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The Constant Nymph (1943)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Aug 13, 2014
The Constant Nymph plays like the antecedent to 1946’s Humoresque telling the story of a tormented musician plagued by stress and insecurity hindering their creative juices, and the wrong woman who encourages and enables. Unfortunately, The Constant Nymph is constant in making one’s head read more
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Aug 13, 2014
I rewatched Bringing Up Baby for my Women in Film and it is a hotly debated movie in terms of how it portrays gender. Aside from that though the movie is the quintessential screwball comedy with hysterical performances from its two leads. The script is pitch perfect and filled with rapid-fire dial read more
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Aug 11, 2014
Elia Kazan’s adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire is an important film in my life. I first saw it in community college when we wrote compared and contrasted the play and the film (there’s a lot of watering down in the movie). I wrote so much on Blanche DuBoise that by the end I was read more
VL’s Top Posts of the Week
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Aug 10, 2014
Not much rhyme or reason to your reading this week. Quite a few TCM related posts for William Powell, Barbara Stanwyck, Judy Garland, and Jimmy Stewart. 10. I Love You Again (1940) 9. The Sex Symbol (1974) This film crops up again? Anytime I see this in the top ten I wonder if it’s spammers read more
Veronica Inductees for August 2014
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Aug 7, 2014
This month’s Veronica inductees have starred in movies together, and TCM is actually honoring one of the winners today as part of Summer Under the Stars. Can you guess who just snagged a Veronica? James Stewart and I have had a rocky road. His everyman persona and just general “aw, shu read more
Vivacious Lady (1938)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Aug 7, 2014
I was apprehensive about watching Vivacious Lady, considering my less than stellar relationship with Jimmy Stewart, even though I have come around to him of late after Call Northside 777. Vivacious Lady lives up to its title as an ebullient romance drawn together by the steamy chemistry of its two read more
News From the Lake for August 6th, 2014
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Aug 6, 2014
In this week’s News From the Lake: Updates on a few biopics and a remake; a new series being presented by the UCLA Film and Television Archive; and what’s new on DVD and Blu-ray. Everybody’s favorite person, John Goodman, has been tapped to join the ever increasing A-list cast of read more
Night Nurse (1931)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Aug 5, 2014
There are several bloggers I know who aren’t fans of pre-Code films since the gimmick of such scandalous content tends to overtake the plot and acting, which I’ve seen happen in several films. Thankfully for Night Nurse it has director William Wellman, screenwriter Oliver H.P. Garrett read more
VL’s Top Posts of the Week
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Aug 3, 2014
What you were enjoying this week: Tributes to Bette Davis and John Wayne lead the pack, honoring James Garner, and Summer Under the Stars 10. Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) 9. My Interview with Jane Withers Jane’s interview remains popular! 8. The Mummy (1932) A little Halloween in read more
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Aug 1, 2014
John Wayne’s mythos has transformed from just a man playing a part, into a representation of America and the American West itself. So it makes sense to end John Wayne week with a film about the self-creation of myths and the blossoming changes of the American West: The Man Who Shot Liberty Val read more
The Lake Update for August 2014
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jul 31, 2014
As evidenced by the massive TCM Top 20 I just put out, it’s obvious this is a busy month at Journeys in Classic Film. Come to think of it, it’s been a busy couple of months here. Reviews have been late, sure, but you can’t deny I’ve become a writing fiend since summer started read more
News From the Lake for July 30th, 2014
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jul 30, 2014
A slow news week, so let’s discuss a possible biopic in the works and what’s new on DVD. Take this with a grain of salt but there’s allegedly a biopic about Chinese-American actress, Anna May Wong, in the works. The only source is the headline of a post on IndieWire’s Women read more
McLintock! (1963)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jul 29, 2014
John Wayne tackles the Bard in McLintock!, our second film in the last week of The July Five. Loosely based on Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew, McLintock! is a broad, bawdy comedy about a squabbling husband and wife. Our couple is evenly squared, with Maureen O’Hara starring as Wayne&# read more
The High and the Mighty (1954)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jul 28, 2014
It’s all about the Duke this week as I enter the uncharted territory (personally) of John Wayne’s filmography. The High and the Mighty entered this list after watching a TV commercial for it during a panel about marketing TCM at the TCM Classic Film Festival. Something about the movie read more
VL’s Top Posts of the Week
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jul 27, 2014
Bette Davis was honored this week, but her movies weren’t all you checked out. 10. The Americanization of Emily (1964) This airs Tuesday as part of TCM’s tribute to James Garner 9. Old Hollywood Book Reviews: Veronica – The Autobiography of Veronica Lake Another week of Veronica read more
Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jul 24, 2014
“Murder starts in the heart, and its first weapon is a vicious tongue,” a line that best sums up the macabre lunacy of Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte. A film more well-known for what didn’t end up on-screen, this concludes Robert Aldrich’s series of films he’d create read more
The Virgin Queen (1955)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jul 23, 2014
If you’ve read my blog for any length of time, you know of my love for Tudor dramas. The only one I reviewed prior to this is Cate Blanchett‘s Elizabeth. How funny then I’m reviewing another Queen Elizabeth film today, but this one takes place when our Virgin Queen is a fair bit older. read more
News From the Lake for July 25th, 2014
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jul 23, 2014
Lots going on in the world of classic cinema. Let’s not waste time gabbing about it (especially because this news post is late already!). If you’re not at Comic-Con this weekend but want a taste of comic books and movies, you might want to watch ABC this Sunday as On the Red Carpet hos read more
Phone Call From a Stranger (1952)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jul 22, 2014
You can always tell a Jean Negulesco picture. His works are usually polished melodramas where the romance is heavily steep in morality, a sermon on celluloid. Some of his works I enjoy for their light diversionary quality (The Pleasure Seekers, for example). However, the majority of his work is just read more
All About Eve (1950)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jul 21, 2014
The July Five continues with the second to last theme week: Bette Davis. And what better way to talk all about Bette than starting with her iconic 1950 drama, All About Eve. This is a movie that needs no introduction, so let’s get to it! If this post sounds a bit weird it’s because it read more