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I Found the Maltese Falcon
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Nov 22, 2013
It’s “the stuff that dreams are made of,” Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) famously says of the elusive, titular statuette in John Huston’s THE MALTESE FALCON. Although none of the larcenous lead characters in the 1941 adaptation of Dashiell Hammett’s novel succeeds in landing the legendary “black read more
Robert Osborne Likes Ryan Gosling – Seth MacFarlane, Not So Much
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Nov 19, 2013
In New York City we call a guy like Robert Osborne a mensch. “When people meet me they’re most interested in telling me something about them and their movie experience,” the TCM host told Leonard Lopate on WNYC radio today. “It seems that we’ve all got this enthusiasm about movies, and we read more
Christmas Comes Early to New York, Thanks to TCM
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Nov 18, 2013
“Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind,” Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) says in MIRACLE ON 34th STREET. Thanks to Turner Classic Movies, that frame of mind will begin this year on Friday, November 22, when the network will present a full day of screenings of the 1947 holiday classic read more
Charles Durning: War Hero (2)
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Nov 11, 2013
Charles Durning was unforgettable as Jessica Lange’s rough-hewn father in Sydney Pollack’s TOOTSIE (1982), falling for Dustin Hoffman’s faux female leading lady in a performance both hilarious and heartfelt. He received Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nominations as the governor in Colin Higgins read more
Unseen for 80 Years, CARAVAN (1934) Rolls at MoMA
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Nov 9, 2013
Here’s one of the great things about living in New York City: you can see an obscure, black & white movie in 35 mm at 4 o’clock on a Friday afternoon, and the theater is packed with people. Sure, many of those people are abjectly odd, plastic bag-crinkling Old Movie Weirdos, but you can’t read more
How Howard Hawks Became Howard Hawks
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Nov 6, 2013
The Complete Howard Hawks wraps up this weekend at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens. And, while I will be sad to see it fade to black, I won’t miss the weekend subway construction that makes my jaunt out to Astoria only slightly less complicated than the cattle drive in RED RIVER (1948). But read more
I Want My TCM Streaming App!
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Nov 6, 2013
It just got a lot easier to watch classic films, anytime, anywhere. At least for some of us. Today, Turner Classic Movies quietly debuted their long-awaited streaming service, accessible on the TCM.com website and via a newly designed smartphone and tablet app (for iPad, iPhone and Android phones). read more
Audrey Hepburn Returns in Style in the Restoration of TWO FOR THE ROAD (1967)
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Nov 1, 2013
Audrey Hepburn made a stylish return to the big screen in Brooklyn this week in a little known 1967 classic – with the help of some 2013 technology. “The goal of a restoration like this one is to try to present the film as authentically as possible, to honor the original artistic achievement of read more
3-D WIZARD OF OZ, GONE WITH THE WIND to Headline 2014 TCM Film Fest
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Oct 29, 2013
Robert Osborne is off to see the Wizard, with a stop at Tara along the way. Turner Classic Movies announced the first three titles for the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival, scheduled for April 10 through 13 in Hollywood: THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) in IMAX 3-D, the restored GONE WITH THE WIND (1939), and read more
Screening Report: THE CAT AND THE CANARY (1927) at Nitehawk Cinema
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Oct 28, 2013
There were no electric guitars or digital loop stations in the 1920s. But that didn’t stop musicians Clifton Hyde and Zach Eichenhorn from using them to accompany a 1927 horror film at Nitehawk Cinema in Brooklyn yesterday. “I have no problem with purists, I’m just not one,” Hyde said after read more
TCM Blackout Ends for Viewers in 19 States
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Oct 26, 2013
The chilly days of late October just got a little brighter for classic film fans. Arizona-based Cable ONE, the nation’s tenth largest cable provider, announced last night that they had reached an agreement with Turner Broadcasting to restore TCM to customers in 19 states. The classic film channel, read more
Happy Death Day, Vincent Price!
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Oct 25, 2013
Twenty years ago today, Vincent Price departed the world of mortal men for the House on Haunted Hill in the sky. Sadly, unlike Dr. Anton Phibes or other of his memorable cinematic creations, the beloved actor has not returned for a sequel. Not yet, at least. But his legacy is stronger than ever. Two read more
Half-Time at “The Complete Howard Hawks”
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Oct 18, 2013
I had to wear a sweater today, and I’m not happy about it. But, just like a loyal friend who cheers you up when you’re feelin’ blue, the Museum of the Moving Image is extending my warm weather moviegoing mania into the chilly days of October, and beyond. The ten-week Complete Howard Hawks retrospect read more
Saturday Morning Lives Again with Warner Archive
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Oct 14, 2013
I know I’m in the right room when an audience cheers for Space Ghost. That’s what happened on Saturday at New York Comic Con, when Warner Archive podcasters Matt Patterson and D.W. Ferranti joined comic book writer Danny Fingeroth and moderator Gary Miereanu for an animated discussion of class read more
One Last Trip to “The Booth”
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Oct 9, 2013
“I often come up here and talk and introduce films, and I think I’m kind of running things, but we know that the person who really ran things here was back in the booth,” Museum of the Moving Image curator David Schwartz said on Friday night. “And his name was Richard Aidala.” Aidala, who read more
Nicholas Ray Goes Home
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Oct 7, 2013
Nicholas Ray made an appearance at the New York Film Festival on Saturday night. At least, according to his widow. “I brought you Nick tonight, because I figured he could probably speak better about this film than anybody else,” Susan Ray said before a screening of her husband’s vérité Western read more
Screening Report: TRY AND GET ME! (1950) at New York Film Festival
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Oct 3, 2013
“This movie is one of the most acutely realized movies about class distinction that was made in American cinema at the time,” New York Film Festival programming director Kent Jones said before a screening of TRY AND GET ME ! (1950) on Tuesday night. Presented at the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s read more
2014 TCM Film Festival Promo Posted
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Oct 2, 2013
The TCM Classic Film Festival may be more than half a year away, but the promotion is already in full swing. Today, Turner Classic Movies posted the first promo for the fifth annual event, scheduled to kick off on April 10, 2014. The 60-second “sizzle” piece opens with dramatic establish read more
TCM Goes Dark For Viewers in 19 States
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Oct 1, 2013
As if the government shutdown wasn’t bad enough news, Turner Classic Movies was dropped today by the nation’s tenth largest cable provider in a dispute over carriage fees, a move affecting more than 720,000 customers in 19 states. Cable ONE, owned by the Washington Post Company, removed TCM read more
2014 TCM Classic Film Festival Dates Announced
Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on Sep 27, 2013
Turner Classic Movies turns 20 next April. And they want you to party like it’s 1939. Today, the network announced the dates for the 2014 edition of the TCM Classic Film Festival, the most anticipated event of the year for old movie buffs. From Thursday, April 10 through Sunday, April 13, thousands read more