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I've been sitting here admiring the lovely new Google doodle, which was created to celebrate the October 28 birthday of eight-time Oscar winning costume designer Edith Head. I couldn't believe that I did not immediately determine the film and star connected with each dress. This woman is one of my f read more

Chicago Film Club Screens “Theodora Goes Wild” November 19 The novel that scandalized Lynnfield! Small town girl Imagine you’re a small-town girl from New England, raised by two maiden aunts. Imagine you’re a Sunday school teacher and the church organist. Imagine that read more

Modern American movie production is generally associated with southern California, where the warm climate makes an ideal setting for year-round filming. But in the earliest days of film, when small film studios began sprouting up in the hopes of making big bucks in the fledgling industry, production read more

Chicago Film Club Screens “Theodora Goes Wild” November 19 The novel that scandalized Lynnfield! Small town girl Imagine you’re a small-town girl from New England, raised by two maiden aunts. Imagine you’re a Sunday school teacher and the church organist. Imagine that read more

To those who follow GlamAmor, it will come as no surprise that the style of film noir and the Hitchcock Heroine act as ongoing influences in fashion.  Edith Head, costume designer extraordinaire best known for her work with Alfred Hitchcock, is a hero of mine and huge influence on my read more

To celebrate the upcoming holiday, and FearNet’s marathon of a new Halloween staple Trick ‘r Treat this short was produced with a little inspiration drawn from Frankenstein. To view the film please visit the link below. http://www.fearnet.com/videos/trick-r-treat-making-friends read more

Our very own Jared Bratt, part time Pretty Clever Films ranter and full-time Keanu Reeves apologist, is also a director. Of course, you knew that, because we reviewed his fabulous short film Streamer last July. And I know you were thinking, yeah sure, Brandy – you’re saying nice things read more

Fast-paced offering from Mack Sennett’s famous studio. Silent comic Billy Bevan is a zany mechanic who enters an auto race to defend the honor of his garage. Bevan is supported by Sidney Smith and Any Clyde, two familiar faces to silent comedy fans. How do you think this will work out? When read more

With the new trailer for Grand Budapest Hotel out, the buzz for the Anderson films is back. As people reacquaint themselves with Anderson’s trademark flair, it’s important to remember these three bits of his films that are the most eccentric of them all. In a town of so many sad and mi read more

Enid Bennett and Ramon Novarro play a pair of young lovers who just want to get married. When they are separated in Paris, each begins a slide toward degradation and depravity. Will the unfortunate pair find one another again or are they too damaged to rekindle their love? Heavy stuff. Dark things read more

If you love style in the movies and live in Los Angeles, you are invited to a special evening to learn all about it.  On Tuesday, December 17th, I'll be presenting THE STYLE ESSENTIALS: HISTORY OF FASHION IN FILM 1960s - 1970s at the Annenberg Beach House in Santa Monica.  You are invited! read more

Folk like you and me – those who read websites called Classic Horror Campaign – celebrate Halloween every day of the year. Ghosts, werewolves, vampires and spooky monsters aren’t just for October 31 – we celebrate them for life. But that doesn’t mean we can’t whoop it up read more

New York, New York, it’s a Wonderful Town… I can’t even begin to tell you how many times this native New Yorker promised herself that she would take her ‘hit list’ of New York City classic film sites and visit them one by one, memorializing them in photos and adding the read more

Think of this story as Aladdin: Expanded Universe. The tale concerns all the usual Arabian Nights ingredients: princes, lamps, djinn, snakes, caves, enchanted birds… What makes it significant is the way it is presented: via the dainty silhouette figures created by Lotte Reiniger.  Today̵ read more

Of all the actors and actresses who appeared in 1930s films, Dorothy Burgess (1907-61) was certainly one of them. Here she is in the 1932 film "Play-Girl," opposite Winnie Lightner. And who could forget her in "Hold Your Man," with Clark Gable and Jean Harlow? Or "From Head read more

Of all the actors and actresses who appeared in 1930s films, Dorothy Burgess (1907-61) was certainly one of them. Here she is in the 1932 film "Play-Girl," opposite Winnie Lightner. And who could forget her in "Hold Your Man," with Clark Gable and Jean Harlow? Or "From Head read more

This is a film I first viewed a while and I intended to feature it on a Short Film Saturday and this is the most opportune time. This is an early animated short by Tim Burton that features voice over narration by Vincent Price. I think I hardly need say more to convince you to play it. read more

Oh no! Have we really reached the final day of the blogathon already? Well, all good things must come to an end, as the saying goes. To end things off with a bang we got a really good array of talented bloggers ready to share their fantastic film reviews...but WAIT!! don't pop that blank tape in you read more

I’ll be tweaking the Month in Film, partly for my own sanity and also to limit the amount of scrolling.  Essentially, this will serve as a recap of the blog/my reviews for the month, as well as a catch-up if you’ve missed anything. 1. Three Faces East 2. Burlesque* 3. Jawbreaker* 4. read more

Oh no! Have we really reached the final day of the blogathon already? Well, all good things must come to an end, as the saying goes. To end things off with a bang we got a really good array of talented bloggers ready to share their fantastic film reviews...but WAIT!! don't pop that blank tape in you read more