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 I'll be introducing The Philadelphia Story (1940) at the historic Los Angeles Theatre as part of Last Remaining Seats on June 10! It's a real honor to be invited by the Los Angeles Conservancy to be part of this beloved series. An additional honor is that they're allowing m read more

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/12778/The-Philadelphia-Story/#tcmarcp-142626  Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. The Philadelphia Story (1941) is a charming comedy that holds a unique place in cinema history, mostly because of its notorious star. It was based on a 1939 play by Philip read more

Field Trip: “The Philadelphia Story” at River East 21 February 18 Treasure of the Sierra Madre on the big screenDate: February 18 at River East 21,  322 East Illinois · Chicago, IL   Time: 2:00 p.m. TCM Big Screen Classics Presents: The Philadelphia read more

Why I love The Philadelphia Story (1940) On January 17, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized The privileged class enjoying its privileges, as Mike Connor (James Stewart in an Oscar-winning role) puts it. And why not? The Philadelphia Story is high society at read more

Win Tickets to see “The Philadelphia Story” on the Big Screen! In Select Cinemas Nationwide Sun Feb 18 and Wed Feb 21! “I don’t want to be worshipped. I want to be loved.” CMH continues into our 3rd year of our partnership with Fathom Events — with the 2nd of our 13 movie ticket giveaways read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema’s Cast (and Crew) Photos Competition is already over, and we have a winner!! Among 50 cast photos, you’ve elected this pic of The Philadelphia Story‘s casting as your favourite one! I must say you have great tastes, because it is indeed a wonderful pi read more

Today, I'm starting a new feature called 1001 Classic Movies You Should See with the romantic comedy, The Philadelphia Story (1940) starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and James Stewart. The films made in Hollywood's studio system between  1930-1970 were an unparalleled outpouring of art read more

If there ever was a benchmark for the sophisticated, high-society brand of comedy, The Philadelphia Story is most certainly it. It’s less screwball because instead of Howard Hawks, George Cukor takes the helm and injects the film with his more refined sensibilities. It’s still very much read more

If there ever was a benchmark for the sophisticated, high-society brand of comedy, The Philadelphia Story is most certainly it. It’s less screwball because instead of Howard Hawks, George Cukor takes the helm and injects the film with his more refined sensibilities. It’s still very much read more

If there ever was a benchmark for the sophisticated, high-society brand of comedy, The Philadelphia Story is most certainly it. It’s less screwball because instead of Howard Hawks, George Cukor takes the helm and injects the film with his more refined sensibilities. It’s still very much read more

Remakes are, in general. something peopled tend to avoid, because the concept itself doesn’t really have a good reputation. However, there are some exceptions. Sometimes, the remake can be as good as the original film, sometimes it can even be better! Well, that’s all a matter of tastes read more

Katharine Hepburn: What an actress! What a star! Winner of no less than 4, yes FOUR Academy Awards, she’s considered one of the greatest legends of the Silver Screen, most of the time, the greatest. She’s also a favourite of mine, number 5 in my top. Tomorrow, I will be happy to celebra read more

Last Monday was Katharine Hepburn's birthday--May 12th--and it seemed like the whole world was celebrating.  There is just so much to appreciate about this talented woman.  The national media sang her praises from every conceivable angle as did many of my friends and colleagues who co read more

It all started with a play.   Many know that 1939 was a spectacular year when it comes to film.  Often called the Greatest Year in Film History, this was the year Gone with the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, The Women, Stagecoach, and many more first premiered.  But 1939 was als read more

Headlined by Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and Jimmy Stewart, The Philadelphia Story  tells a comical tale of a divorced socialite who is about to be remarried. Tracy Lord is an arrogant socialite who divorced her equally fiery husband C.K. Dexter Haven. Now it is the day before her wedding to anot read more

Headlined by Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and Jimmy Stewart, The Philadelphia Story  tells a comical tale of a divorced socialite who is about to be remarried. Tracy Lord is an arrogant socialite who divorced her equally fiery husband C.K. Dexter Haven. Now it is the day before her wedding to anot read more

This great comedy really is a film that has its wedding cake and eats it. James Stewart sums it all up beautifully in two caustic lines – on the one hand: “The prettiest sight in this fine, pretty world is the privileged class enjoying its privileges.” That’s certainly a big read more

Breaking News Blogathon: The Philadelphia Story (1940) This post is in conjunction with the Breaking News: Journalism In Classic Film Blogathon, hosted by the wonderful Comet Over Hollywood and Lindsay's Movie Musings! Left to Right: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, James Stewart, and John Ho read more

“The Philadelphia Story” taught me what a hangover was when I was nine. And who knew what yare meant before Katharine Hepburn used the word? My fourth grade education was enhanced when I learned the meaning of those words the first time I saw “The Philadelphia Story” (1940) read more

It was Cary Grant‘s birthday a few days ago, and TCM did a fantastic tribute to him that I ended up devoting my entire Saturday to.  Out of the three films I watched, that TCM played, I’ve reviewed two already (Monkey Business and Notorious).  Thankfully, they showed a movie that graced read more