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A Song Is Born (1948)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jan 24, 2014
We’ve come to the end of our time with Danny Kaye and it’s was a pleasant experience, overall. None of the movies in Warner Archive’s two Kaye collections were terrible or unwatchable, although I did find two (The Court Jester and The Kid From Brooklyn) head and shoulders above th read more
The Kid From Brooklyn (1946)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jan 23, 2014
The penultimate review in my Danny Kaye series sees the actor return to the comedy I enjoyed in The Court Jester. In fact, I found The Kid From Brooklyn as entertaining and engaging as Kaye’s beloved vessel with the pestle! The blend of musical and comedy remains unbalanced and jarring, but read more
News From the Lake for January 22nd, 2013
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jan 22, 2014
You know the drill, it’s Wednesday so there’s a ton of news! Check it out! Jean Harlow is analogous to Marilyn Monroe when it comes to everyone and their sister putting out some type of biopic. I’ve reviewed two Harlow biopics and they’re both fairly terrible, so I doubt read more
In the Heat of the Night (1967) (3)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jan 21, 2014
The 1968 Academy Awards was probably the most important year for film production, rivaled by the heralded “best year in cinema” works of 1939. The Best Picture nominees of ’68 were a mix of old-guard, big budget family features, and independently financed productions made by young read more
Fireball: Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3 (3)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jan 20, 2014
Due to the book’s recent publication I’m reposting my original review I’ll republish this review during the holidays when a special 250 copies are released, and again in January when the book is officially available, yet I’m writing on it now. Why? Because Fireball is a gri read more
The Five Pennies (1959)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jan 16, 2014
The Five Pennies conjures up comparisons to similar musical biopics such as Night and Day or Young Man With a Horn; the latter, especially, due to its emphasis on horns. I enjoyed this far more than the previous two entries, but The Five Pennies suffers from the same issues plaguing all musical bio read more
News From the Lake for January 15th, 2014
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jan 15, 2014
A brief news update for this fantastic Wednesday which discusses TCM prepping for 31 Days of Oscar and a whole mess of upcoming DVDs and Blu-rays. I’ll explore the full slate for 31 Days of Oscar during my TCM Top Twelve for February, but they’ve announced the various themes for the mo read more
Sunrise (1927)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jan 14, 2014
I remain impressed at 20th Century Fox for releasing wonderful Blu-ray transfers of their classic films. Sure, they’re in the business of dollars and cents, but their reverence for history by releasing movies which aren’t expected to outsell the millions of movies released to the home read more
Zachary Scott: Hollywood’s Sophisticated Cad
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jan 13, 2014
Classic film aficionados remember Zachary Scott as the suave con artist Monte Beragon in Mildred Pierce, or the suave con artist opposite Joan Fontaine in Born to Be Bad. A career foiled by typecasting is Scott’s life, and author Ronald L. Davis’ biography lives up to the title of layin read more
The Last Tycoon (1976)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jan 8, 2014
The Last Tycoon was the final work by author F. Scott Fitzgerald; unfinished due to Fitzgerald’s death by heart attack, the book was “completed” as best it could and in 1976, Hollywood decided to take on the unfinished novel and turn it into an unfinished movie. Hollywood is death read more
The Whip and the Body (1963)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jan 7, 2014
The Mario Bava collection keeps rolling out movies courtesy of Kino Classics. Bava swathed in ermine and bathed in blood is the best way to describe The Whip and the Body; a sadomasochistic ghost story where frights and pleasure intertwine. A sexually potent tale contrasting with API’s Edgar read more
This Property Is Condemned (1966) (2)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jan 6, 2014
The first movie review of 2014 is this sultry Tennessee Williams tale of freedom and sexuality. It’s every Williams movie rolled into one. Despite a third act slump the movie never recovers from, This Property Is Condemned has the best performances from Natalie Wood and Robert Redford I̵ read more
The 20 Worst Reviewed Films of 2013
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jan 3, 2014
With the sweet comes the sour and after recounting the 20 Best Movies I Reviewed for 2013, it’s time to explore the worst. All of these movies between .5-1.5 Ronnies although I did bump up or down certain movies from their original ratings if they stuck with me by year’s end. As always read more
The Month in Film: December 2013
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jan 2, 2014
1. The Song of Bernadette* 2. Jane Eyre (1943)* 3. Frozen 4. Some Girl(s) 5. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians 6. O Brother, Where Art Thou? 7. The Iceman 8. Trading Mom* 9. Room 237 10. The Bishop’s Wife* 11. Intolerable Cruelty 12. Christmas in Connecticut* 13. The Blue Angel 14 read more
The 20 Best Reviewed Films of 2013
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jan 2, 2014
Time to count down the best movies I saw, and reviewed for Journeys in Classic Film, in 2013. To commemorate the occasion, I had the delightful Talky Tina show up to help us count. Just don’t upset her, she holds a grudge. Because I wrote far more this year than last I narrowed the list read more
Year in Review: The Top 10 Most-Read Articles of 2013
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Jan 1, 2014
Veronica is all prepared to celebrate the New Year, and introduce another as the mascot of Journeys in Classic Film. As I did last year, I’m counting down the top 10 most-read articles this year on the site. Since I actually have another year of numbers to go off of, I’ll also touch read more
The State of the Lake 2013
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Dec 31, 2013
Happy New Year everyone, and I am humbled and blessed to be closing out my second year running Journeys in Classic Film. In this final Lake Update of 2013, I’ll be running down a few awesome things which this blog gave me in 2013, as well as touching on a few things to prepare us for 2014! read more
Gene Tierney: A Biography
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Dec 30, 2013
Gene Tierney is the lady of the moment as we prepare to ring in 2014. If you missed my review of the exquisite Gene in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir you should do so at the link posted. Gene is slowly becoming a favorite actress of mine, and much like another burgeoning favorite, Jennifer Jones, led a read more
The TCM Top Twelve for January 2014
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Dec 29, 2013
It’s a new year and thus a whole new spate of TCM movies to anticipate. TCM continues to diversify their schedule, and while the inclusion of more modern movies is questionable, it hasn’t taken over the entire schedule. With that being said, I had to whittle this list down from thirty read more
Nosferatu (1922)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Dec 27, 2013
It’s unfathomable to think a 90-year old film can maintain the same level of terror as it did upon release, but F.W. Murnau‘s Nosferatu is just such a movie. From Max Schreck‘s unsettling visage as Count Orlock, to the movie’s tone which is so oppressive the viewer can taste read more