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To Have and Have Not (1944) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Sep 7, 2012
Did I mention I love that TCM’s star of the month is Lauren Bacall? I really wanted to watch and review The Big Sleep (which I love more than this film) but school is really kicking my ass. Regardless, I did pick a film that bestowed Bacall unto the masses as this adaptation of Ernes read more
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Sep 6, 2012
Films “based on true events” flourished throughout the 1970s with The Last House on the Left and The Amityville Horror being the bigger names in the genre. Sadly what the films in this genre all had in common were “true” stories being anything but and forgoing read more
Hall of Fame Inductees for September
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Sep 5, 2012
With a new month we see some updates and a new member join the Hall of Fame. We have one inductee for this month joining the members already inducted. I’ve also tweaked the rules on future inductions into the Hall of Fame which I’ll discuss below. Let’s see who will read more
The Month in Film: August 2012
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Sep 4, 2012
It’s August so that means TCM’s Summer Under the Stars happened and that seems to be all that happened. My film count went down this month as a result of my going out of town and returning to school which accounts for the uptick in rewatches and lack of reviews in the last week. read more
Old Hollywood Book Reviews: Peekaboo – The Story of Veronica Lake
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Sep 3, 2012
It’s shocking and sad to me that there are only two biographies written about legendary icon Veronica Lake. Both books are out-of-date and heavily disputed. I wonder what one needs to go on a quest to write a biography because I’d definitely take up the cause to write an honest and tho read more
James Dean (2001)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Sep 2, 2012
A quick aside: Due to my birthday on Friday (yay me) I wasn’t able to get out this week’s Journeys in the Disney Vault so Fantasia will be put up next Friday. Today’s Golden Age on the Silver Screen film is the 2001 TNT biopic James Dean. It’s one of the more famous read more
The TCM Top Twelve for September
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Aug 31, 2012
September is a good month for me in numerous ways, predominately that it contains my birthday which I do celebrate for the entire month as my mother so kindly states. With that TCM must have known because their star of the month is Lauren Bacall who you’ll know as being in my Hall of read more
Summer Under the Stars: Three on a Match (1932)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Aug 30, 2012
**My final contribution to the Summer Under the Stars blogathon. Head over to ScribeHard on Film or Sittin’ on a Backyard Fence to read all past contributions. I’m reviewing all five films (and one documentary) in the Forbidden Hollywood volume two box set, below are my previous read more
Female (1933) (2)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Aug 28, 2012
I’m reviewing all five films (and one documentary) in the Forbidden Hollywood volume two box set, below are my previous reviews: Review of Night Nurse Review of Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin, and Censorship in pre-Code Hollywood Review of The Divorcee Review of A Free Soul Female is a frustrat read more
Old Hollywood Book Reviews: Joan Blondell – A Life Between Takes
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Aug 27, 2012
This week’s installment of Old Hollywood Book Reviews looks at a biography everyone should go out and read! I’ve given a few books unanimous praise but this one gets a pass all the way around. Joan Blondell: A Life Between Takes by Matthew Kennedy is a must-read for fans of Blondell read more
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Aug 26, 2012
We’re back with another edition of The Golden Age on the Silver Screen, a segment that reviews made-for-TV, little known, or less than stellar celebrity biopics. In this week’s edition we’re coming all the way up to 2001 with a biopic attempting to showcase the life of screen a read more
Pinocchio (1940) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Aug 25, 2012
Another edition of Journeys In the Disney Vault (took me long enough)! Today’s film tells the tale of a little wooden boy going on a manic and frightening series of adventures. Actually, the film details a little boy exploring the perils of kidnapping, indentured servitude, child read more
A Look Towards the Future….Schedule Wise
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Aug 24, 2012
Before you roll your eyes and think I didn’t have anything to write about for today’s entry I totally did but I blame Gene Kelly! See yesterday (and continuing till 6am today depending on when you’re reading this) I was all set out to do some serious blogging on Female in my read more
Summer Under the Stars: An American in Paris (1951)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Aug 23, 2012
**Another contribution to the Summer Under the Stars blogathon. Check out the rest at Sittin’ on a Backyard Fence and ScribeHard on Film** Director Vincente Minnelli returns to this blog! I’ve seen five of his films, one I’ve reviewed here (Father’s Little Dividend) and read more
Heaven Can Wait (1943) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Aug 22, 2012
A surprising fact: The 1978 movie with the same name isn’t a remake of this 1943 film! In fact, aside from both dealing with death and the afterlife, there’s nothing similar in plot or story between the two. The 1978 film Heaven Can Wait is actually a remake of the 1941 film Here Co read more
The Classic DVD Report
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Aug 21, 2012
Any classic film fan can tell you that there’s never enough money to buy DVDs. Okay I think that extends to regular film fans, book fans, and the like. With that I’ve decided to put together a little something to gather my thoughts and look at the various classic films coming to DVD read more
Old Hollywood Book Reviews: Marilyn Monroe – Private and Confidential
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Aug 20, 2012
It’s been awhile since I’ve discussed anything Marilyn Monroe related. I guess after all that time spent in my Month with Marilyn that mad this blog what it is today I was burned out on the blonde bombshell. We return to look at her in an amazingly factual biography that should be t read more
Goodbye, Norma Jean (1976)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Aug 19, 2012
I’ve officially dubbed my look at the various celebrity biopics made-for-television and/or are less than remembered The Golden Age on the Silver Screen. Today’s film didn’t start on television but it should have. Actually television would be too good for this hunk of garbage read more
Mildred Pierce (1945) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Aug 18, 2012
My notes on Mildred Pierce are extensive; almost filling two pages of my notebook. And yet I argued with my mother about the message of the movie. To start, I loved Mildred Pierce. I thought the performance by Joan Crawford was the best I’ve seen and Ann Blyth is so evil you can’t read more
Summer Under the Stars: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Aug 17, 2012
**Another contribution to this month’s Summer Under the Stars Blogathon! All past and upcoming posts can be found at ScribeHard on Film or at Sittin’ on a Backyard Fence.** I’ve seen Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner several times and it always reasserts my love for the actors read more