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The Films of Jean Harlow: The Girl From Missouri (1934)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Mar 7, 2012
Today’s film almost feels like a sequel to yesterday’s film Bombshell, and by that I mean it has a very similar cast and story. Both films star Harlow, Lionel Barrymore, and Franchot Tone while detailing the life of a girl trying to escape a shattered past and be accepted by a lover. T read more
The Films of Jean Harlow: Bombshell (1933)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Mar 6, 2012
Today’s film, the Victor Fleming directed Bombshell…is weird. It’s listed as a screwball comedy and while it’s comedic I never fully understood who I was meant to be laughing at. The whole film is a cruel joke on Harlow’s character as she tries to find meaning in her read more
The Films of Jean Harlow: Dinner at Eight (1933) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Mar 5, 2012
I have a copy of Red-Headed Woman on the way so hopefully I’ll be reviewing it in the next couple days and everything will be back on track. Today’s film is an adaptation of a successful stage play directed by George Cukor. It’s a who’s-who of actors telling a story about read more
The Films of Jean Harlow: Red Dust (1932)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Mar 4, 2012
We return back to the films of Jean Harlow! I was originally planning on doing Red-Headed Woman today but that doesn’t look to be easy to get at the moment so I’ll come back to that when I get it (so much for going in chronological order). On that note, Netflix is NOT the place to find read more
Take Shelter (2011)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Mar 3, 2012
So we’re diverging from our Jean Harlow retrospective for the day (yes, I know it’s early for that and no, it won’t last weeks!) but I wanted to include a post so I figured I’d put up one of the best movies I should have seen last year. Take Shelter is a film that we all sho read more
The Films of Jean Harlow: Platinum Blonde (1931)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Mar 2, 2012
Our second Jean Harlow film greatly expands her character while making her a total bitch! This is one of director Frank Capra’s lesser known films and that’s probably because it’s far too long, weirdly anti-female while still retaining that “small man of ethic” story read more
The Films of Jean Harlow: The Public Enemy (1931)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Mar 1, 2012
It’s March 1st and that means Journey’s in Classic Film is kicking off The Films of Jean Harlow, two weeks and fifteen films starring the blonde bombshell that inspired Marilyn Monroe (so I guess in a way this is a prequel to the My Month with Marilyn!). We start with one of Harlow̵ read more
Bringing Up Baby (1938) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Feb 29, 2012
I rewatched Bringing Up Baby for my Women in Film and it is a hotly debated movie in terms of how it portrays gender. Aside from that though the movie is the quintessential screwball comedy with hysterical performances from its two leads. The script is pitch perfect and filled with rapid-fire dial read more
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Feb 28, 2012
I saw director Robert Rodriguez’s “El Mariachi” series backwards, starting with this threequel then going back to see Desperado and El Mariachi and in-between I read Rodriguez’s excellent filmmaking book Rebel Without a Crew. While Rodriguez himself has been EXTREMELY hit read more
Where the Road to the Oscars Ends
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Feb 27, 2012
The time has come and gone, another awards season has come to an end. This always feels like Christmas Day to me, you lead up to it and almost immediately it’s over before you had a chance to really enjoy it (yes I know I place the Oscars up there with Christmas). In that time I’ve wat read more
While We Wait…
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Feb 26, 2012
While we wait for the Academy Awards and my wrap-up of the Road to the Oscars, I wanted to have a post out there so that no one ignored the site. I got 81 hits on my Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close review…who knew that many people would read a review of me bashing on an Oscar darling! Any read more
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Feb 25, 2012
The final Academy Award nominee for Best Picture makes me frustrated. I don’t want to end on a sore note (not counting the wrap-up on Sunday when the award is actually given out), but this movie pissed me off. I understand not liking Tree of Life, it wasn’t my taste, but this movie fri read more
The Road to the Oscars: War Horse (2011)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Feb 24, 2012
War Horse was a movie I was avoiding for several reasons. The two and a half hour runtime was the first thing, and the sentimentality and love of animals was another. Director Steven Spielberg tries to make an old-fashioned 1940s war epic and instead makes Homeward Bound with a horse…and dam read more
The Road to the Oscars: Hugo (2011)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Feb 23, 2012
I feel really bad writing this review because it’s been awhile since I actually saw Hugo in theaters, so I’m going off what I remember. I initially was shocked when I heard Martin Scorsese was going to direct a children’s film. I mean, the man who directed uber-masculine, extreme read more
The Road to the Oscars: The Help (2011)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Feb 22, 2012
So everyone should know my thoughts on The Help if you read my article I reposted about why it doesn’t deserve an Oscar nomination, but I’m going to try to ignore that. I’m going to stay firm and review this as a film, and not as a film whose message I despise. With that, The Hel read more
The Road to the Oscars: The Tree of Life (2011)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Feb 21, 2012
So how can I describe The Tree of Life. To start, let me preface this with some things. First, I saw this several month ago on DVD and have not seen it since (if I never see this movie again, it will be too damn soon). Second, I have only seen one other Terrence Malick movie in my life and loved read more
The Road to the Oscars: Midnight in Paris (2011)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Feb 20, 2012
I didn’t know much about Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris aside from it was directed by Allen and it involved Owen Wilson in Paris. Sitting in the theater and watching the film I completely fell in the love with the story of a writer who travels back to 1920s Paris at midnight. I’ read more
The Road to the Oscars: The Artist (2011)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Feb 19, 2012
The Artist was one of a handful of movies I was dying to see at the start of 2011 and it did not disappoint. This year’s nominees hearken back to days gone by, and two showcase the pure joy of cinema (the other being Hugo). 2011 revolved around reminiscing over days gone by, and seeing the read more
The Road to the Oscars: Moneyball (2011)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Feb 18, 2012
The Road to the Oscars continues with an Oscar contender I recently saw on DVD, yes I didn’t see this in theaters. Moneyball was a surprise for me to see on the Best Picture list because after watching it I said, “It was good, but it wasn’t great.” Brad Pitt’s perform read more
The Road to the Oscars: The Descendants (2011)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Feb 17, 2012
In honor of the Academy Awards, airing on February 26th, I’ve decided to see all nine of the films nominated for Best Picture and review them. I’ve already seen seven out of the nine so I’m playing catch-up but hopefully these will spark debates on what the listeners out there thi read more