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Here’s The Earliest Known Appearance of Sherlock Holmes On Film – Sherlock Holmes Baffled (1900)
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on Dec 15, 2013
As we approach the return of the world’s greatest detective in one of his latest incarnations – the BBC’s Sherlock, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson – it seems perhaps appropriate to take a look at his earliest film read more
Classic Film Aficionados Birthday Cards to the Stars, for December 14th (2)
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 14, 2013
Happy Birthday to actors and actresses born on December 14th C. S. Williams read more
Classic Film Aficionados Birthday Cards to the Stars, for December 14th
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 14, 2013
Happy Birthday to actors and actresses born on December 14th C. S. Williams read more
Classic Film Aficionados Birthday Cards to the Stars, for December 14th
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Dec 14, 2013
Happy Birthday to actors and actresses born on December 14th C. S. Williams read more
Short Film Saturday: Last Letter to Santa
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Dec 14, 2013
The last time I did a short film post it was just after Thanksgiving, and though a great film it wasn’t really one that jibes with the holiday mood. I now bring you one that though a little bittersweet does have it’s uplifting side and is holiday season appropriate! It comes from Zachary read more
Silent Movie Time Capsule: 113 years ago, Sherlock Holmes made his earliest known film appearance
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Dec 13, 2013
The earliest known appearance of Sherlock Holmes in the movies is this 1900 comedic film entitled Sherlock Holmes Baffled. The movie runs for less than a minute and spoofs the famous detective by having him match wits with a thief who can disappear and reappear at will. A little historical context read more
Foreign Language Film Issues 2013: Introduction (Part 1 of 5)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on Dec 12, 2013
As has been the case in years past I will here look at some of the issues plaguing the Best Foreign Language Film nomination process at the Oscars. Since this year I am touching on a large array of interrelated topics I thought it best to post my thoughts in a weekly series. Introduction The time h read more
Sparrows (1926) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Dec 8, 2013
Mary Pickford dusts off her pigtails one last time in her final child role. One of her darkest films, Sparrows tells the tale of a band of orphans who escape from an orphan farm and cross a dangerous gator-infested swamp. A surprisingly moody slice of Southern Gothic from America’s Sweethear read more
CMBA Film Passion 101 Blogathon: Shane (1953)
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Dec 5, 2013
Award winning filmmaker and American Film Institute founder George Stevens Jr. was a teenager working for his father as a reader when he brought him Jack Schaefer's novel Shane as a film prospect. It was journalist Schaefer's first novel and it's a dandy. A western tale with the well-wor read more
Film Passion 101 Blogathon: LILI (1953)
Backlots Posted by Lara on Dec 5, 2013
As passion for classic Hollywood is such a specific niche, most classic film fans have a story about how they became interested in it. Some who are passionate about classic film can trace it to their childhood, and some came to love classic movies as adults. Most of the time, there is one specific read more
1949--The Year in Film
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Dec 5, 2013
In 1949, NATO was established, a postage stamp costs three cents, the first Emmy Awards were handed out, George Orwell's 1984 was published, and the first 45 RPM record was sold in the U.S. But as Harry Truman started his second term as President, what was happening in the motion picture indus read more
Who Owns That Movie: An Analysis of New Restorations at TCM Film Fest
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Dec 5, 2013
Turner Classic Movies has revealed four high-profile films and the first announced guest for the upcoming TCM Classic Film Festival, set for April 10-13, 2014. Eighty-year-old composer/producer Quincy Jones will be honored at the fifth annual classic film conclave in Hollywood with an on-stage inter read more
2013 Classic Film Holiday Gift Guide
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Dec 4, 2013
This year's holiday gift guide is exclusively made up of items that I own and love plus a couple of extras. I think these will make great gifts for classic film lovers of all kinds. My guide does include some affiliate links. You don't have to shop with them but if you do thank you! And now on to th read more
CMBA Film Passion Blogathon: IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD
Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on Dec 4, 2013
Growing up as a kid, classic comedies were a shaping influence in my life. My earliest memories of classic film derives from the comedies I watched with my family. I recall my grandmother and my uncle Patrick introducing me to comedy classics like Marx Brothers films, the Pink Panther films, Blake E read more
CMBA Film Passion Blogathon: IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD
Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on Dec 4, 2013
Growing up as a kid, classic comedies were a shaping influence in my life. My earliest memories of classic film derives from the comedies I watched with my family. I recall my grandmother and my uncle Patrick introducing me to comedy classics like Marx Brothers films, the Pink Panther films, Blake E read more
Film Passion 101: Falling in Love Again
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Dec 3, 2013
Watching a console TV for long stretches from the living
room floor at a distance of not more than a few feet was a good part of a
typical day for most kids of my era. Much of what we watched was “old movies”
because, for many years, the films of what we now call "The Golden Age" aired
m read more
CMBA Film Passion 101 Blogathon: "Singin' in the Rain"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Dec 3, 2013
I was 10 years old when I remember seeing Gene Kelly for the first time, and I was not impressed.
It was 1967, and Kelly was the star of a musical TV version of "Jack and the Beanstalk," and he was just so ... so ...smarmy. I felt like he was talking down to me, and I was 10! Besides, I was much read more
CMBA Blogathon | Film Passion 101: City Lights (1931)
Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on Dec 3, 2013
By 1931, the silent film had gone the way of the dodo. And yet one of the most popular comedians in the world managed to avoid the talkies and produce an acclaimed and beautiful silent movie. City Lights is the story of a blind girl and a little tramp. Comedy, pathos… In short, a Charlie Cha read more
Film Passion 101: Falling in Love Again
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Dec 3, 2013
Watching a console TV for long stretches from the living
room floor at a distance of not more than a few feet was a good part of a
typical day for most kids of my era. Much of what we watched was “old movies”
because, for many years, the films of what we now call "The Golden Age" aired
m read more
CMBA Film Passion 101 Blogathon: "Singin' in the Rain"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Dec 3, 2013
I was 10 years old when I remember seeing Gene Kelly for the first time, and I was not impressed.
It was 1967, and Kelly was the star of a musical TV version of "Jack and the Beanstalk," and he was just so ... so ...smarmy. I felt like he was talking down to me, and I was 10! Besides, I was much read more