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News From the Lake for May 7th, 2014
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 7, 2014
A fairly light news week today. They’re either really light or jam-packed, huh? We’ll look at what’s new from a few movie studios as well as what’s going on over at TCM and an update on a past news story. News You might recall my news post about Theodore James’ upco read more
Born Yesterday (1950) (2)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 5, 2014
**This post is written as part of the Romantic Comedy Blogathon hosted by Backlots. Be sure to head over after reading and check out the other participants.** The most dangerous thing to give a person is a book. Or in this case the movie Born Yesterday. A surface level analysis of George Cukor read more
The Lake Update for May 2014
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 4, 2014
A brief update this month, so brief I might not both with a cut line. I’m in the midst of the final three weeks of school so posting is getting erratic if you haven’t noticed. I’m continually trying to get ahead and failing but content is continuing to pop up. Look for content read more
Gone With the Wind (1939) (2)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 30, 2014
When the TCM Film Festival announced Gone With the Wind as their closing night film I immediately decided to skip it. Yes, I’m of the “I hate Gone With the Wind” school and it appears I’m not as alone as I thought. I appreciate the artistry of the set design and costuming, read more
The TCM Top Ten for May 2014
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 29, 2014
If you’re like me the summer time is the best season for movie watching. Of course, the majority of movie patrons trot out to the local multiplex but who needs the theater when TCM’s showing nothing but classics all summer? I whittled this list down from 22 to ten which is no mean feat read more
The Love Bug (1968)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 28, 2014
The last production Walt Disney greenlit, The Love Bug was the perfect movie to help audiences sit down and tune out during the chaotic year of 1968. The story of a little bug with a spunky personality perservering against the wealthy corporate drudge is a tale as old as time…but those other read more
News From the Lake for April 23rd, 2014
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 24, 2014
Lots and lots of news this week; the result of not posting a news column since my trip to TCM (and yes, I’m finally back in the habit of homework and blogging regularly). We’ve got a little bit of everything today from news to a plethora of summertime events and DVD/Blu-ray releases. H read more
The Roaring Twenties (1939) (3)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 23, 2014
A little James Cagney action in store for Film Class Wednesday. In The Roaring Twenties Cagney struggles to make something of himself after serving our country only to face disappointment before ascending to the upper echelons of the mob world. It’s personifies almost every Cagney gangster read more
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood (2000)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 22, 2014
Regulars to the site know of my tendency to discuss the roles of women in cinema, and the classic film era simultaneously marginalized and provided opportunities for women in Hollywood. Frances Marion is one of the preeminent female screenwriters of cinema, past and present, specifically in creatin read more
The Wizard of Oz: The Official 75th Anniversary Companion
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 21, 2014
The Wizard of Oz turns 75 this year and audiences the world over are well-aware of it, whether it be the recent anniversary box set (which I reviewed two weeks ago) or its recent gala 3D tribute at last week’s TCM Classic Film Festival, there’s still plenty to talk about in regards to Do read more
The Collector (1965)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 20, 2014
**Today’s review is part of the Great Villain Blogathon. If you’re interested in seeing the other villains assembled check out the blogathon homepage.** William Wyler’s directed several iconic movies such as Jezebel, Wuthering Heights, and The Heiress. All three movies are sumptu read more
Only Angels Have Wings (1939) (4)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 16, 2014
Film Class Wednesday pushes through the works of 1939 with the high-flying adventure, Only Angels Have Wings. This is the second Hawks film I’ve watched in a classroom setting, the first being Hawks’ The Thing. Howard Hawks was a master of any genre he came across and even though Only read more
TCM Classic Film Festival Wrap-Up
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 15, 2014
Me and the dress from Gilda The TCM Classic Film Festival was the culmination of all my work as a classic film writer. I never expected my blog to get me to the fest and now that I’ve returned to normality I’m only yearning for next April to get here quicker. My inaugural trip to the read more
Nicholson: A Biography
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 14, 2014
Jack Nicholson has the distinction of winning three Academy Award in three decades. He’s a hellion whose led a life of excess and isn’t regretful of it. Any biography written about him has a dearth of information to mine exploring his life, and getting behind the veil of who he is as read more
TCM Classic Film Festival: Day 3
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 13, 2014
The penultimate day of the festival was near-constant movement with a bump that caused me to leave the screening for How Green Was My Valley. Thankfully, the day was salvaged by encounters with three people I never believed I’d meet. Oh, and there was more movie-watching. The festival ends, read more
TCM Classic Film Festival: Day 2
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 12, 2014
Me and Rita Hayworth’s dress from Gilda on display at the TCL Chinese Theater Day two of the festival was certainly busier than day one, but there was still time to take in a few detours off the beaten path. After a brief trip to the Hollywood Museum we stopped by a screening of Meet Me in St read more
TCM Classic Film Festival: Day One
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 11, 2014
In case you wondered, that’s the back of my head and I’m talking to Kim Novak! The TCM Classic Film Festival is in full swing on the streets of Hollywood Boulevard and to admit the first day was unlike anything I’d experienced before is an understatement. After an early-morning wa read more
TCM Film Festival Day 1: Lunches, TCM Tweet-Up and Orientation
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 10, 2014
Technically, the TCM Classic Film Festival starts tomorrow, but I flew in this morning in order to orient myself and accomplish a few small goals before the madness begins and I have zero free-time. With that being said, I was able to find a few of the theaters, cross off a few items on my TCM Top read more
My TCM Classic Film Festival Must-Sees
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 7, 2014
When I started this blog I never in my wildest dreams believed I’d attend the TCM Classic Film Festival (because the blog wasn’t classic based at the beginning but that’s beside the point). Even now, the concept of attending is very surreal to me. I doubt it’ll truly hit read more
A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 7, 2014
Victoria Wilson should receive a medal, or at least a hug for what she’s accomplished with A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True. An over ten-year effort yielded a 1,000 pages of Stanwyck information in the first of a proposed series of biographies recounting the exploits, professional and read more