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You may not know his name but you definitely know his face and probably love a particular film he’s starred in.  Robert Davi boasts over 118 roles in both film, television, and video games spanning all the way back to the late 1970s.  Davi’s played the opera loving Jake Frattelli in T read more

Finally back on track with a film review, this time getting prepped for Halloween a few months early (although I have a pretty awesome theme of Halloween movies for the blog).  Today’s film is the 1934 Edgar G. Ulmer film The Black Cat which made my TCM Top Twelve in June.  The Black Cat read more

So sorry for the lack of posts this week.  I was visiting relatives and figured I’d have all this free-time to watch movies and blog…when has that ever worked out?  Since I didn’t watch any movies worth blogging (and I’m working my way through several books to review) I fi read more

I don’t often praise books right out the gate but you should go out and buy today’s book.  Live Fast, Die Young: The Wild Ride of Making Rebel Without a Cause is one of the most comprehensive books I’ve read not only detailing the making of a film, but discussing the film’ read more

It’s easy to confuse today’s film with several others that deal with lovable spirits trying to make amends.  When I sat down to watch Topper, and well into the film’s runtime, I saw comparisons with the 1978 remake of Heaven Can Wait (I do have the original of that film in read more

**This is my contribution to the Summer Under the Stars blogathon hosted by ScribeHard on Film and Sittin’ on a Backyard Fence.  I’ll be participating several times over this month so I recommend bookmarking both sites to read all the coverage of TCM’s Summer Under the Stars. A new read more

The Liebster Award is going around and I was graciously given it courtesy of John over at LAMMY Winning blog The Droid You’re Looking For as well as the wonderful trio of Three Guys One Movie.  Getting the Liebster is a pretty big deal to me considering it originated over at the phenomenal The read more

Today’s book review is from a Hollywood insider whose name might not ring a bell.  In general Hollywood agent Richard Gregson is known for one thing: being the first husband (overlooked by the glossy second husband Robert Wagner) of actress Natalie Wood.  Sadly, this is not all that defines read more

In honor of Lucille Ball’s birthday I figured I’d showcase my fifteen favorite episodes of I Love Lucy.  I’ve tried to include clips and/or full episodes.  If nothing is provided in terms of video I’ve discussed why I love the episode.  Happy birthday Lucy! Episodes in order read more

I’m traveling out of town today so the Leading Man results might be delayed and you might still see the final poll open in the morning.  I’ll be trying my hardest to get the results out by afternoon or early evening.  Sorry for the inconvenience. Fill in your details below or click an read more

The first Journeys in Classic Film Leading Man Tournament officially comes to a close!  It’s been a long road filled with shock and surprises but eventually we came down to two actors representing two distinct eras of machismo.  Sadly, only one can be declared a winner and thankfully we h read more

Let’s start with a question posed to the faithful readers of this blog:  What’s better Mrs. Miniver or The Best Years of Our Lives?  I haven’t seen the latter yet but that seems to be the key debate I saw after watching this, that you have to choose one or the other which is strang read more

It’s easy to see where Pirates of the Caribbean (the film not the ride) got their inspiration; from Errol Flynn and Captain Blood.  I’m not a fan of pirate adventure films but I wanted a better grasp of Flynn’s background considering the rabid fan base that got him the win in the read more

Celebrity biopics are nothing new in the entertainment world but from the 1960s-1990s and again in the 2000s there was a spate of made-for-television and cheap theatrical celebrity biopics.  Many of them were based on lurid books and/or attempted to tell “the real story.”  I’m t read more

I can’t believe this is the last poll update before our winner is declared.  It’s been a long road to this moment but on Sunday a winner will be chosen and the tournament comes to a close.  The winner will get a vaulted place of honor on the site (haven’t figured out whether o read more

I’m reviewing all five films (and one documentary) in the Forbidden Hollywood volume two box set:   Review of Night Nurse Review of Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin, and Censorship in pre-Code Hollywood Review of The Divorcee We get to the last Norma Shearer film in the Forbidden Hollywood read more

Oh is there a lot going on in the TCM world this month.  If you don’t know (and if you don’t you’re not a TCM fan), August is the month of Summer Under the Stars: 31 Days and 31 stars.  Where each day has a slew of films devoted to a particular person.  With that I’ve be read more

Wow there’s been quite a bit of voting going on in the first two days of this tournament.  Seventeen votes so far which could be a record in the history of this tourney (in terms of most votes so quickly).  There’s definitely a clear-cut frontrunner and really it’s enough of a read more

I’m all for looking for opportunities to see classic films on-screen and within the last year the lone theater that used to show old films closed down.  Thankfully, Cinemark theaters has decided to run a classic film series.  It started this summer and thankfully they’ve decided to co read more

**I’m reposting this as part of the LAMB Acting School Tribute to Rosalind Russell.  Head over to the LAMB to discover more contributions highlighting Ms. Russell** I’ve said this before, I’m a Broadway geek and yet I’ve never seen what is the quintessential Broadway story. read more