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Blu-ray Review: Charisse and Kelly in Brigadoon (1954)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Oct 17, 2017
The MGM production of the Learner and Lowe musical Brigadoon (1954) is a mixed bag, overwhelmed by inelegant artifice, but not without its moments of misty magic. Cyd Charisse, Gene Kelly and Van Johnson lead a pleasantly quirky cast, directed by Vincente Minnelli. The film is now available on Blu-r read more
Book Review--Anne Bancroft: A Life
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Oct 11, 2017
Anne Bancroft: A Life
Douglass K. Daniel
University Press of Kentucky, 2017
Though she acted for decades, on the stage, screen and television, Anne Bancroft will forever be known as Mrs. Robinson. That role in The Graduate (1967) ensured her immortality. A best actress Oscar for The Miracle Worker read more
Documentary--Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches (2016)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Oct 3, 2017
It's long baffled me that Rod Taylor isn't more revered by classic film fans, because as an actor and as a star, he had everything. Handsome, versatile and just as talented as the other top actors of his era, he could have coasted on swoon appeal, but always had a lot more to offer. In the Robert de read more
DVD Review: Katharine Hepburn in Sylvia Scarlett (1935) and Undercurrent (1946)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 22, 2017
A new wave of Katharine Hepburn flicks recently released on DVD from Warner Archive drew me to a pair of titles that, while not among her most celebrated, were of interest to me because of their unusual quirks. Sylvia Scarlett (1935) and Undercurrent (1946) vary in critical, box office and artistic read more
DVD Review: Edmond O'Brien Hits the Range In Cow Country (1953)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 14, 2017
Cow Country is an essentially unremarkable, but pleasing western. It was made as one among many simple programmers, but star Edmond O'Brien is a reassuring presence and Peggy Castle steals the show with a bracingly memorable scene. The film is now available on DVD from Warner Archive.
Those who ar read more
The National Film Registry: Nominate Your Picks By Friday, September 15!
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 11, 2017
Ever since its establishment in 1988, each year the National Film Preservation Board at the Library of Congress selects 25 American-made films to add to the National Film Registry. The group strives to pick "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant films," in the hopes of recognizing n read more
Blu-ray Review: Lana Turner and John Wayne, An Oddly Compelling Pair in The Sea Chase (1955)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Sep 6, 2017
John Wayne, German. It doesn't make sense on paper, nor does it on the screen. In The Sea Chase the All-American cowboy doesn't seem remotely European, but he is reliably heroic as a morally sturdy naval officer in this sturdy war drama. He even makes you buy that Lana Turner, as a glamorous spy, co read more
Book Review--Living Like Audrey: Life Lessons From the Fairest Lady of All
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Aug 29, 2017
Living Like Audrey: Life Lessons From the Fairest Lady of All
Victoria Loustalot
Rowman & Littlefield, 2017
Victoria Loustalot's new lifestyle guide for Audrey Hepburn fans is a pleasant compilation of photos, quotes, biography and insights into the life of the beloved actress. While there is n read more
Book Review--Exploration and Discovery in Stan Brakhage: Interviews
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Aug 16, 2017
Stan Brakhage Interviews
Suranjan Ganguly, ed.
University Press of Mississippi, 2017
I would rather think of myself as someone leaving a snail's trail in the moonlight than someone sitting and consciously making an art.
-Stan Brakhage
One of the most influential experimental filmmakers, Stan Brak read more
Warner Archive Blu-ray: Where the Boys Are (1960)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Aug 10, 2017
The posters and trailer for the 1960 spring break romp Where The Boys Are are so relentlessly cheerful, that it's a bit disorienting to find that while there are certainly laughs in this beach bound flick, it also covers some dark territory. From the insensitive and entitled to the criminally violen read more
Book Review--William Faulkner in Hollywood: Screenwriting for the Studios
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 31, 2017
William Faulkner in Hollywood: Screenwriting for the Studios
Stefan Solomon
University of Georgia Press, 2017
William Faulkner was different from literary greats like F. Scott Fitzgerald and John Steinbeck who came to Hollywood chasing a big paycheck and then struggled to adapt. The novelist not o read more
Warner Archive Blu-ray: The Freedom of the Open Road in The Gumball Rally (1976)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 13, 2017
A mid-seventies car race comedy is a tad out of the time range I typically cover at A Classic Movie Blog, but I was curious to see the post-code progression of films like The Great Race (1965) and It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963). I also desperately needed a purely escapist flick, which I got. read more
ClassicFlix Reviews: 5 Fascinating Flicks
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 11, 2017
For the past few years, in addition to writing reviews for A Classic Movie Blog, I have also shared my takes on the latest releases for the film rental site ClassicFlix, which has recently shifted its operations to disc sales. As there is no overlap between the titles I review there and here, I thou read more
Warner Archive Blu-ray: March, Lancaster, Douglas and Gardner in Seven Days in May (1964)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 6, 2017
Seven Days in May (1964) was director John Frankenheimer's follow-up to The Manchurian Candidate (1962), meant to be another unsettling portrait of power and politics. Given today's political climate though, it is striking how relatively sane everyone seems in this story of an attempted military tak read more
5 Fascinating Film Podcasts
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 29, 2017
After months of subscribing to podcasts that I never
listened to on my PocketCast app, I finally settled in to listen to a few. Now
I'm addicted! I love the personal, intimate feel of a great podcast and of
course I have been especially interested in shows focused on movies.
I thought it would read more
Warner Archive Blu-ray: Robert Morse and a Crazy Cast of Cameos in The Loved One (1965)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 27, 2017
The Loved One takes a look at the superficial rot in society and gleefully flashes a pair of fangs. This satire of Hollywood, the funeral industry and grand gestures hiding devious acts jabs at corruption and greed. It's full of cameos, some performed by actors who for the most part have glossy, unc read more
Flicker Alley--7 Great Flicks From Early Women Filmmakers: An International Anthology
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 22, 2017
In the weeks since I participated in the Flicker Alley giveaway for the three disc DVD/Blu-ray set Early Women Filmmakers: An International Anthology, I've spent a lot of time watching and rewatching the films in this set. Considering there are twenty-five varied entries here, from full-length films read more
Warner Archive Blu-ray: James Garner and Lee Remick in The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 20, 2017
Movie sexism in the sixties is often a difficult terrain to travel, no matter how much the filmmakers think they have empowered their female lead, there is inevitably a man behind any happy ending. I found much of this nature cringe about in The Wheeler Dealers, but James Garner and Lee Remick are r read more
Review--Dawson City: Frozen Time (2016)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 15, 2017
Filmmaker Bill Morrison's Dawson City: Frozen Time (2016) drifts through the past with bittersweet grace. To attempt to describe it as a documentary is to limit the extent of its creativity. It does document the ebb and flow of life in a Yukon Territory gold rush town, but with a paint brush instead read more
Warner Archive Blu-ray: Killer Tree Rampage in From Hell it Came (1957)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jun 13, 2017
He was buried with seeds and came back as a tree monster!
How to describe From Hell it Came (1957)? It stars an angry, creakily mobile tree. The mood: a little Wizard of Oz (1939), a lot of Robot Monster (1953) and a hint of zombie and Godzilla radiation action. That's a start, but it's better for read more