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Golden Age on the Printed Page: Who Won?!? – An Irreverent Look at the Oscars, Volume 1
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Apr 1, 2013
Come Oscar time, everyone becomes an armchair member of the Academy. If you’ve sat in front of your television during the Oscars and said “What were they thinking,” I have just the book for you! Author Robert James is undertaking a massive effort to watch every Oscar telecast and read more
The Month in Film: March 2013
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Mar 31, 2013
I did better this month than I did last, possibly due to Spring Break and an overall lack of pressing school work. I didn’t watch a movie a day, but got several movies reviewed at various sites, and even made it to the movies more than once! Let’s look at what the month in movies has read more
Beyond the Sea (2004)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Mar 31, 2013
I’m not sure what the parameters are for biopics that focus on singers/actors, or if I should even include them. I mean do I include the myriad of Elvis biopics, or just the ones that focus on the films, etc? I’ll make this week’s choice a test case, and you can let me know where read more
TCM Top Twelve: April 2013
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Mar 30, 2013
Have I mentioned how ready I am for summer to get here? TCM keeps coming up with amazing movies for me to watch, and I’m usually at school or doing schoolwork (and with finals coming up it’s only going to get worse). I really need to consider quitting school entirely and becoming a TCM read more
The House on 92nd Street (1945)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Mar 29, 2013
The House on 92nd Street is commonly listed as a must-see entry in the film noir canon. I deign it a perfect example of a period piece in that it’s incredibly dated. I understand the intent of the semi-documentary style, but the antiquated newsreel format is enough to put audiences to sleep read more
Apartment for Peggy (1948)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Mar 28, 2013
While I didn’t have glowing praise for 20th Century Fox‘s adaptation of Tender is the Night, just released on their Cinema Archives label, I found it in this 1948 comedy. Apartment for Peggy is a prototypical post-WWII tale about soldiers acclimating to life after wartime, and the wives read more
News From the Lake: The Making of Rock Hudson, More TCM Film Fest News, Universal Release Dates
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Mar 26, 2013
A lot of news in this installment of News From the Lake. We’ll discuss an upcoming Hollywood biopic, some TCM news, a few Universal films to be on the watch for, and FOX revealing some more manufactured on demand DVDs. Rock Hudson is set to receive the red carpet treatment with a Hollywood read more
Tender Is the Night (1962)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Mar 26, 2013
I’m currently enmeshed in the world of F. Scott Fitzgerald, and am reading Tender is the Night in anticipation (my teacher’s, not mine) of writing a paper. So when it was announced that the newest wave of 20th Century Fox‘s manufactured-on-demand (MOD) DVDs would include this 1962 read more
Leading Lady Tournament: Finals
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Mar 25, 2013
Out of forty actresses we’re finally down to two. One represents the Golden Age of Hollywood, while the other represents the new breed of living legends, and only one will get the title of Leading Lady 2013. As always, voting runs from Monday to Monday, and I hope to remember to update on read more
Classic Movie Actress Tourney: Final Two
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Mar 24, 2013
This will be the final week the Classic Movie Tourney runs on my site. Starting Wednesday, all the finalists, from all the decades, will conclude at All Good Things. The final two ladies are below, along with the survey link. If you’re visiting from All Good Things, please consider voting read more
Hitchcock (2012) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Mar 24, 2013
Last year kicked off a wave of Hollywood biopics that don’t look to abate into 2013. Hitchcock was one of two films about the legendary director that arrived in 2012. I reviewed HBO’s television movie, The Girl, which detailed Hitch’s relationship with Tippi Hedren when it aired read more
The Rescuers (1977)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Mar 23, 2013
The close of the 1970s marks a turning point in the Walt Disney Company. We’ve seen turning points before with individual films, but none more so than in The Rescuers. The film would be the last hit for Disney until 1989, and would signal the close of the longest “golden age” in read more
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Mar 22, 2013
I’ve seen Night of the Living Dead several times in my life, and yet watching it with an audience during my American Horror class, I noticed flaws that I couldn’t ignore. Despite director George Romero‘s insistent comments that he didn’t intend any racial themes to emerge, read more
The Narrow Margin (1952) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Mar 21, 2013
The Narrow Margin was on of TCM Top Twelve for March, and how fortuitous because it’s also been restored for presentation at the upcoming TCM Classic Film Festival. It’s cited as the definition of the B-movie, and I have to agree. It’s a thrilling, contained story held together read more
Classic Movie Actress Tourney: Final Four
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Mar 20, 2013
We’re in the final four of All Good Things’ March Madness Classic Actress Tournament. The four ladies below are fighting it out right now, and the two winners of this section with go head-t0-head Sunday. The overall winner will fight it out over at Monty’s site, which you can vis read more
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Mar 19, 2013
Three hour movies possess something special in order to convince me to devote the time. Nicholas and Alexandra was just such a film, as it not only appeases my love for royal monarchies, but it also indulges the girl in me who adored the story of the Romonov’s. Any young girl of the 1990s read more
News From the Lake: TCM Honors Richard D. Zanuck & Warner Brothers Releases the Ultimate Gangster Collection
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Mar 18, 2013
A brief news segment for this afternoon! We look at TCM’s upcoming tribute to producer Richard D. Zanuck, as well as reveal upcoming artwork and details on Warner Brothers new Blu-Ray collection of gangster films. TCM continues to put out interesting themes and tributes this year. Hollywoo read more
Leading Lady Tournament: Semi-Finals Part 2
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Mar 18, 2013
It all ends next week. The winner of this round of semi-finals will square off with our classic movie winner for one big final showdown. As we did last week, I’ll recount the road our nominees of taken; who they’ve bested, and how many votes they’ve amassed, so far. Voting close read more
Classic Movie Actresses Tourney: 1950s Bracket (Part 4)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Mar 17, 2013
We’re down to the wire in Monty’s Classic Movie Actresses Tourney. Two ladies will be fighting to be the leader of their respective categories. As always, you can check out the numbers over at All Good Things, and see how everyone ended up where they are now. Voting is conducted at read more
The Mystery of Natalie Wood (2004)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on Mar 17, 2013
It seems I’ve unintentionally fallen into getting these out every other week, and I hope that changes soon. Either way, this week’s biopic is one I’ve been excited to review. The Mystery of Natalie Wood is a misnomer because there’s never any mystery to be solved. Is it read more