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The Month in Film: December 2012
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Jan 2, 2013
Wow, over 50 films watched this month! Christmas forced me to see at least 25, but with New Year’s, my surgery, and the need to finish up films to craft my year-end lists, I ended up seeing several films in one day over the span of the month. As I did with November, I’ll be going back read more
The Sting (1973)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 31, 2012
Maybe I wasn’t in the right mood to properly enjoy The Sting, or maybe it’s because I’ve seen far too many films that are heavily inspired by the classic film. The film is great, with an authentic look and feel, and amazing performances, but I think having seen other films that pl read more
Leading Lady Tournament Ads
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 31, 2012
Happy New Year’s eve everybody. I figured today I’d release the ads for the upcoming Leading Lady Tournament. The tournament starts January 13th and it’ll be seven nominees a piece spread over eight decades. Last year’s Leading Man Tournament turned out to be great, and read more
The TCM Top Twelve for January
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 31, 2012
A new year of the TCM Top Twelve kicks off with a slate of movies that I’m interested in. Unfortunately, TCM doesn’t seem to have any documentaries worth seeking out, in my opinion, nor is there a prime-time series this month where I’ve seen all the films. Regardless of that, the read more
2012 in review (2)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 30, 2012
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 47,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 11 Film Festivals Click here to see the compl read more
Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 29, 2012
Inside Daisy Clover makes for an interesting film in that the plot is really secondary to the acting on display. And when I say secondary, I mean the plot is awful. At over two hours, the story of a girl who becomes a celebrity is presented in a boring and melodramatic way. It’s really read more
The Lake Update for January
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 28, 2012
Hello everyone! With the year ending, I figured I’d get The Lake Update for January moved up quicker. In this update I’ll be discussing year-end things including contests, the last reviews of 2012, and what will be in store for January. It’s an action-packed month so let’s read more
25 Days of Christmas: Come to the Stable (1949) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 27, 2012
My final review for Christmas 2012 is the 1949 film Come to the Stable. It’s not a Christmas movie per se, but it does include the building of a church in a town called Bethlehem so it’s good enough to round out the series of reviews. Come to the Stable holds more than a few passing read more
25 Days of Christmas: Little Women (1933) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 26, 2012
The last one in my series of reviews on the three filmed adaptations of Little Women in honor of Christmas is the 1933 George Cukor version. This one is widely considered the de facto version of Little Women, and watching it after seeing the 1949 version I realized that the latter version is simply read more
Golden Age on the Printed Page: My Life as a Mankiewicz
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 25, 2012
Any classic film fan worth their salt knows the name Mankiewicz; whether its legendary director Joseph Mankiewicz who directed Cleopatra or Ben Mankiewicz who hosts on TCM. The biography My Life as a Mankiewicz follows the highs and lows of Tom Mankiewicz (who died in 2010), Joseph’s son, and read more
Merry Christmas to All…
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 25, 2012
Oh no, Ms. Natalie is giving me the side-eye! I really need to consider doing something with this image in the future. I absolutely adore the looks Natalie gives in the original Miracle on 34th Street. Anyway, I just wanted to post a little something wishing everyone a Merry Christmas! I know read more
25 Days of Christmas: Holiday Affair (1949) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 24, 2012
Coming into the home stretch of 25 Days of Christmas 2012, and the final three movies cannot come sooner. It’s not that I hate Christmas movies, it’s just I lost a day and the whole slate of films ran away with me. Today’s film is another first-time viewing for me; the 1949 film read more
Biopic Theater: The Buster Keaton Story (1957)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 23, 2012
The Buster Keaton Story is an interesting film to say the least. Interesting in that the filmmakers simply use Buster’s name and assume that makes it a biopic. The movie is no different from a studio simply slapping the name of a popular book onto a film and hoping the brand recognition will read more
25 Days of Christmas: The Lion in Winter (1968)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 23, 2012
The Lion in Winter was an eleventh-hour addition to the list simply because I wanted one more Christmas movie I’ve never seen. I would say this is probably the strangest Christmas movie out there for its ability combine historical drama and soap opera antics within a Christmas package. Watch read more
25 Days of Christmas: Joyeux Noel (2005) (2)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 23, 2012
This review originally ran Christmas Eve 2011. I finally purchased this on DVD this year and it’s become a staple in my household. It’s multilingual story is still relateable today and the performances will truly affect you. I have to give thanks to my World Religions in Cinema teacher read more
25 Days of Christmas: A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) (2)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 22, 2012
This review originally ran December 23rd, 2011. I still adore this Christmas special! Due to my surgery I’m a bit behind on reviews so I’ll be hoping to catch up before Christmas, but some reviews might happen after the holiday. As we get ever closer to Christmas Day we’re enteri read more
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 22, 2012
It’s been awhile since I was late on a Journeys in the Disney Vault post, so I don’t feel so bad (still trying to get back into the swing of things post-surgery). After the commercial success of Cinderella, Disney found themselves suffering a crushing blow with Alice in Wonderland. I read more
25 Days of Christmas: A Christmas Carol (1951)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 20, 2012
I was wary of watching any versions of A Christmas Carol this year after I did an entire month of various adaptations for my old podcast. Let’s just say after you watch four of those in a row you get bored with the story. Interestingly, in looking back on that grand adventure I noticed I did read more
Golden Age on the Printed Page: The Richard Burton Diaries
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 19, 2012
The Richard Burton Diaries is a thick 704 pages, but it is the encompassing look at the famous actor in his own words. The book itself is a diary filled with stories of Burton’s everyday life, his relationship with Elizabeth Taylor, and the minutiae of his existence. The minute details do read more
25 Days of Christmas: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) (2)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 19, 2012
This review originally ran December 25th, 2011. I wished I could have kept this as my Christmas Day review, but a few other movies caught my eye. This is still a must-watch as many times as you can. So our first 25 Days of Christmas series comes to a close with the best Christmas special out there read more