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A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Apr 21, 2012
Elia Kazan’s adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire is an important film in my life. I first saw it in community college when we wrote about the various comparisons and contrast between the play and the film (there’s a lot of watering down in the movie). I wrote so much on Blanche DuBo read more
To My Fellow Grammar Nazis….
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Apr 21, 2012
I wasn’t going to address this but after hearing about it more than a few times I figured I’d put up something. One, I am an English major (I’ll be getting my Bachelor’s in three weeks!) and Two, yes I’m aware the title of this blog was spelled wrong. The correct way read more
Training Day (2001)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Apr 18, 2012
I’ve officially seen Training Day, a movie that’s sat on my Netflix queue for over two years (and ironically enough, I saw it on premium cable). Training Day is the film Denzel Washington won Best Actor for, making it the first time an African-American actor won an Oscar for a film dire read more
The Invisible Man (1933) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Apr 17, 2012
I am shocked and astounded at the recent spike in readers this blog has found. For the last three days we’ve consistently cracked 100 hits which is a bit feat for me (watch the numbers plunge as soon as I hit “publish”). Today’s review is a classic Universal movie from 1933 read more
Blogathons, Awards, and Other Musings
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Apr 16, 2012
Two posts in one day…wow that’s a record for me! My entry for the day is my contribution to the My Movie Year Blogathon run by Andy over at Fandango Groovers so be sure to read that if you haven’t already! This is just meant to be a general update and some thank you’s so read more
My Movie Year: 1999
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Apr 15, 2012
I was honored when Andy, head blogger of the Fandango Groovers Movie Blog invited me to participate in his My Movie Year blogathon. The blogathon celebrates each writer’s favorite year in film with their top 5 favorite films that came out during that time. I highly recommend you check out read more
The Dark Crystal (1982)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Apr 14, 2012
Today’s film is a beloved cult classic…that I just wasn’t connecting with. I love Jim Henson’s work to a point. I LOVE Labyrinth (although most girls my age do…Bowie) and I liked Fraggle Rock more than The Muppets (I know…sacrelige). So I’m not sure if read more
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey (2011)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Apr 12, 2012
Putting up the second to last pre-written review I have. I have a midterm today so no time to throw up an in-depth one. This is a great movie though! I should have seen Being Elmo last year but sadly the world of the documentary is a small one and it never came to any area I could visit, thus read more
After Hours (1985)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Apr 11, 2012
Apologies for the last post (it’s only late to those in Europe but I’ll apologize anyway). Today’s movie is one of director Martin Scorsese’s….less than successful films. Oh it had critics raving but it didn’t seem to make any money, mostly because audiences wer read more
1st Journey in Classic Film Tournament
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Apr 10, 2012
This is a quick post to keep everyone updated on the poll. The readers voted and by a score of 3 votes, the first tournament you guys want is around actors or actresses. Since many of the better blogs (they’re all awesome) have done their various tournaments around actresses this year I thin read more
The Decoy Bride (2011)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Apr 10, 2012
As a female, I generally find the latest output of romantic comedies to be utter crap. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to make love and pratfalls appealing to the masses so I had little hope for the latest British import, The Decoy Bride to be any good. I honestly only watched it for read more
The Celluloid Closet (1995)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Apr 9, 2012
A documentary is on the plate for today’s entry, and it looks at the world of homosexuality in film. Like any minority group, the roles for homosexuals have been less than diverse and The Celluloid Closet, based on the book by Vito Russo, looks at the role of gay and lesbian characters in fil read more
Stir of Echoes (1999)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Apr 8, 2012
Today’s film is the 1999 Stir of Echoes, a loose (and boy is that meaning applied here with a paintbrush) adaptation of the Richard Matheson book of the same name. I have the Matheson book, and several other Matheson novels, and from what I’ve seen Hollywood just doesn’t know how read more
A Room with a View (1985)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Apr 7, 2012
Costume dramas aren’t all made equal! When my friends recommend movies to me and say “it’s a costume drama, you’ll love it” I have to bite my tongue because they’re not all gems. I was a bit hesitant to watch the works of producing duo Merchant/Ivory because, read more
The Skin I Live In (2011)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Apr 6, 2012
I probably shouldn’t be reviewing this right now. Director Pedro Almodovar’s The Skin I Live In is a film that requires one to really sit back and think about whether they liked it or not. I equate this a lot to something like Melancholia where I didn’t like it on first viewing, read more
Victim (1961)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Apr 5, 2012
We’re back with more movie reviews and today’s film is a groundbreaking piece of cinema. Known as the first English language film to use the term “homosexual,” Victim is a seminal film in gay cinema. I first heard about it in watching parts of the Celluloid Closet (a docume read more
Old Hollywood Book Reviews: The Murder of Bob Crane
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Apr 4, 2012
Another installment of Old Hollywood Book Reviews (I’m taking suggestions on if this title actually works or if there’s a better one out there). Today’s book isn’t about a classic film star per se, but a crime that is always thrown out when someone mentions Old Hollywood. I read more
If I Could Program One Day… (2)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Apr 3, 2012
Ah the world of finals! I’m in the homestretch of school (actually my home stretch as an undergrad) so it’s planning for final exams and writing out outlines for final papers, thus little movie watching and little blogging. Bear with me over the ensuing weeks and I thank everyone who read more
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Mar 30, 2012
To start, I have to apologize for the lack of posts. I’m getting into midterms so my schedule has been: School, homework, sleep with no movie watching. In fact, today’s movie is the first I’ve watched in days! I’ll try to add more lists in the event of no post as I hate read more
General Upkeep
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Mar 28, 2012
No movie today, it’s been a brutal return for the last 8 weeks of school before summer vacation so I’m a bit winded today. I did think I’d post some general updates. So that’s it for today’s post. I promise more movie reviews tomorrow! Kristen Fill in your details bel read more