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News Flash Friday: April 1, 2016
Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on Apr 1, 2016
Your movie news and notes for this week. Don’t worry, no April Fools here. Helen Gibson in The Hazards of Helen (1916) –Before Katniss, Rey, and Imperator Furiosa, female action stars ruled the Silver Screen before women even had the right to vote. Radha Vatsal of The Atlantic gives fasc read more
News Flash Friday 3/25
Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on Mar 26, 2016
It’s technically Saturday, but here’s this week’s round up of movie news and nuggets: William Holden and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950) –Several must-see classics are coming to Netflix Instant in April: Sunset Boulevard (1950), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A Clock read more
NEW SERIES: News Flash Friday
Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on Mar 17, 2016
Thanks to the extremely helpful post “100 Classic Movie Blog Post Ideas” from Java’s Journey, I’ve decided to start a weekly newsletter. Each Friday I will be sharing some noteworthy movie news and nuggets I found around the web during the week. Here we go: Harrison Ford as read more
Discovering William Holden
Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on Mar 11, 2016
This post is my contribution to the Marathon Stars Blogathon hosted by The Wonderful World of Cinema and In The Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood. You can read the other posts here. I was first introduced to William Holden when I was thirteen. I was watching the classic I Love Lucy episode “H read more
Movies for the Grieving ‘Downton Abbey’ Fan
Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on Mar 6, 2016
After six memorable seasons, Downton Abbey (ITV, PBS) has come to an end. Like many die-hard Downtonians, I’ve been dreading this day since I first fell in love with the show, and now that it’s finally here, I’m asking myself, “Now what?” But the intriguing world of ari read more
A Valentine’s Day Gift For You
Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on Feb 14, 2016
Happy Valentine’s Day! As a gift to you, I made some classic movie-themed e-cards inspired by the Tumblr meme valentines that have been taking over the internet over the past year or so. Feel free to download and share with the movie fans who hold your heart. Charlie Chaplin’s “Li read more
Weekly Round-Up: Feb. 1-14, 2016
Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on Feb 14, 2016
Thanks to TCM’s 31 Days of Oscar, I’ve been watching a lot of great movies that have been recognized by the Academy that I haven’t seen before. This week I saw three of them, as well as one new film that probably will be forgotten by this time next year: George Clooney (R) and Clan read more
Weekly Round-Up: Jan. 26-31, 2016
Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on Feb 1, 2016
Noir! Melodrama! Grease! A random, yet fun week of screenings: Double Indemnity (1944) Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity (1944) Widely regarded as the definitive film noir, Double Indemnity tells the story of an insurance salesman (Fred MacMurray) who gets engages in a murderou read more
Weekly Round-Up: Jan. 18-25, 2016
Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on Jan 25, 2016
This week I caught another 2016 Best Picture nominee and a Frank Capra classic: Room (2015) Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay in Room (2015). Held captive for years in 10-by-10-foot space, a devoted mother (Academy Award nominee Brie Larson) and her spirited five-year-old son (Jacob Tremblay) finally e read more
Jean Arthur and Frank Capra: Classic Symbiotic Collaborations Blogathon
Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on Jan 23, 2016
I wrote this entry as a part of CineMaven’s Classic Symbiotic Collaborations Blogathon, where more than 50 bloggers are writing about actor-director collaborations from the classic film era. Click here to read all the wonderful entries! It’s no secret that director Frank Capra loved act read more
Weekly Round-Up: Jan. 11-18, 2016
Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on Jan 18, 2016
This past week was one of romantic dramas and 2016 Best Picture nominees: Kim Hunter and David Niven in A Matter of Life and Death (1946) A Matter of Life and Death (AKA: Stairway to Heaven) (1946) David Niven stars as a British wartime pilot who cheats death due to a mix-up in Heaven read more
Remembering Alan Rickman: 7 Memorable Roles
Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on Jan 14, 2016
Celebrated British actor Alan Rickman died Thursday at age 69 after a battle with cancer. Over the course of his 40-year acting career on the stage and screen, he starred in everything from action movies to romantic comedies to literary adaptations, making him beloved by audiences of all ages. In me read more
Pixar Loves Classic Movies
Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on Jan 8, 2016
Though some Star Wars fans might consider it a rip-off, I love when filmmakers pay homage to their predecessors in their work—inspiration has to come from somewhere, after all. Pixar is no stranger to this practice, and Madrid-based video editor Jorge Ruiz demonstrates this in a bewitching com read more
Weekly Round-Up: Dec. 28, 2015- Jan. 3, 2016
Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on Jan 3, 2016
Bachelor Mother (1939)- TCM Ginger Rogers and David Niven star in this delightful, smartly written comedy about a shop girl who is mistakenly presumed to be the mother of an abandoned infant. Rogers and Niven give charming performances and have great chemistry with one of the cutest scene-stealing b read more
Weekly Round-Up: Dec. 21-27, 2015
Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on Dec 28, 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)- in theaters now A perfect synthesis of the old and the new. I’ve seen it twice so far and will probably see it a third. Full review coming soon. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. The Bishop’s Wife (1948)- TCM; streaming on iTunes and Amazon. In this movie read more
Weekly Round-Up: Dec. 13-20, 2015
Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on Dec 21, 2015
A Very Murray Christmas (2015)- Netflix Paul Shaffer, George Clooney, Bill Murray, and Miley Cyrus I’m a huge Bill Murray fan, but this hour-long special was more mediocre than merry. The whole thing plays out like a fever dream: Murray can’t film a live TV special at New York City’ read more
#PayClassicsForward: 12 Days of Movies
Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on Dec 16, 2015
Aurora from Once Upon a Screen recently posed a fun challenge to spread some movie cheer this holiday season: following the “12 Days of Christmas” theme, pick movies you’d recommend to those who are new to classic films. Join the challenge and #PayClassicsForward on your blog or sh read more
Weekly Round-Up, Dec. 5-12
Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on Dec 13, 2015
At the start of my college film classes, the professor would ask us if we had seen anything of interest over the past week. It was a fun way to kick off class, and hearing my classmates’ recommendations often influenced my screening decisions. So, I’ve decided to continue the tradition o read more
On Location: Roman Holiday (1953)
Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on Nov 29, 2015
Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck Whenever I travel, I love visiting the filming locations of my favorite movies. This post is the first in my “On Location” series. One of my all-time favorite movies is hitting theaters again this week thanks to TCM and Fathom Events, who are sponsoring a read more
Cultural Rite of Passage: Star Wars (1977)
Cinema Crossroads Posted by Julia on Nov 21, 2015
In a previous post, I confessed that I had never seen any of the Star Wars movies. With the release of The Force Awakens fast approaching, I wanted to see what I’d been missing out on by watching all six Star Wars films in order of release. Now I can finally say I have completed this cultural read more