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I mentioned during the first post that I’d be posting updates on Thursday and Sunday.  I might actually limit the update posts to once a week, especially if the numbers seem to have stagnated   With that, let’s briefly look at where the numbers are for week one, as they stand now.  Remem read more

If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you should know of my love for Tudor dramas. I think the only one I’ve reviewed for the blog is Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth. How funny then that I’m reviewing another Queen Elizabeth film today, only this one takes place when our read more

I’m going to keep my review of Night of the Comet rather informal, because that’s the type of movie it is. It’s a loving tribute to B-movies, particularly in the sci-fi and horror genre, that ends up transcending its confines with a fun plot, and some surprisingly well-rounded acting. Those who read more

As I start to branch out further into the world of classic cinema, one thing I’ve always wanted to integrate is news.  I’ve dabbled in news related columns so far.  I recall the Classic DVD Report of a few months back that ultimately went nowhere.  With that, I’ve decided to integr read more

This is the final movie of the series of films I saw in 2012.  I apologize if this review seems confused, or light, as its been awhile since I saw the film.  I swear I will never wait this long in-between reviews! After the Thin Man has a lot to live up to.  It’s the first sequel to the popula read more

Golden Age on the Printed Page will be taking a hiatus due to the Leading Lady Tournament (although spontaneous reviews might pop-up).  With that, I think that this week’s book is the perfect one to enter hiatus with!  Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies is the definitive text about Pickford, read more

The inaugural Leading Lady Tournament begins!  I envisioned seven nominees a decade, but finally settled on the standard five, and that was hard enough.  The early decades are easy to settle on, and I think these five nominees that start the tournament establish the high standards I looked for in read more

This week’s entry of Biopic Theater was by default. I have a bunch of my selections for this series on a convenient flash drive…that was inexplicably moved by my mother the other day. I finally decided to watch the one movie that’s available on YouTube, and it also marks the last of the Judy Garland read more

It’s been a few weeks but Journeys in the Disney Vault makes its triumphant 2013 return! There are three more Disney films in the 1950s, and it’s hard for me to decide if this one is my favorite of the decade, or second-favorite (the other contender is up in two weeks). Peter Pan is a fantastical read more

Hey all, a brief update to alert our contest winners!  The three winners are @TR3_DigniPHIed who won the Joan Blondell book.  Duke Mantee won the James Bond Comics, and Brian Schuck won Hollywood Enigma: Dana Andrews.  If you didn’t win, don’t be discouraged as I do contests frequently, read more

This is just a quick update on the Leading Lady Tournament.  I find myself at an impasse, and I’m hoping that the readers can help out on short notice.  I have seven nominees for each decade, but in look at the list I’m A) feeling I have a few too many nominees and B) that the large amou read more

I haven’t watched Rebecca in a few years, so at this point I’m declaring that Notorious is my favorite Alfred Hitchcock film (at the moment). There’s just so much to say about it, and yet I really don’t want to reveal too much so that you’ll go out and watch it for yourselves. On its surface, read more

I normally don’t like to do blog award posts because they can feel repetitive (not that I don’t appreciate the fantastic bloggers nice enough to give me awards in the first place).  I did decide to do one here, because this is a pretty great award with a lot of top bloggers involved.  Th read more

I figured it was only right to review an Elvis Presley movie, since his birthday was yesterday. I’m a casual fan of Elvis, the actor. I watched Viva Las Vegas a few years back, and despite the charms of Ann-Margaret, I found the film stale. With that, I decided to watch Jailhouse Rock which, accordi read more

White Zombie receives the distinction of being the first zombie movie ever made. It does introduce zombies differently from what we know today, but the entire film is an effective example of atmospheric horror. Bela Lugosi plays a more murderous character, conveniently named Murder Legendre, than he read more

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I wanted a complimentary photo of Natalie for this, but apparently she doesn’t smile much in Miracle on 34th Street, so Shirley Temple seemed a good alternative.  Yesterday, I posted the worst films I reviewed in 2012, and today we’re looking at the best.  The criteria are as follows: read more

I’ve been terrible with my reviewing, but in that time I’ve been feverishly working on creating my top 20 best and worst films I reviewed this year. The criteria for the films that made this list are as follows: I had to have watched and reviewed them for this blog; they had to have gott read more

I’m slowly working my way through the final four reviews of 2012, and that works in my favor as I haven’t really had time to watch classic films due to all the upcoming year-end and Oscar films that are out.  Anyway, today’s film is considered one of the premier works of Alfred Hit read more

Continuing my delayed year-end coverage I though I’d look back at the top ten most popular posts throughout the year.  The ones that made the top ten had the highest number of views and I was pretty surprised at a few of these getting such attention.  Do you have a favorite review that didn read more