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Rouben Mamoulian’s RINGS ON HER FINGERS (1942)
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Jul 26, 2012
Rouben Mamoulian’s RINGS ON HER FINGERS (1942) has been one of the most pleasant surprises of the year for me, classic-film-wise. I reviewed the new DVD from the Twentieth Century Fox Cinema Archives Collection for Cinema Sentries this week, and I’m still thinking about how much I enjoy read more
Jackie and Me
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Jul 26, 2012
Classic film buddy Jackie Brady and me after a screening of INHERIT THE WIND at the Film Society of Lincoln Center on July 26, 2012 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 read more
Raymond Griffith at the Silent Clown Film Series in New York
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Jul 22, 2012
If you’re a classic film fan, and you live near or plan to visit New York City, The Silent Clowns Film Series should be on your must-see list. Since 1997, this free, monthly series has been presenting hard-to-find silent short subjects and features on Saturday afternoons on Manhattan’s read more
Don’t Let Us Lose the Magic of Moviegoing
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Jul 20, 2012
In May of 1983 I saw RETURN OF THE JEDI at the Sunrise Multiplex, a six-screen theater that had recently opened on the border between Nassau County and Queens, on Long Island. I had never been to a movie theater with six screens before. The lobby alone seemed vast and futuristic, like the departures read more
Classic Film in 2012: The Opposite of Extinction
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Jul 18, 2012
There’s been a lot of talk recently about Neal Gabler’s suggestion in Sunday’s Los Angeles Times that old movies are “dinosaurs,” looking forlornly in the eye-rolling face of the generation (the under-30 “Millennials”) that will finally and irrevocably consi read more
In Memoriam: Celeste Holm (1917-2012)
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Jul 15, 2012
Celeste Holm died today at the age of 95, at home in her beloved Central Park West apartment. I’ll let others report on the nearly seven decades Miss Holm spent gracing stage, screen and television. Instead, I will tell you about the time I met her – actually, the two times, both of whic read more
Hello. This is me.
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Jul 13, 2012
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SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN from TCM and Fathom Events: Flawed Technology, Delightful Results
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Jul 13, 2012
On Thursday, Turner Classic Movies and NCM Fathom Events presented SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (1952) at nearly 500 venues nationwide. And I thought long and hard about not going to see it – even though I love old movies in general, and this film in particular. Let me explain. I’ve attended the annual read more