Kim Novak! The TCM Classic Film Festival is in full swing on the streets of Hollywood Boulevard and to admit the first day was unlike anything I’d experienced before is an understatement.  After an early-morning wa read more

The TCM Classic Film Festival continued seamlessly into its second day today, with a plethora of diverse films to choose from, running from 9:00 AM straight through midnight tonight. Though I am not attending the midnight movie this evening (I needed to get back to update Backlots), I will  be att read more

Wednesday was the start of my TCM Classic Film Festival activities. Carlos and I headed over to the Warner Bros. lot to meet up with Robby from Dear Old Hollywood. Robby was just as kind, friendly, generous and easy-going as I thought he would be. Robby works for Warner Bros. and offered to give us read more

Technically, the TCM Classic Film Festival starts tomorrow, but I flew in this morning in order to orient myself and accomplish a few small goals before the madness begins and I have zero free-time.  With that being said, I was able to find a few of the theaters, cross off a few items on my TCM Top read more

The 5th annual TCM Classic Film Festival kicks off Thursday evening but for me the festivities start early! Today I'll be hanging out at the Warner Bros. lot with Robby from Dear Old Hollywood,  shopping at Larry Edmunds Bookshop and attending a Tweet-up. I'm so excited to meet some folks for t read more

By Fritzi Kramer on April 9, 2014 in About Silent Movies, Article, Blog, Feature It’s happened to the best of us: We purchase a shiny new silent film, start to watch it and only then discover that the release is bad, bad, bad. Maybe the thing was transferred at the wrong speed. Maybe the sou read more

Today, the Comet really will be over Hollywood. Today I’m flying out from North Carolina to Los Angeles, CA for the fifth annual Turner Classic Movies Film Festival. After attending the festival for my first time last year, I knew I wasn’t going to miss it when it rolled around the nex read more

Here’s my favorite thing about the TCM Classic Film Festival, which kicks off on Thursday in Hollywood: there’s no right or wrong way to pick the movies you see. Hold the pickle, hold the lettuce – like Burger King in the ‘70s, the only right way is your way.  This will be my fifth trip to read more

When I started this blog I never in my wildest dreams believed I’d attend the TCM Classic Film Festival (because the blog wasn’t classic based at the beginning but that’s beside the point).  Even now, the concept of attending is very surreal to me.  I doubt it’ll truly hit read more

I have never reblogged another writer’s material before, as it definitely smacks of plagiarism, but I just thought this was THE BEST memorial to Mickey Rooney and I didn’t even want to try to match it with something of my own. This post comes from Ashley, The Classic Film Broad. Check ou read more

Hard to believe I will be flying to Hollywood tomorrow for my first time attending the TCM Classic Film Festival. As a credentialed member of the media, I'll be sharing fun photos and tidbits throughout my trip. Most of my coverage during the festival will be on my social media accounts, and particu read more

By Fritzi Kramer on April 6, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review What was meant to be a light0hearted spoof turned into a protracted legal battle between Charlie Chaplin and the Essanay motion picture studio. However, the behind-the-scenes drama of Burlesque on Carmen does not take away from read more

The Gothic has played a heavy part in culture for hundreds of years. From classic novels from the likes of Emily Bronte and Bram Stoker, to the adaptations they’ve spawned in films and the countless horrors they’ve inspired, goth has been a key movement in cinematic history. I’ve read more

When a movie is described as being a product its time, it’s often meant in a sort of apologetic way.  It’s the sort of thing I say about creaky early talkies like The Broadway Melody or The Hollywood Revue of 1929.  It’s basically a nicer way of saying, “Look, I know this read more