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Decorating with Christmas trees "There's no reason why your Christmas tree should cost a great deal of money A special tree lighting downtown Boston 1921 ** in order to be attractive looking. Why not this year for a change have a one-colored or two-colored Christmas tree?  "I can think of read more

We're recommending some old Hollywood Christmas movies for your holiday viewing pleasure. First up is Christmas in Connecticut (1945). Christmas in Connecticut is a delightful romantic comedy that deconstructs the myth of the perfect homemaker more than 30 years before Martha Stewart appeared on read more

In the Christmas Season Dumps? Think everyone has a better holiday than you? The holidays where they felt as cuddly as a cactus or as charming as an eel. 1977 London When their whole lives seemed like one big bad banana with a greasy black peel. Remembering a few of the miserable, the read more

Tonight’s 25 Days of Christmas film appears on many “Best Of Christmas” lists and I figured I’d give it a look. It’s one of two classic Bing Crosby films I have and if my thoughts on Holiday Inn are any indication…let’s just say it might be a wee bit difficu read more

There’s really no better way to spend Thanksgiving than with a story about generosity and friendship – Daffy Duck style!? With warm wishes to all here’s a spoiler-stuffed Thanksgiving treat… Thanksgiving day nears and an old hillbilly couple – Maw and Paw – prepa read more

For the last five years, the Cafe's staff has offered its recommendations for holiday gift ideas for your favorite classic film and television fan. This year, we're doing something a little different--it's our first video post, hosted by regular Cafe contributor Toto. If you can't view the embedded read more

My Holiday Wishlist! So, how many more sleeps till Christmas? Once the Canadian Thanksgiving holiday weekend rolls around I become a newly christened lunatic, smiling incessantly and floating on air despite that pesky polar vortex we've all come to know and love so well. The holidays are a read more

Nov 9 Posted by aaronwest MONSIEUR HULOT’S HOLIDAY, JACQUES TATI, 1953 Summer vacation is a time to get away, to adventure, relax, and get away from the hustle and bustle of daily life. Jacques Tati plays with this logic, as some of his characters make the most of their vacation, while others read more

Nov 9 Posted by aaronwest MONSIEUR HULOT’S HOLIDAY, JACQUES TATI, 1953 Summer vacation is a time to get away, to adventure, relax, and get away from the hustle and bustle of daily life. Jacques Tati plays with this logic, as some of his characters make the most of their vacation, while others read more

Nov 9 Posted by aaronwest MONSIEUR HULOT’S HOLIDAY, JACQUES TATI, 1953 Summer vacation is a time to get away, to adventure, relax, and get away from the hustle and bustle of daily life. Jacques Tati plays with this logic, as some of his characters make the most of their vacation, while others read more

With relatively little fanfare, the Carole Lombard film most appropriate for today's holiday has finally been made available on DVD. "Supernatural," the 1933 occult thriller that's almost certainly the most atypical movie Carole ever made, was one of 12 horror-related titles Universal listed on its read more

A hero who reveals his vulnerability, yet retains his pride; the kind of man devoted enough to lift a jukebox above his head blaring Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes” to woo the girl who dumped him, yet still grounded enough to enjoy relaxing with his friends; a boy with few prospects who is seeking read more

A hero who reveals his vulnerability, yet retains his pride; the kind of man devoted enough to lift a jukebox above his head blaring Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes” to woo the girl who dumped him, yet still grounded enough to enjoy relaxing with his friends; a boy with few prospects who is seeking read more

To finish off the evening the two companions and Irving (Eddie Albert) cause a ruckus at a dance aboard a barge before swimming away to safety. There Ann finds love and a soaking wet kiss to go with it. But it is at that moment when the laughs stop and the romance begins that everything becomes all read more

To finish off the evening the two companions and Irving (Eddie Albert) cause a ruckus at a dance aboard a barge before swimming away to safety. There Ann finds love and a soaking wet kiss to go with it. But it is at that moment when the laughs stop and the romance begins that everything becomes all read more

To finish off the evening the two companions and Irving (Eddie Albert) cause a ruckus at a dance aboard a barge before swimming away to safety. There Ann finds love and a soaking wet kiss to go with it. But it is at that moment when the laughs stop and the romance begins that everything becomes all read more

Johnny Case (Cary Grant) is a happy go lucky fellow who is crazy in love with the girl of his dreams. He returns to town telling his friends the Potters that he has plans to marry this girl he met 10 days ago at Lake Placid! He is ecstatic and not afraid to show it. However, he must become acclimate read more

Johnny Case (Cary Grant) is a happy go lucky fellow who is crazy in love with the girl of his dreams. He returns to town telling his friends the Potters that he has plans to marry this girl he met 10 days ago at Lake Placid! He is ecstatic and not afraid to show it. However, he must become acclimate read more

Considering the historical entwinement of the United States and Britain, for the most part, people on either side of the Atlantic know where to spot the differences between our two cultures. The chips, the crisps, biscuits, boots, and lifts—as an American, I can accept all of those fairly easily, read more

**This post is written as part of the Classic Movie Blog Association’s Fabulous Fifties Blogathon.  Head over to the CMBA’s website to read the rest of the blogathon participants** If you’ve looked through the list of other blog participants for the Fabulous Fifties Blogathon, you& read more