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Children in Film Blogathon: Jackie Searl
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on May 24, 2013
When by chance I found that Comet Over Hollywood was doing this blogathon there were a number of options I could have selected. Quite frankly, I was a little late in noticing that it existed so some good options that I also would have liked to have covered were taken. However, I don’t regret i read more
Speaking Volumes Through Silence – The International Youth Silent Film Festival
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on May 22, 2013
The International Youth Silent Film Festival is one of those events that I love finding out about, and only wish I had known about sooner, because the Midwest Regional (which includes Tennessee) took place back in February, and I know some local aspiring film makers who could/should have participate read more
Speaking Volumes Through Silence – The International Youth Silent Film Festival
Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on May 22, 2013
The International Youth Silent Film Festival is one of those events that I love finding out about, and only wish I had known about sooner, because the Midwest Regional (which includes Tennessee) took place back in February, and I know some local aspiring film makers who could/should have participate read more
Rarely Seen Jack Benny Film Makes DVD Debut
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on May 20, 2013
The title character in Sidney Lanfield’s comedy THE MEANEST MAN IN THE WORLD (1943) is not particularly mean, nor is he particularly funny. But he is portrayed by the otherwise hilarious Jack Benny, with support from radio sidekick Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, and those are reasons enough to read more
TCM Classic Film Festival - It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on May 19, 2013
Cinerama Dome's Honeycomb Ceiling
On Sunday April 28th, 2013, I attended a special screening of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) at the Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles. Even though this film is played regularly on TCM and I have had many chances to see it, this was my first time I had watched t read more
Silent Film Star: Carmel Myers.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on May 19, 2013
Carmel Myers (April 4, 1899 – November 9, 1980). Her father was well-connected in the film industry and introduced her to D. W. Griffith, who gave Carmel a small part in the film, Intolerance (1916).
Considered one of the great masterpieces of the Silent Era. Intolerance was made in re read more
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on May 18, 2013
John Barrymore takes on the double role of the kindly doctor and his horrible alter ego. This adaptation is Stevenson with a pinch of Wilde thrown in for good measure. John Barrymore, in need of a hit. Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was published read more
Short Film Saturday – The Adventures of Billy (1911)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on May 18, 2013
There are a few things to note here: the first is that this is the second Griffith title I watched for this weekend. The first I felt, though more interesting in its construction, is not as effective a narrative. Also, interesting to note, and I haven’t seen too much of this even in the silent read more
TCM Film Festival Day Four: I’m going to be one of the first to enlist (for next year!)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on May 17, 2013
Turner Classic Movies Festival Day Four: Sunday, April 28
The Birds with Tippi Hedren Interview by Ben Mankiewicz (TCL Chinese Theater): Yes, another highlight for me! I always love to hear Stars talk about working with renowned directors — so I was really looking forward to this parti read more
Norma Randall film appearance to be aired
Three Stooges Lost Players Posted by Ryan Fay on May 16, 2013
by Ryan Fay
TCM is scheduled to air the 1953 Columbia film MISSION OVER KOREA tomorrow at 4:30 PM ET.
Long lost supporting player Norma Randall appears uncredited as a "gorgeous blonde."
The film, which stars John Hodiak and John Derek, is about a rookie pilot in the Korean War who seek read more
I Liked That Film
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on May 16, 2013
I watch a film and then write some words about it. That’s the unpretentious mission statement of I Liked That Film. And that’s exactly what this nifty littel site is – Richard from Manchester watches a film and then posits an opinion. Part of the fun of watching very old movies read more
TURNER CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL FUN 2013…
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on May 15, 2013
Sue Sue and lovely Theresa Madere at the Vanity Fair party… I had so much fun meeting and enjoying the bubbly company of energetically adorable Butterscotchgreer(Theresa Madere) who’s been posting on the TCM Message Boards since she was 16. Watching her film an interview with Ben Mankie read more
Fascinating Classics at the Seattle International Film Festival 2013
Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 15, 2013
The Seattle International Film Festival 2013 begins tomorrow, and there will be so much for classic movie fans to enjoy! If you are in the area, I highly recommend checking out a film or two. I'm amazed by the variety of archival titles this year; it's an international mix of diverse genres, styles read more
The Louise Fazenda Film Festival: "Loose Ankles" and "Wide Open"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on May 14, 2013
Of all of the actors and actresses who appeared in 1930s films, Louise Fazenda (1895-1962) was certainly one of them -- and certainly the only one of them who has a tangential connection to "Reservoir Dogs," of all things.
We'll get to that connection in a few paragraphs.
First, here's a little in read more
Lost Film Files #13: Me, Gangster (1928) directed by Raoul Walsh
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on May 14, 2013
Vintage ad offering Walsh’s pictures either silent or synchronized. Raoul Walsh. You may know him as the director of gangster classics White Heat, The Roaring Twenties and High Sierra. What you may not know is that Walsh’s career had been linked with crime pictures since the very beginn read more
The Louise Fazenda Film Festival: "Loose Ankles" and "Wide Open"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on May 14, 2013
Of all of the actors and actresses who appeared in 1930s films, Louise Fazenda (1895-1962) was certainly one of them -- and certainly the only one of them who has a tangential connection to "Reservoir Dogs," of all things.
We'll get to that connection in a few paragraphs.
First, here's a little in read more
Classic film in music videos: Oh Father by Madonna
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 14, 2013
This is May’s edition of Comet Over Hollywood’s classic film references in movies. Citizen Kane (1941) was named the greatest film of all time by the American Film Institute in 1998. But prior to this, Madonna used themes from the Orson Welles film in her 1989 music video “Oh Fath read more
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on May 12, 2013
One of the most analyzed silent films. One of the most watched silent films. One of the most famous silent films. What else is there to be said about The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari? Well, I’m giving it a shot. Meet the Doctor… We are going to be doing things a little differently this time. read more
The New York Hat (1912) A Silent Film Review
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on May 11, 2013
Pastor Lionel Barrymore receives a strange mission from a parishioner (the wife of the town miser) who has recently passed away: He is to take the money she has left and buy her daughter, Mary Pickford, little luxuries that she has been denied. The Pastor starts by buying Mary a pricey hat from New read more
Short Film Saturday: The Show (1922)
The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on May 11, 2013
There are a few interesting things to note about The Show. Firstly, this is a silent and solo appearance by Oliver Hardy. I know both he and Stan Laurel both worked in the silent era, but they only truly excelled with one another and after the inception of sound. Hardy does fine but is not nearly as read more