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What I Won’t Be Seeing At The TCM Classic Film Festival 2017…
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Mar 25, 2017
Since this is my eighth TCM Film Festival, I’ve come to expect certain things. I always love the excitement and the Wednesday get-togethers with dear friends the night before the festival begins. That won’t change. Seeing familiar faces, opening the flood gates on my cinephil read more
TCM Film Festival Memories Entice Pass Holders To Return In Larger Numbers Every Year…
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Feb 10, 2017
TCM Film Festival Pass Holders always find the last two months before a festival begins to be anxiety-driven. What other films will be screened? Who will our special guests be? What kind of panels will be organized for club TCM? Which film will be the opening night Gala Premiere on Thursday? read more
Australian Classic Film Superfan John Sambuco Visits TCM Studios in Atlanta!
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Oct 25, 2016
Australian classic film superfan John Sambuco spent the day of September 27 as a special international guest in the TCM Studios in Atlanta. Sambuco had been on an extended visit to the U.S.A. during the month of September, and when TCM staff heard he would be in Atlanta, he was invited to spend the read more
Garnering: The Best
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Aug 27, 2016
James Garner always had that kind of optimistic cynicism that let the audience know he had the score, he felt like there was no point to all this nonsense, but that he was sticking around to see how everything was going to turn out. Such an attitude made viewers want to linger in front of the screen read more
Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: 2016 S.F. Film Festival Offers Appetizing Selection
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Jun 7, 2016
Nice festival play-by-play! “Beggars of Life,” courtesy of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. The just concluded Twenty First Annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival featured a strong weekend of thoughtful and powerful films and music from all over the world. The diverse lineup revealed read more
Mysterious Island (1961)
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Apr 9, 2016
Mysterious Island (1961) reverberates in some ways with Disney influences from Swiss Family Robinson, future references in popular television programs, and the frightful, but ever-mesmerizing special effects of stop-motion animation hero Ray Harryhausen. .
When I was read more
TCM FILM FESTIVAL 2016 updates film titles and guests…..
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Mar 14, 2016
Here’s a link to my latest Examiner article: http://www.examiner.com/article/tcm-film-festival-2016-updates-slate-of-films-and-guests I am thrilled that “All The Presudent’s Men” has been added! read more
THE QUIET MAN KISSES
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Feb 13, 2016
A first kiss is always memorable. It always intimates something more, of a moment of passion that has yet to be realized. But there is always a hint and a spark the first moment that lovers meet. The tints and shades of the vibrant images in The Quiet Man also promise deep passion, and the e read more
Gena Rowlands and John Cassavetes: Each Other’s Muse…
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Jan 23, 2016
As I was unsure of what “symbiotic” meant in the context of actors and directors, I began to travel to the land of the “lexicons,” a green, fertile place found only in the imagination. Sometimes there’s a pot of gold, and sometimes there is a cold, hard fact that read more
Upcoming: Symbiotic Collaborations Blogathon
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Jan 22, 2016
My contribution to CineMaven’s star-studded CLASSIC SYMBIOTIC COLLABORATIONS will feature Honorary Oscar Recipient Gena Rowlands and John Cassavetes. Stay tuned! read more
TCM FILM FESTIVAL PASS HISTORY—A few updates….
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Nov 7, 2015
I had a few moments to update an earlier article concerning the TCM Film Festival, pass history, and updates for annoucnements, special guests, and films. This is not a comprehensive list, and there may be errors, but it’s definitely a loose guideline timeline, and accompanying photos are not read more
Gary Cooper: “Peaches and Champagne in the middle of the day!”
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Aug 29, 2015
This post may see me in hot water; however, I hope it’s sprinkled with shrimp boil and fresh lemon juice following an afternoon of busy deveining and chopping okra to prepare the gumbo and jambalaya of my memory. I often understood Anne Rice’s choice of New Orleans as the setting for he read more
Photos from “THE MAKING OF GONE WITH THE WIND” exhibit at the Harry Ransom Center…
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Aug 18, 2015
From September 9, 2014, to January 4, 2015, The Making of Gone With The Wind exhibit graced the Harry Ransom Center in Austin Texas. Christy with curator of the vast exhibit, Steve Wilson, and author of the museum exhibit book, The Making of Gone With The Wind. Banners at the entrance… Photo c read more
Robert Mitchum, The First Noir Cowboy….
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Aug 12, 2015
Robert Mitchum’s Summer Under The Stars Celebration–The One and Only Noir Cowboy
Blood on the Moon
Where a woman’s bullet kills as quick as a man’s!
When there’s blood on the moon, death lurks in the shadows….
Tomorrow, Robert Mitchum is honored with a Summer Un read more
THE CLASSIC MOVIE HISTORY PROJECT BLOGATHON…
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Jun 26, 2015
“How I Learned to Love Silent Movies” is my entry this year, and will be posted later today. Thank you for stopping by! read more
Turner Classic Film Festival 2015 and Memories of 2010
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on May 18, 2015
Dateline: HOLLYWOOD, Tuesday, March 24 Meeting my dear friend, the Countess De Lave, on my first day back in LA since 2014 afforded us a joyous reunion. I met her at the very first TCM Film Festival in 2010. She has a rental car, and a very comfortable ride it is. As she zooms away from our good fri read more
THE STORY OF G. I. JOE
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Feb 23, 2015
This is part of the 31 Days of Oscar Blogathon hosted by Aurora at Once Upon a Screen, Kellee at Outspoken and Freckled, and Paula at Paula’s Cinema Club. The Story of G. I. Joe is a movie heralded by General Dwight D. Eisenhower as “the finest war film” he had ever seen, and it i read more
Don Beddoe, “Everything But Pattie de Foy Grass”*
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Nov 18, 2014
This post is part of the third annual What a Character! Blogathon hosted by three classic movie bloggers: Aurora (@CitizenScreen) of Once Upon a Screen, Kellee Pratt (@IrishJayHawk66) of Outspoken & Frecked, and Paula Guthat (@Paula_Guthat) of Paula’s Cinema Club. The Blogathon is devoted to th read more
Don Beddoe: Detective, Doctor, Down-home Do-Gooder
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Nov 9, 2014
Coming soon to Christy’s Inkwells: Don Beddoe to be honored here as an entry in the What A Character! Blogathon 2014 sponsored by Once Upon a Screen, Outspoken & Freckled, and Paula’s Cinema Club! read more
Cesar Romero: More than just a Latin lover….
Christy Putnam Posted by Christy Putnam on Oct 11, 2014
My article is part of a month-long celebration of Hispanic Heritage and culture and is a homage to Hispanic contributions to American Classic Cinema for Hollywood’s Hispanic Heritage Blogathon. The kindly Ram Dass from The Little Princess…
I have to admit I fell in love. I was only 7 or read more