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The Best Warner Bros. Musical Warner Bros. Never Made
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on May 30, 2013
Confession: I have a man crush on 1930s crooner Dick Powell. Although he was pushing 30 when he made his film debut for Warner Bros., Powell seemed perpetually boyish and unspoiled by the harsh realities of Depression Era adulthood. In a series of peppy movie musicals beginning with 42ND STREET (19 read more
Screening Report: CLEOPATRA’s 50th Anniversary – Mummified on Arrival
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on May 24, 2013
Everything about Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s CLEOPATRA (1963) is outsized – except, apparently, the audiences at Wednesday’s nationwide 50th anniversary theatrical screenings. I attended the 7 p.m. show of the digitally restored epic at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, 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
10 Things I Learned at the TCM Classic Film Festival
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on May 11, 2013
One of my favorite things about the annual TCM Classic Film Festival is meeting and interacting with the talented people who bring the channel to life. In addition to impromptu chats at screenings and during communal events at the Roosevelt Hotel, two scheduled events gave passholders and credential read more
Screening Report: THE KID (1921) at Film Forum + Chaplin Look-Alike Contest
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on May 5, 2013
It was just after noon on a spring Sunday, and I was chatting with a fellow cineaste outside Film Forum, the Downtown Manhattan movie mecca. “KID AUTO RACES? That’s Chaplin’s first short,” I said. “Well, it’s the first one where he was in the tramp costume,” my fellow film fan corrected read more
Happy Birthday, Robert Osborne – Live from the 2013 TCM Classic Film Festival!
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on May 3, 2013
Every year I travel to Hollywood for the TCM Classic Film Festival and I think to myself, “This will be the year the magic finally wears off.” And then Robert Osborne walks in, and it feels like Moses has come down from the mountain. That’s not hyperbole. The beloved TCM host is the spiritual read more
Screening Report: The 1933 Pre-Code Festival
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on May 1, 2013
On a recent Friday night, I struggled to find an empty seat at Film Forum, the Downtown Manhattan movie mecca where I spend most of my free time and discretionary dollars. Sold out shows are not uncommon at the cinema, but the movie I was about to see was neither a heavily promoted new release, nor read more
Bill Hader Returning for Third Season of “TCM Essentials Jr.”
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Apr 18, 2013
TCM announced today that “actor and writer” – they don’t add “impressionist,” which is my favorite of his skills – Bill Hader will return for his third season of TCM Essentials Jr., the summer showcase of films “that are ideal for parents to introduce to kids.R read more
Henry Koster’s FRAULEIN (1958)
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Apr 12, 2013
Watching the DVD of Henry Koster’s FRAULEIN (1958) from 20th Century Fox Cinema Archives was one of my most frustrating classic film viewing experiences in recent memory. You can read all about it in my review at Cinema Sentries. In the meantime, here are some pictures of stars Dana Wynter, Mel read more
My Obsessive-Compulsive Guide to the TCM Classic Film Festival (1)
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Apr 8, 2013
This is something I look forward to – and dread – all year long. Now that the schedule for the upcoming TCM Classic Film Festival has finally been released, the impossible choices must begin. And, with more than 100 screenings and special events spread over just 82 hours, I have to come to terms read more
Screening Report: FOXY – THE COMPLETE PAM GRIER at the Film Society of Lincoln Center
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Mar 20, 2013
Like I needed another reason to adore Pam Grier. “I loved the old Boris Karloff films,” the actress said on Friday night before a midnight screening of SCREAM BLACULA SCREAM (1973) at the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Francesca Beale Theater, part of an eleven-film retrospective of her work. read more
Pam Grier at the Film Society of Lincoln Center
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Mar 15, 2013
Actress Pam Grier appeared tonight at the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Elinor Bunin Monroe Film Center. She’s still gorgeous and sassy at age 63. Foxy: the Complete Pam Grier, an 11-film retrospective, continues through Sunday. The schedule is here. read more
The Good, the Bad, and the Old Movie Weirdos
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Mar 14, 2013
“You’re an Old Movie Weirdo,” my girlfriend said to me. “I know you don’t think you are, but you are.” Before we go any further, you need to know something about Maggie: she’s honest to a fault, particularly when it comes to me. When we met, I was a 30-year-old workaholic with a premature read more
Screening Report: CARTOON CUT-UPS of 1933 at Film Forum
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Feb 25, 2013
The cinematic celebration of 1933 – “Hollywood’s naughtiest, bawdiest year!” – continues at New York City’s Film Forum on Monday, February 25 with Cartoon Cut-ups of 1933, a collection of rare animated shorts released by RKO, Columbia, MGM, Warner Bros., and Universal before read more
Screening Report: Pre-Code Fun at Film Forum’s 1933 Festival
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Feb 11, 2013
This weekend, Film Forum kicked off 1933: Hollywood’s Naughtiest, Bawdiest Year – a monthlong, 66-film retrospective of my favorite year in movie history. I didn’t say it was the best year in movie history, of course. That honor, at least during the studio era, is usually awarded to 1939 read more
GOD’S GIFT TO WOMEN (1931) from Warner Archive: One Kiss and You Die!
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Jan 2, 2013
The year is 1931. Three undressed women catfight over the lover they share – wrestling in his bed, tearing at each other’s skimpy negligees. One of them is Louise Brooks, pansexual star of some of the sultriest silent films ever made. The other is pouty French dancer Yola d’Avril. The third is read more
Here’s to a Classic 2013!
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Dec 31, 2012
Cheers Will – Happy New Year! Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commen read more
How I Almost Ruined IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Dec 23, 2012
There I was at the IFC Center in New York, about to see a 35mm print of Frank Capra’s IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE in a theater filled with excited fans. Even better, Donna Reed’s daughter was on hand to introduce her mother’s most famous film, on the 66th anniversary of its theatrical debut. It was read more
Screening Report: THE SEARCHERS (1956); DETOUR (1945); and THE PASSENGER (1975) at IFC Center
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Dec 17, 2012
On Friday, the IFC Center in New York City kicked off a week-long festival of road movies selected by Walter Salles, director of the upcoming adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s ON THE ROAD. I saw three of the iconic films presented this weekend: John Ford’s THE SEARCHERS (1956); Michelangelo read more
Tippi Hedren + New Titles Announced for 2013 TCM Classic Film Festival
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Dec 11, 2012
“THE BIRDS is coming!” to the TCM Classic Film Festival next April, along with star Tippi Hedren, Turner Classic Movies announced today. The still-gorgeous, 82-year-old actress and animal activist will be in person at the fourth annual TCMFF in Hollywood April 25-28 for a screening hono read more