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Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 6, 2015
I understand the appeal of the 1950s CinemaScope adventure movies like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in 80 Days. While their special effects are dated, the practical effects are always spellbinding to see in a world gone to CGI and the actors take it seriously. However, these sam read more
Sinatra: All or Nothing At All (2015)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 4, 2015
My experience with the works of Frank Sinatra are amateurish. I’ve watched a few of his films and I know his hits (haven’t listened to any of the deep cuts). In honor of his centennial, a wellspring of Sinatra material is being produced, starting with documentarian Alex Gibney’s tw read more
The TCM Top Ten for May 2015
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 1, 2015
Apologies for skipping April’s TCM Top Ten. The post-TCM Film Festival hit me hard, and I forgot about everything short of documenting the festival on the site. But we’re back with a vengeance this month as TCM gears up for the summer season! If you’re not interested in chec read more
The Unfinished Dance (1947)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 1, 2015
After my interview with Technicolor specialist Robert Hoffman and in honor of this weekend’s Dance Media Festival, I decided a review of The Unfinished Dance (screening at the festival this weekend) was warranted. And, honestly, I have no one to blame but myself for not watching this earlier, read more
The Lake Update for May 2015
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 30, 2015
I probably say this every month, but we’re sailing right through the year and things couldn’t be better. I’d like to thank all the awesome blog readers who contributed to my car fund. I hate advertising my personal things on the site – we’re all here to talk clas read more
Interview With Robert Hoffman
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 30, 2015
For most people, it’s hard imagining a world without the brilliant vibrancy of Technicolor. Of course, us classic film fans know it as just part of a progression in film innovation. Either way, Technicolor celebrates its 100th birthday, and after the TCM Film Festival other festivals are doing read more
Design for Living (1933)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 29, 2015
**This review is written as part of the Fabulous Films of the ’30s Blogathon hosted by The Classic Movie Blog Association. Check out the other participants’ work here.** Design for Living has the pedigree only the best pre-Codes accrue: directed by master of comedy, Ernst Lubitsch, it st read more
News From the Lake for April 29th, 2015
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 29, 2015
News in a nutshell: getTV celebrates Memorial Day, another upcoming book to check out, and what’s new on DVD and Blu. If you need more than the three days of movies TCM airs for Memorial Day, or if you’re looking for something different, head over to getTV and watch their Memori read more
American Titan: Searching for John Wayne
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 27, 2015
I consider Marc Eliot a good biographer for beginners. Those who want a competently crafted summation of an actor’s life, free of any true negativity or salacious gossip. His books are launchpads, opening the doors for more incisive examinations of Hollywood. I say this have read and reviewed read more
Star 80 (1983)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 24, 2015
The last film directed by acclaimed choreographer and director Bob Fosse, is a a bleak tale of obsession, both for fame and romance, swathed in questions regarding public persona and the exploitation of women. Watching Star 80 is even more dour, because it shows how little our desire to consume, par read more
News From the Lake for April 22nd, 2015
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 22, 2015
News in a nutshell: getTV announces additional programming over the next month, celebrate 100 years of Technicolor at an upcoming Los Angeles event, and what’s new on DVD and Blu. getTV wants to honor mother’s everywhere with special programming in honor of Mother’s Day on read more
Interview with Joan Kramer
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 22, 2015
If you missed my interview with David Heeley, check it out here. Documentary directors David Heeley and Joan Kramer aren’t lying when they titled their biography, In the Company of Legends. There’s very few classic film stars they didn’t meet at some point in their careers, or, eve read more
Interview with David Heeley
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 20, 2015
Documentary directors David Heeley and Joan Kramer aren’t lying when they titled their biography, In the Company of Legends. There’s very few classic film stars they didn’t meet at some point in their careers, or, even better, create a documentary about. Their work has endured, rig read more
News From the Lake for April 15th, 2015
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 15, 2015
News in a nutshell: Lifetime starts promoting their upcoming Marilyn Monroe movie, getTV celebrates Frank Capra, and what’s new on DVD and Blu-ray. You might remember my reporting awhile back on Lifetime prepping a new biopic on Marilyn Monroe based on the biography by J. Randy Taraborrelli, read more
Supernatural (1933)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 15, 2015
Nearly every popular celebrity has a horror movie in their past, an idea traced all the way back to the golden era of film; but Supernatural is a unique case, being Carole Lombard’s only “horror” film in her brief career. Directed by Victor Halperin, the helmer of Bela Lugosi’ read more
Buzz: The Life and Art of Busby Berkeley
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 13, 2015
When Hollywood announced Ryan Gosling in the lead role of dance impresario/director Busby “Buzz” Berkeley, I was skeptical. Not just because this is another in the endless parade of prestige biopics, but because I didn’t really think Berkeley’s life warranted a 2-hour movie. read more
Chained for Life (1952)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 10, 2015
Tod Browning’s Freaks is a fascinating oddity in its plot and affection shown to the real circus performers starring in it. Several of the film’s cast tried to make a go of a film career, especially conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton. A fascinating biography about the women, The Liv read more
Ransom! (1956)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 8, 2015
1950s crimes films carry their own brand of nostalgia and an emphasis on turning almost anything into a cautionary tale. Ransom! does away with overacted caution to focus on a real thing: kidnapping. It’s hard to make the abduction of someone’s child more terrifying than it is, and direc read more
News From the Lake for April 8th, 2015
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 8, 2015
News in a nutshell: TCM and Bonhams continue their beautiful relationship, another event for those in Los Angeles suffering from TCMFF withdrawal, and what’s new on DVD and Blu. If you were at the TCM Classic Film Festival this year then you recall TCM and Bonhams conducting another a read more
The Lake Update for April 2015
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 7, 2015
My apologies for this coming a week into April. With all the chaos involved in TCMFF this year, and getting my coverage out in a timely manner, I completely forgot about the TCM Top 10, Lake Update, and Hall of Fame. Look for those to be up in the coming days. Speaking of TCMFF, it was an exp read more