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Peter Cushing: A Life in Film
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 27, 2013
Yesterday was actor Peter Cushing‘s 100th birthday, and I wish I was able to schedule this to run earlier in celebration of it. Thankfully, I have something to bring to the table, regardless, in the form of the biography Peter Cushing: A Life in Film by David Miller. I’ve seen snippets read more
The George Raft Story (1961)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 26, 2013
Have I mentioned that the 1960s was not the time to have a biopic about you made? In doing this series, there’s been several actors throughout the fifties and sixties who have given away the rights to their life story, for various reasons, while they’re still alive. All of them have read more
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 25, 2013
Beauty and the Beast: The film that changed everything! This was the animation feature that proved to the naysayers that animated films were just as compelling as live-action movies, and it said that all the way to a Best Picture nomination (a feat that wouldn’t be repeated until 2009 with Di read more
A Summer Place (1959)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 24, 2013
I’m writing this review later in the day for several reasons: 1) I watched the movie late at night and didn’t have the energy to churn out a decent review, and 2) I struggled to figure out the best way to convey my disdain for this film. I picked A Summer Place for my entry into the Chi read more
News From the Lake: DVD Releases, Mel Brooks, a Greta Garbo Biopic, and Cinemark Classic Series
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 23, 2013
Blame Cleopatra for why this is late, but never late than never, right? In this expansive News From the Lake segment, I’ll announce some DVD release dates, discuss Mel Brooks getting the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award, a new biopic in the works, and what movies you can see in theaters this su read more
Cleopatra (1963)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 23, 2013
The review is a bit late, and hastily written today, but I just got home (it’s about midnight) from watching Cleopatra, on the big screen, for its 50th anniversary. Despite it’s excessive runtime, Cleopatra is the quintessential movie to see in a theater due to its epic scope; they don& read more
Brubaker (1980) – Father’s Day Gift Guide
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 22, 2013
Does your father enjoy social reform movies, and/or the work of acclaimed actor Robert Redford? If you answered “yes” to either of those questions, you might want to pick up a copy of the 20th Century Fox film, Brubaker on Blu-ray. While the movie is dated with its hammy analysis of read more
Major Dundee (1965) – Father’s Day Gift Guide
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 21, 2013
Twilight Time is ambitious for putting out a critically excoriated (at the time) Sam Peckinpah film, but they have and I applaud the effort. While I didn’t adore Major Dundee, and it wears its problems sewn into its sleeve, there’s something to admire in its scope and tenacity. Contain read more
Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 20, 2013
If I told you to list some of the staples of motion pictures what would you include: stars, a good script. Would you mention sex? Whether explicit or implied, the act of making love is always portrayed on-screen (even when the Code removed it from film there were still ways to imply that people read more
Harlow (1965) – Part Two
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 19, 2013
Last November, I covered the first 1965 biopic about Jean Harlow (also titled Harlow) starring Carol Lynley. If you’d like to read that review, you can do so here. Being made for television and filmed in black and white, that film wasn’t the best known of the Harlow biopics. This Harl read more
The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 18, 2013
I’ve returned with a new decade in the Disney Vault. The nineties saw Disney churning out film upon film, so it’ll take almost all summer for me to get through this decade. The Rescuers Down Under was the first Disney sequel (and one of the few, for several years, to see a thea read more
My Interview with Jane Withers
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 17, 2013
I was beyond honored to be able to speak with actress Jane Withers at the beginning of the month. If you’ve watched any of her films, her distinctive voice and exuberant personality haven’t changed in her 87-years on this Earth (she just had a birthday April 12th), and she’s sweet read more
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935), Rascals (1938), & High School (1940)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 16, 2013
The final three films in the Four Days with Jane series show the good, the bad, and the ugly! High School and Rascals are Jane at her madcap best, with the edge going to the latter. The final one, The Farmer Takes a Wife, is a Jane Withers film in name only as the movie is really a leading vehicl read more
Chicken Wagon Family (1939) & Golden Hoofs (1941)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 15, 2013
Day 2 in the Four Days with Jane series, and we see another set of movies dealing with the immigrant experience, and spirited teenage hijinks. These two see Withers getting older, with the latter being the actresses’ solid foray into young adulthood. Once again, one is better than the other read more
News From the Lake: Fox, Sony Classics, Warner Archive and the CONTEST WINNER!
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 15, 2013
I’m sure several of you are here to find out if you won a copy of The Great Escape on Blu-ray. I’ll get to that soon, but first let’s look at what’s coming out in the worlds of classic movies. I have a bit of news from 20th Century Fox, Sony Classics, and Warner ArchiveR read more
Little Miss Nobody (1936) & Paddy O’Day (1935)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 14, 2013
The next four days will be devoted to the films of actress Jane Withers. Why, do you ask? A) Because I got a mess of her movies that I want to review and B) because the reviews lead up to my full interview with the star. (I feel pretty proud to have nabbed an interview at all). Since her movies read more
Mae Murray: The Girl With the Bee-Stung Lips
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 13, 2013
Reading Mae Murray: The Girl With the Bee-Stung Lips made me sad; sad in recounting the similarities between Mae and my love for Veronica Lake. The introduction by author Michael Ankerich is heartfelt, genuine, and is aware that by the end of his research he had to present a biography, warts and al read more
The Raven (1935)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 11, 2013
Since I’m taking a break from Journeys in the Disney Vault this week, I’ll throw in a review of last week’s Svengoolie episode on the 1935 Universal horror film, The Raven. The Raven pairs up Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi in a taut, albeit brief, horror film. Nothing too unique, read more
The Affairs of Annabel (1938)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 10, 2013
The Affairs of Annabel was a wild-care choice for my TCM Top 12 in April, mostly because I adore Lucille Ball and I’ve only seen her work in Stage Door. The Affairs of Annabel isn’t a bad movie, it’s just unmemorable and entirely blah. The daffy hijinks of a movie star and her read more
So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 9, 2013
It’s appropriate that So Proudly We Hail! aired during TCM’s new series Friday Night Spotlight (yes, by admitting that I acknowledge this review is a taste late to the party), as it features a war story that doesn’t explore the quiet desperation of army wives at home. The read more