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On Blu-ray: Genre Throwbacks Night Moves (1975) and The Man With Two Brains (1983)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 2, 2018
It’s interesting the many ways a film can pay tribute to the classic age of Hollywood. As proof of this there is Night Moves (1975) and The Man with Two Brains (1983), two flicks which are completely different in tone and structure, but share affection for classic Hollywood genres. The former read more
Classic Film Tributes: My Favorite Google Doodles
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 26, 2018
Google has always made a practice of acknowledging classic film in its popular doodle art, but lately, it seems like there have been many more cinematic tributes. And I love it!
This week's Sergei Einstein sketch amusingly made the filmmaker into a dashing cutie. Here's the real deal: read more
On Blu-ray--Edward G. Robinson Spans Decades in The Sea Wolf and Hell on Frisco Bay
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 17, 2018
Has Edward G. Robinson ever performed badly in a film? I don’t think the possibility was in his DNA. He is one of the most reliable stars of the studio age, making classics sing and elevating lesser films with an inborn understanding for character and performance. In a pair of films now availa read more
Book Review: Francis Ford Coppola Talks Film and Innovation
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 10, 2018
Live Cinema and Its Techniques
Francis Ford Coppola
Liveright Publishing Corporation/W.W. Norton & Company, 2017
When Live Cinema and Its Techniques landed on my doorstep, I approached it with personal interest, though skeptical that it would be of interest to the readers of A Classic Movie Blo read more
On DVD: Guy Kibbee and Glenda Farrell Triple Features
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 3, 2018
I’ve appreciated Warner Archive’s strategy of packaging lesser known flicks in thematically arranged sets. It’s a great way to rediscover forgotten titles and get exposure to movies that, while worth a look, might not be of enough interest to justify individual release. With the re read more
Favorite Film Books of 2017
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Dec 31, 2017
This was an especially inspiring year of reviewing film books at A Classic Movie Blog. I learned a lot and found so many new areas I wanted to explore, thanks to a truly marvelous selection of new releases. It wasn't easy to pick favorites, but this batch stood out because I was reluctant to finish read more
Book Review--Backwards and in Heels: The Past, Present and Future of Women Working in Film
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Dec 27, 2017
Backwards and In Heels: The Past, Present and Future of Women Working in Film
Alicia Malone
Mango Publishing, 2017
I’ve been an admirer of film reporter and critic Alicia Malone ever since she came across my radar as a presenter for the FilmStruck streaming service. If you want to cover clas read more
Deanna Durbin Sings Silent Night
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Dec 24, 2017
The Christmas spirit always truly envelopes me when I hear Deanna Durbin sing Silent Night.
I watch this scene from Lady on a Train (1945) every year, because it gives me a feeling of peace that I feel should be a part of the season, but because of the chaos of celebration and preparation often isn read more
On Blu-ray: Rosalind Russell as Auntie Mame (1958)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Dec 22, 2017
Auntie Mame (1958) is an outrageously charming film. It insists on your love. Against all odds it even charmed my Taylor Swift-loving skeptical tween. As she sat there howling at Rosalind Russell attempting and failing to master the complexities of a telephone switchboard I felt the awe of a tr read more
Book Review--We'll Always Have Casablanca: The Life, Legend and Afterlife of Hollywood's Most Beloved Movie
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Dec 20, 2017
We’ll Always Have Casablanca: The Life, Legend, and Afterlife of Hollywood’s Most Beloved Movie
Noah Isenberg
W. W. Norton & Company, 2017
Few films have won the unanimous acclaim of the classic to end all classics Casablanca (1942). While the World War II era romantic drama has had read more
Double Dealing DVDs: Kind Lady (1935/1951) and Strictly Dishonorable (1931/1951)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Dec 15, 2017
Ever try watching a double feature that is two versions of the same story? I did it at a film festival once. It was a screening of the silent Chinese film Cave of the Spider Woman (1927) and its glossier go-go remake The Cave of the Silken Web (1967). What struck me most about the pairing was how mu read more
On DVD: 1939 Rarities Full Confession and Beauty for the Asking
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Dec 6, 2017
I recently had the chance to check out a pair of pleasantly entertaining 1939 rarities making their debut on DVD from Warner Archive: Full Confession, with Victor McLaglen and Beauty for the Asking, staring a pre-hilarious Lucille Ball. While it is understandable that this slight pair got lost read more
Book Review--You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet: Interviews With Stars From Hollywood's Golden Era
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 22, 2017
You Ain’t Heard Nothin’ Yet: Interviews with Stars from Hollywood’s Golden Era
James Bawden and Ron Miller
University Press of Kentucky, 2017
One of the saddest things about the passing of writer and TCM television host Robert Osborne was that the entertainment world lost one of i read more
On DVD: A Myrna Loy and William Powell Double Feature
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 17, 2017
Myrna Loy and William Powell co-starred in thirteen films, and they are by far most popular for playing the adorably debauched Nora and Nick Charles in the Thin Man series. While this is understandable, the pair create the most effervescent of screen couples as hard-drinking, merry spouses, it is a read more
On DVD: 6 Pre-Codes from Warner Archive
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 8, 2017
Warner Archive has not forgotten its promise to keep pre-code fans satisfied, despite the end of its Forbidden Hollywood series. These six titles are only part of the new DVD releases from the era; I will have more to share in a future post.
Broadway Babies (1929)
For a while in the late twenti read more
Book Review--Hank & Jim: The Fifty-Year Friendship of Henry Fonda and James Stewart
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 3, 2017
Hank & Jim: The Fifty Year Friendship of Henry Fonda and James Stewart
Scott Eyman
Simon & Schuster, 2017
What you learn is never what’s said. It’s what’s done.
-Jane Fonda
I’ve always felt that platonic relationships don’t get enough attention from biographe read more
Blu-ray Review: The Green Slime (1968)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Nov 1, 2017
The Japanese-American co-production of The Green Slime (1968) never makes claims for greatness, but delivers plenty of wacky amusement. This film has the unusual honor of being featured in the first episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and that distinction tells you everything you need to know ab read more
Book Review--Seduced by Mrs. Robinson: How The Graduate Became the Touchstone of a Generation
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Oct 27, 2017
Seduced by Mrs. Robinson: How The Graduate Became the Touchstone of a Generation
Beverly Gray
Algonquin Books, 2017
I had a great time reading Seduced by Mrs. Robinson, a new book by Beverly Gray that traces the production of Director Mike Nichol’s classic film The Graduate (1967) on its read more
Blu-ray Review: Rod Steiger and Claire Bloom in The Illustrated Man (1969)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Oct 25, 2017
The Illustrated Man (1960) is trilogy of terror-tinged sci-fi tales drawn from Ray Bradbury’s eighteen story anthology of the same name. Rod Steiger stars as the titular tattooed drifter in a framing story with Robert Drivas and then-wife Claire Bloom, and in various roles in the stories which read more
Book Review--The Legendary Partnership of Wayne and Ford
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Oct 19, 2017
Wayne and Ford: The Films, The Friendship and The Forging of an American Hero
Nancy Schoenberger
Doubleday Books/Nan A. Talese, 2017
John Wayne and John Ford are legends of American cinema. Both together and apart they made some of the most magnetic films Hollywood had to offer, but it is unlikely read more