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Ann Dvorak: Hollywood’s Forgotten Rebel (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Nov 18, 2013
The main takeaway, for me, while reading Ann Dvorak: Hollywood‘s Forgotten Rebel is identifying with the book’s author, Christina Rice. In her touching forward to the biography, she details the difficult road she traversed in finding sources, and writing on a woman whom time has forgott read more
Winnie the Pooh (2011) (2)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Nov 16, 2013
The home stretch of the Disney Vault has arrived, and by the end of this month I’ll be putting this series into its own Disney Vault. We’re not there yet – three more movies to go – and this week’s feature presentation is a return to the company’s foundations. read more
My Day at the Warner Brothers Studios
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Nov 15, 2013
I mentioned during this month’s Lake Update I’d been invited to take a tour of the Warner Brothers Studio. Having only done the Universal Studios tour in the past, I was excited to visit a working studio without a theme park and independent of gimmickry and theme park rides. Joining read more
Vivacious Lady (1938) (3)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Nov 11, 2013
Vivacious Lady was on my TCM Top Twelve in August, and how fortuitous that Warner Archive ends up releasing it on DVD. I was apprehensive before watching it, considering my less than stellar relationship with Jimmy Stewart, even though I have come around to him of late after Call Northside 777. Vi read more
Tangled (2010)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Nov 9, 2013
Look to Tangled as evidence of how Disney treats their animated films today. The 2010 CGI-animated feature is beautifully rendered, with a return to Broadway-esque songs and witty scripts, although self-awareness rules the roost along with questionable doe-eyed females. Tangled may have put the read more
The Lake Update for November 2013
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Nov 5, 2013
Another month with some insanely awesome news, so let’s not waste another minute! Click the link and let’s talk about November and beyond! Next week marks the second anniversary of Journeys in Classic Film! I’ve mentioned this a few times before, but that anniversary surprises read more
Fosse
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Nov 4, 2013
Bob Fosse was a Renaissance man who acted and directed for both movies, television, and the Broadway stage. Several biographies have been written about the director, but Sam Wasson explores from the angle of a man living on borrowed time. Fosse is a fascinating, intense story of a man who lived read more
The TCM Top Twelve for November 2013
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Nov 3, 2013
We’re a bit late with the Top 12 this month, already missing one movie, but November is already jammed packed so there’s plenty to keep you on your toes if this is a day late. Let’s look at the twelve movies and TCM trio you need to be sitting down for this month! **As always, TC read more
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Nov 2, 2013
Disney marked their return to princess territory with this 2009 film, after taking a ten-year break from all things girly (Mulan is considered their last “princess” movie in spite of the fact Mulan isn’t descended from royalty or becomes royal by story’s end). The Princes read more
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Nov 1, 2013
Halloween ain’t over till someone does the Time Warp. I was fortunate to snag The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Blu-ray and it would be blasphemy not to review it as part of my 31 Days of Horror. I had planned to do it earlier, but outside circumstances forced it into being my closing night read more
I Married a Witch (1942) (2)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Oct 31, 2013
It was always decided that I’d include I Married a Witch during my Halloween festivities. After all, it was the film that brought Veronica Lake into my life. To give some context, Sullivan’s Travels cemented my love for Veronica, but I Married a Witch was the first film I ever saw her read more
News From the Lake for October 30th, 2013
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Oct 30, 2013
Since I took last week off it’s safe to say a lot of news accumulated. Only one actual news item and then it’s on to a bunch of Blu-ray/DVD news, so let’s not waste another minute! The first films to be screened at the fifth annual TCM Classic Film Festival have been announced, read more
The Uninvited (1944) (2)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Oct 29, 2013
The Uninvited is Gothic horror done at its utmost best; where atmosphere plagues every corner, inundating the audience with unrepentant chills and spooks. Director Lewis Allen treats his tale with reverence, and the characters of Roderick and Pamela Fitzgerald are, for better or worse, the audience read more
The Phantom of the Opera (1925) (2)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Oct 28, 2013
The Phantom of the Opera is a seminal film in horror movie history, and rightfully so. A technological wunderkind at the time, the movie is a haunting, angelic experience one must witness in their life. Silent films aren’t my favorite, and the movie has dated itself quite a bit – parti read more
The Essential Elizabeth Montgomery: A Guide to Her Magical Performances
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Oct 28, 2013
Spookily enough, it was last October (almost down to the day) that I reviewed author Herbie J. Pilato’s amazing biography on Elizabeth Montgomery, Twitch Upon a Star. If you haven’t read the original review, here it is in all its splendor. Pilato is back with another Halloween treat read more
Interview with Dena Kaye
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Oct 27, 2013
A few weeks back I reviewed 20th Century Fox‘s Blu-ray release of On the Riviera, released in honor of actor Danny Kaye‘s Centennial, and what a celebration its been. I was fortunate enough to chat with Kaye’s daughter, Dena, about her father as well as growing up and discovering read more
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Oct 26, 2013
We interrupt our weekly foray into the Disney Vault – which I’ll be posting later – to look at a live-action film starring one of Disney’s beloved actors, Don Knotts. While The Ghost and Mr. Chicken isn’t a Disney movie, Knotts created several enduring characters for read more
Interview with Rifftrax Alum Kevin Murphy
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Oct 25, 2013
Alongside my review of Rifftrax Live! Night of the Living Dead, I was fortunate to talk to Kevin Murphy, one of the riffers and all-around awesome guy. I’ve decided to republish my interview, originally published at Cinema Sentries, for your Halloween enjoyment! Audiences may be unfamiliar read more
Night of the Living Dead: Special Rifftrax Review
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Oct 25, 2013
If you’re looking for a straightforward review of Night of the Living Dead you can read it here. This special review looks at last night’s Rifftrax Live! event reviewing the movie. I have republished my article originally published at Cinema Sentries. George Romero’s Night of the read more
The Beast With Five Fingers (1946) (2)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Oct 24, 2013
The Beast With Five Fingers has a premise which refuses to die in popular culture. If you’ve watched the Addams Family, or the television show, Goosebumps, than you are well-versed in the horrors of disembodied hands. This 1940s B-movie fails to engage the readers with the plot, but when thi read more