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Film Studies for Free is a great resource for those interested in learning more about films and movies. In this post, they highlight some great listening opportunities and sites to download podcasts focusing on the history and study of film. Personally, I’ve listened to a few episodes of ̶ read more

So, speaking of different ways to study film and particularly whether someone who wants to be a writer and/or director should or needs to attend film school. here’s Kevin Smith’s take on the subject during a recent question and answer session: (***Fair warning: like pretty much everythin read more

We are past the second month mark so I'm sharing some new entries for the 2013 Summer Reading Classic Film Book Challenge. Everyone can chose to read up to 6 books but if you read a total 6 and review them by September 15th, you are eligible to win a prize. The prize in question is your choice of a read more

You’re watching a silent movie and then, for a few seconds, the screen goes a bit blurry. What gives? Well, chances are, you are watching a reconstructed print and there was a gap in the material that had to be patched over with lower quality footage. Flicker Alley released this excerpt from read more

There’s really no shortage of Scary Film Females (see our very own Kick Ass Ladies in Film series, if you don’t believe it). But you know what? It’s still fun to list ‘em! Young Shosanna manages to escape an attack at the hands of “the Jew hunter” during the second Wo read more

Not too sound too much like a get-off-my-lawn-type but I did have a few thoughts on the recent Megaticket trial for World War Z. Now, as much as possible, I will separate these thoughts from my thoughts on the film itself. As many have pointed out, it’s fairly ironic that this trial occurred read more

Jimmy Valentine (Robert Warwick) belongs to a gang of bank-robbers– his job is to crack safes and he is the best in the business. After a stint in Sing Sing, however, Jimmy sees the error of his ways and decides to live an honest life. However, his old nemesis Doyle (Robert Cummings), a surl read more

This Madonna video also features a cribbed image from a well-known film but it is not as renowned as her borrowing liberally from Metropolis for “Express Yourself.” This video for “Oh Father” borrows images from Citizen Kane. Kudos to the Comet Over Hollywood for spotting it read more

I had been warned. Last May, fellow classic movie blogger Java Bean Rush reviewed Do Not Disturb and called it "difficult to watch." Apparently, I was looking for a challenge because I watched this 1965 clunker last night. The real reason, of course, is Doris Day--whose 1961 comedy Lo read more

Continuing the Madonna theme this month, which began last week, we come to a video that is not only in black and white but has a bit of a story to it also “Cherish.” Here’s some interesting info about the video gleaned from Wikipedia. Some of it pertains to the production and relea read more

      Mary Pickford is a naive city girl who journeys out to the redwoods to live with her uncle. What she doesn’t know is that her uncle is dead and a bandit (Elliott Dexter) has borrowed his identity as cover for his stagecoach robberies. The pair form an uneasy alliance. Mar read more

East Coast classic film fans rejoice! After four years of star-studded festivals in Hollywood and two (soon to be three) cinematic voyages on the high seas, Turner Classic Movies is finally bringing film fans together in New York City. On August 22, the network will launch the TCM Classic Film Tour, read more

The Shine Girl (1916) Status: Missing and presumed lost This is a Pollyanna-esque tale of a little shoeshine girl who brightens the lives of all she meets. For the record, Mary Pickford and I feel exactly the same way about Pollyanna (she annoys us) but I rather like Gladys Hulette, who plays the read more

Lindsay’s Movie Musings and Comet Over Hollywood present the Breaking News: Journalism in Classic Film Blogathon! When: September 21-22, 2013 What: Classic films are filled with stories featuring journalists and journalism. Being newspaperwomen ourselves, we wanted to feature the roving reporters read more

Screwball Comedy and the Feminine Mystique—New Film Club series begins in September Henry Fond and Barbara Stanwyck in The Lady Eve The 2013-14 Film Club is back at The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State St., Chicago. The Awful Truth and The Lady Eve. Movies will be screen read more

Film Fave: The Big Sleep (1946) Humphrey Bogart supports the delicious Martha Vickers. The last time I watched The Big Sleep (1946) was on Thursday August 1, 2013. This is one of my all-time favourite classic films so I try to watch it at least once every three to four months. Quite frankly read more

Screwball Comedy and the Feminine Mystique—New Film Club series begins in September Henry Fond and Barbara Stanwyck in The Lady Eve The 2013-14 Film Club is back at The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State St., Chicago. Hosted by Stephen Reginald, the film club will feature read more

Ernst Lubitsch directs this fractured fairy tale concerning a coddled young man who wants to avoid marriage at all costs– and he is willing to purchase an elaborate mechanical doll to pose as his wife. Petite charmer Ossi Oswalda co-stars as both the doll and the live girl it was modeled aft read more

Next weekend I’ll be at Capitolfest in Rome, New York, my first visit to the festival and the city.  Capitolfest, which will be celebrating its eleventh incarnation, honors silent film and early talking films.  I couldn’t be more excited to venture into the world of silent film for an read more

This August, on the 16th specifically, marks Madonna’s birthday. I’ve had occasion to discuss Music Videos and their cinematic tendencies on occasion here, but I never really focused on them during a Short Film Saturday. So during this month I will feature some of her more cinematic, or read more