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25 Days of Christmas: The Bishop’s Wife (1947) (2)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 17, 2012
The Bishop’s Wife was my big discovery last Christmas after a viewing on TCM. I’m a huge Cary Grant fan and thankfully one of the box sets of his films came with this movie included! The Bishop’s Wife is a sweet, inspirational film about having faith and believing in miracles. read more
Biopic Theater: Child Star – The Shirley Temple Story (2001)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 16, 2012
Remember when The Wonderful World of Disney aired on television? Remember when they used to create original movies? It was a brief, shining moment in my television viewing history, but I remember it well. I remember watching Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story when it first aired, and being dazz read more
25 Days of Christmas: Miracle on 34th Street (1947) (2)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 16, 2012
This review originally ran on December 20th, 2011. I recently bought this on Blu-Ray, and I’ll give my thoughts on the Blu-Ray itself within the review. My thoughts on the film itself haven’t changed, and have only grown. Natalie Wood continues to astound me, and the film has such love read more
Cinderella (1950)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 15, 2012
We’ve returned to feature-length films, and not a moment too soon! I’m debating whether to hang up these reviews till after the holidays die down, but I’ll leave that up to the readers. Do you feel you have enough time to devote to reading two reviews, or would you prefer nothing read more
25 Days of Christmas: Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (1970) (2)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 15, 2012
This review originally ran December 10th, 2012. Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town is my favorite Rankin-Bass production that has memorable songs, and a memorable villain! Tonight’s film is a television movie, but it’s an iconic Christmas film I had to do that holds a place in most read more
25 Days of Christmas: Little Women (1994)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 15, 2012
Part two of my three-part series of Little Women reviews discusses the 1994 version of Louisa May Alcott‘s classic. This is the Little Women I grew up with folks, and it’s probably the more star-studded of the three to modern audiences (which is not to say that the 1949 version doesn read more
25 Days of Christmas: The Wizard of Oz (1939) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 14, 2012
It’s beyond difficult to review truly beloved films since there’s little new you can bring to the table short of its amazing. I did something different with yesterday’s review of The Sound of Music by combining it with a Blu-Ray review. For today’s review, let’s go read more
25 Days of Christmas: The Sound of Music (1965)/Mint in the Box Review (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 13, 2012
I’m doing something new for today’s review. I’ll be reviewing The Sound of Music as a film, but also opening the new for a new running feature I’m hoping to roll out on the blog called Mint in the Box which will review DVD boxed sets. Christmas is right around the corner, read more
25 Days of Christmas: The Shop Around the Corner (1940) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 12, 2012
As one comment on the Facebook page read when I alluded to my less-than-positive review of this film of this film, it may be time to get out your pitchforks readers. It’s not that I didn’t like The Shop Around the Corner. It’s just not my favorite Ernst Lubitsch film. One issue read more
25 Days of Christmas: Christmas in Connecticut (1945) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 11, 2012
Christmas in Connecticut is a screwball charmer that proves Barbara Stanwyck‘s prowess as an unlikely comedienne. I reviewed a Stanwyck film last Christmas, the 1940 movie Remember the Night, and while I thought it was okay I don’t really remember much. It’s apparent that Christma read more
Golden Age on the Printed Page: Marlene
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 10, 2012
Marlene Dietrich is one of the legendary actresses of our time, there’s no doubt about that. I was interested to read her autobiography considering the time period in which she made her films, themselves ripe with film history, as well as hearing about her life. Dietrich was a staunch suppor read more
25 Days of Christmas: Gremlins (1984) (2)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 10, 2012
This review was originally published December 17th, 2011. Gremlins is a fun movie, and this review is actually the most read in the site’s history (go figure). It’s not a classic, and it’s fairly dark for a Christmas movie, but boy is it fun! Gremlins is an interesting Christmas read more
25 Days of Christmas: The Ref (1994) (2)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 9, 2012
This review originally ran December 12th, 2009. The Ref is probably one of my favorite Christmas movies. It’s quirky, it’s dark, and it expertly sums up my family’s holiday get-togethers. Tonight’s 25 Days of Christmas is a hilarious dark comedy that will make you appreciat read more
Biopic Theater: The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 9, 2012
I think I’ve finally settled on a proper title for this column! Everyone give a round of applause to Biopic Theater (and if you don’t like it, I dare you to come up with something better). This week’s film is a Howard Hughes biopic that isn’t The Aviator. The Amazin read more
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) (2)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 8, 2012
You might call this cheating, but this review ran already. It originally ran as part of my Halloween films, so if you missed it the first time here it is. I can’t be any happier that the package films are done. None of them were particularly great, and it seemed that the animators were limp read more
25 Days of Christmas: Miracle (2004) (2)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 8, 2012
I originally published this review December 8th, 2011 so perfect timing! I adore this movie, and it’s a Christmas classic in my eyes. Every word I wrote in this original review holds true today. Miracle is probably one of my favorite movies, and I’m a girl who also enjoys Kirsten read more
25 Days of Christmas: The Polar Express (2004)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 6, 2012
I seem to be reliving Halloween all over again; except the movies here are snow-covered. I always try to pick a few new movies to watch over the holidays. Not only does this prevent the same old thing, but I discover new favorites. Unfortunately, as I discovered during Halloween, there’s read more
Little Women (1949) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 4, 2012
As a subset of my 25 Days of Christmas I decided to watch all three film adaptations of Little Women. I have seen them all separately, but this will be the first time I watch them in a small time-span which will allow me to note similarities and differences in tone and presentation. I have seen read more
The Month in Film: November 2012
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 4, 2012
You can always tell the end of the semester’s coming when my movie output increases. I watched a diverse slate of film, with a prevalence of movies I generally liked. I expect this number to double by the end of December, since school is finished. Clicking on the title of the film will read more
Golden Age on the Printed Page: Hello, Gorgeous – Becoming Barbra Streisand
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 3, 2012
What do we think about that new title for these reviews? Honestly, I can’t think of anything better so I’m gonna stick with it for a while if no one minds. Today’s book wouldn’t necessarily fit the bill of other books I’ve reviewed, but I didn’t know that when read more