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Preston Sturges series: Screening of “The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek” August 16 at Daystar Center Preston Sturges series: The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek Where: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street, Chicago, IL When: August 16, 2016 Time: 6:30 p.m. Hos read more

Great films of 1939: "The Women" July 23 at the Daystar Center Great films of 1939: The Women Where: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street, Chicago, IL When: July 23, 2016 Time: 6:45 p.m. Hosted by Stephen Reginald The Women (1939) features an all-star female cast directed read more

Happy Fourth of July! Ava Gardner wishes you and our military a Happy Fourth of July  Posted by Stephen Reginald at 6:00 AM Reactions:  Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Labels: Ava Gardner, Classic Movie Ma read more

Happy Birthday, Olivia de Havilland...100 years young! Olivia de Havilland (1916) turns 100 today. Not only is de Havilland the last surviving cast member of Gone with the Wind (1939), but she’s also one of the last links to Hollywood’s Golden Age. Her career in Hollywood started in read more

Preston Sturges series: Screening of “Sullivan’s Travels” June 28 at Daystar Center Preston Sturges series: Sullivan’s Travels Where: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street, Chicago, IL When: June 28, 2016 Time: 6:30 p.m. Hosted by Stephen Reginal read more

Great Films of 1939: "In Name Only" June 11 at Daystar Center Great films of 1939: In Name Only Where: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street, Chicago, IL When: June 11, 2016 Time: 6:45 p.m. Hosted by Stephen Reginald In Name Only (1939) stars Carole Lombard and Cary G read more

Memorial Day 2016 Remembering those who sacrificed all for our freedom John Wayne, Donna Reed, and Robert Montgomery in They Were Expendable Posted by Stephen Reginald at 6:30 AM Reactions:  Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare t read more

More than mistaken identity Perhaps you’ve seen this type of slideshow from lifedaily before. They’re usually links posted beneath a news story on that news company’s Web site and tend toward gossip. Most of the time I ignore these slideshows, but I clicked on this one because read more

Preston Sturges series: Screening of “The Lady Eve” May 24 at the Daystar Center Preston Sturges series: The Lady EveWhere: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street, Chicago, ILWhen: May 24, 2016Time: 6:30 p.m.Hosted by Stephen Reginald Father and daughter co read more

#TCMFF: Sunday, The Third Full (and Last) Day The last full day of the film festival is always a little sad. Even though the schedule is crammed with movies, it’s the realization that all good things must come to an end. On the positive side, my Thursday strategy of seeing The More The Me read more

#TCMFF: Saturday, The Second Full Day Saturday the second full day of the festival offered some really great films. Fortunately, the choices were easier (for me) than on Thursday. The movie I chose to see in the morning was Bambi (1942). I only saw Bambi once before in the movie theater, but I read more

2016 #TCMFF: The First Full Day Decisions, decisions. Friday, April 29, the first full day of the TCM Film Festival, was chock full of great movies. The morning schedule was especially strong featuring three movies I wanted to see on the big screen: The More The Merrier (1943), Shanghai Express read more

2016 #TCMFF: The Festival Begins The air temperature during this year’s Turner Classic Movies Film Festival may have been cool, but there was plenty of warmth in the air when classic movie fans gathered at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Thursday afternoon. Meeting fellow movie bloggers and read more

#TCMFF Here I come! Today I’m off to the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival. The four-day event features some of the best in classic films and celebrities like Eva Marie Saint, Gina Lollabridgida, Rita Moreno, and Burt Reynolds. I’ll be posting pics via Facebook and Twitter so you read more

Great Films of 1939: “The Four Feathers” May 14 at Daystar Center Great films of 1939: The Four Feathers Where: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street, Chicago, IL When: May 14, 2016 Time: 6:45 p.m. Hosted by Stephen Reginald The Four Feathers (1939) was th read more

Preston Sturges series: Screening of “Christmas in July” April 26 at the Daystar Center Preston Sturges series: Christmas in July Where: The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center, 1550 S. State Street, Chicago, IL When: April 26, 2016 Time: 6:30 p.m. Hosted by Stephen Reginald Chri read more

Robert Osborne won't be at 2016 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne won’t be attending this year’s TCMFF due to health reasons. TCM issued a press release (see below) announcing this today. No details were given as to his ailment and/or illn read more

Judy Garland is Turner Classic Movies's April Star of the Month Film icon Judy Garland (1922-1969) is Turner Classic Movies’s April Star of the Month. TCM will be screening Garland’s films every Friday during the month. Garland was one of the top movie musical talents during the 193 read more

Chicago Film Club field trip: “On the Waterfront” April 24 at ShowPlace ICON at Roosevelt Road Where: ShowPlace ICON, 150 W Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60605 When: April 24 Time: 2:00 p.m.  Hosted by Stephen Reginald Run Time: 2 hours (approximate) Ticketing: Tickets are read more

Happy Easter! Only the best eggs get past Shirley! Posted by Stephen Reginald at 8:49 AM Reactions:  Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Labels: Classic Movie Man, classic movies, Happy Easter, Hollywood, Shirley T read more