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Angels Over Broadway (1940)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jul 8, 2015
I started off with two of Rita Hayworth’s most legendary performances (Gilda and The Lady From Shanghai) and for final three days of her July Five tribute we’ll be looking at a few of her lesser known films. Released six years before Hayworth “put the blame on Mame,” Angels O read more
News From the Lake for July 8th, 2015
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jul 8, 2015
News in a nutshell: Paul Newman honored with a postage stamp, MeTV celebrates Dawn Wells, and what’s new on DVD and Blu The United States Postal Service announced actor Paul Newman will be honored with a Forever Stamp, set for release September 18th. It’s been awhile since a star was h read more
The Lady From Shanghai (1947)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jul 7, 2015
Originally published in May of 2012 It always surprises me when I discover films I’ve missed out on; case in point, I’ve officially seen The Lady from Shanghai! Yes, a seminal classic not just in the world of film noir but in director Orson Welles’ oeuvre! As with all film read more
Gilda (1946)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jul 6, 2015
Gilda is a film I’ve seen about 30 minutes of and for the life of me couldn’t push past that thirty minutes. Call it whatever you will but my mind wasn’t ready to process this film, until now. Gilda is a film mired in camp conventions. The characters don’t ever talk the read more
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jul 3, 2015
Our final Preston Sturges film of the week with Hail the Conquering Hero, one of two Sturges films released in the same year, both starring Eddie Bracken (the other being The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek). Unlike yesterday’s Great McGinty, Hail the Conquering Hero blends Sturges’ roma read more
The Great McGinty (1940)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jul 2, 2015
We’ve touched on three of Sturges’ better known efforts this week, so let’s take a step back and go to the beginning of his directing career. The Great McGinty was our first foray into Preston Sturges: director, after he’d found respect writing scripts. He sold this to Paramo read more
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jul 1, 2015
They say “if at first you don’t succeed…get a divorce and everything will work itself out.” Okay, that’s not totally the adage as we know it, but that’s the plan for Gerry Jeffers (Claudette Colbert) in Preston Sturges’ delightful tale of love, matrimony, an read more
News From the Lake for July 1st, 2015
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jul 1, 2015
News in a nutshell: What’s coming to Fandor and the UCLF Film and Television archive, and information on an upcoming documentary worth checking out. You might have heard of Fandor before, the subscription service catering to unique films, and their collaboration with Criterion. Although a ma read more
Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jun 30, 2015
Originally published June 20th, 2012 Sullivan’s Travels has an entry in so many Best Of or Top Ten lists that to name them would be ridiculous. With such an aura of legend around it I expected a lot and it delivered! Sullivan’s Travels furthered my love of Veronica Lake (who I gr read more
The Lady Eve (1941)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jun 29, 2015
We kick off The July Five 2015 with five days devoted to director Preston Sturges. Sturges is a director with deft comedic timing, a flair for dialogue and banter, and an adroit mix of social commentary and narrative. It is this latter element that can turn off audiences looking for more straightfor read more
Jaws (1975)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jun 27, 2015
Celebrating its 40th-anniversary, TCM and Fathom Events paired up to screen Steven Spielberg’s seminal shark thriller, Jaws on the big screen. I’d never seen the story of a small-town sheriff hunting down the titular shark in theaters and immediately jumped on the opportunity. While I read more
Jeanne Eagels (1957)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jun 26, 2015
The 1950s definitely enjoyed biopics, as evidenced by the amount I’ve previously reviewed (The Buster Keaton Story, The George Raft Story, Valentino). Probably one of the better remembered ones, Jeanne Eagels was the proving ground for Kim Novak as a dramatic actress. Lambasted by the family t read more
News From the Lake for July 23rd, 2015
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jun 24, 2015
We have a lot of news today, so much so that the news in a nutshell won’t do it justice but here goes: We mourn another Hollywood death, two more classic film biopics are planned, TCM teams up with women in cinema, more events you can see in Los Angeles, get your wallets out for another Hollyw read more
The Lake Update for July 2015 – PLUS JULY FIVE HONOREES
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jun 24, 2015
Long-time readers of the site know July kicks off a solid two months of fun on Journeys in Classic Film, starting with the July Five and seguing into TCM’s Summer Under the Stars in August. We haven’t hit SUTS yet, but thanks to the nearly 140 votes you cast I can announce which actors/d read more
The TCM Top Ten for July 2015
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jun 23, 2015
This isn’t a slap against TCM, but some months yield a higher slate of choice movies to watch than others. Last month, I struggled to find ten films that really intrigued me (short of filling all ten slots with noirs). That’s all rectified with July because I had to cut down my li read more
Charles Walters: The Director Who Made Hollywood Dance
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jun 22, 2015
Charles Walters name doesn’t immediately find itself in the pantheon of most memorable directors. You’d be hard pressed to find him in the top 10, 20, or even 30 of greatest directors, and that’s a shame because, as the title of his biography indicates, he “made Hollywood dan read more
News From the Lake for June 17th, 2015
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jun 17, 2015
News in a nutshell: Classic film fans lose two more stars and what’s new on DVD and Blu-ray. Audiences said goodbye to Christopher Lee this week, one of the last Masters of Horror. The start certainly lived a long life, passing at 93, but it’s sad that his voice won’t be around t read more
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jun 17, 2015
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde’s tale of immortal youth and blinding excess, has been recounted in several adaptations throughout the decades, none best remembered as well as Albert Lewin’s 1945 take. Warner Archive’s recent Blu-ray release allows audiences the opportunity read more
Complicated Women: Sex and Power in Pre-Code Hollywood
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jun 15, 2015
Reading film studies books is a hobby usually reserved for the hardcore film fanatic. Once upon a time these tomes were usually formal, academically centered slogs through jargon and film examples. But that’s not the book I’m recommending today. Better known as the film critic for the Sa read more
Biopic Theatre: The Scarlett O’Hara War (1980)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jun 12, 2015
Stories regarding the grand search for Margaret Mitchell’s Scarlett O’Hara have passed into legend. With stories of practically every actress in Hollywood during the 1930s testing for the role, it’s hard fathoming anyone else wearing Vivien Leigh’s corset. The 1980s saw its read more