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25 Days of Christmas: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 15, 2011
I enjoy a good B-movie, especially one built around a specific holiday (of course the only one I can think of right now is Mother’s Day but I know there are others out there). Tonight’s Christmas film is the B-movie, cult classic, Silent Night Deadly Night. This movie is extremely hard read more
25 Days of Christmas: White Christmas (1954) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 14, 2011
Yep, it’s official: I’m not a Bing Crosby fan. It’s not that the movies themselves are bad, he’s just so bland an actor that I struggle to get through the films. I will admit tonight’s film, White Christmas, was better than Holiday Inn, but I still don’t see thi read more
25 Days of Christmas: Holiday Inn (1942) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 12, 2011
Tonight’s 25 Days of Christmas film has appeared on many “Best Of Christmas” lists and I figured I’d give it a look. It’s one of two classic Bing Crosby films I have and if my thoughts on Holiday Inn are any indication…let’s just say it might be a wee bit di read more
25 Days of Christmas: The Ref (1994) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 12, 2011
Tonight’s 25 Days of Christmas is a hilarious dark comedy that will make you appreciate your family, if only because they can’t be as insane as the one on the screen. It’s the 1994 Ted Demme film The Ref! I watched The Ref last year and fell in love with it. It’s directed read more
25 Days of Christmas: Die Hard (1988)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 11, 2011
I swear there are times where I’m a guy trapped in a girl’s body. If you’ve been keeping up with my 25 Days of Christmas you’ll notice I raved about the 2004 hockey film Miracle. Well I’m devoting tonight’s entry to the most macho, “dude” film out read more
25 Days of Christmas: Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (1970) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 10, 2011
Back on schedule (actually I’m posting this at midnight so I’m technically a day late but I’ll be up to speed for tonight’s post). Tonight’s film is a television movie, but it’s an iconic Christmas film I had to do that holds a place in most people’s hearts read more
25 Days of Christmas: Rare Exports – A Christmas Tale (2010)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 9, 2011
I’m still slightly behind on my 25 Days so expect another post soon, it will definitely happen considering the second film is short. Anyway, this entry’s film is the 2010 foreign film Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. This is a funky film that I heard about from the fine guys at FilmScho read more
25 Days of Christmas: Miracle (2004) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 8, 2011
I know, I’m late on this post, and I was doing so well. What can I say, I’ve been editing a slew of papers all week and technically I did watch Miracle last night, I just didn’t get to the blog post. Hopefully we’re back on track for a while. Yesterday’s film (since read more
25 Days of Christmas: Millions (2004)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 6, 2011
Tonight’s 25 Days of Christmas film is a first time viewing for me, and boy did it turn me upside down. I’ve seen the majority of director Danny Boyle’s work, except for Millions. The film didn’t get a fair showing here in the US, coming out the same weekend as War of the read more
25 Days of Christmas: Inside (2007)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 6, 2011
Answer this question before reading tonight’s review: How do you generally enjoy spending your Christmas? Is it sitting by the fireside and reveling in a classic Christmas film about family and the importance of giving? Or do you enjoy watching French people, blood and grue, and other terrif read more
25 Days of Christmas: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 5, 2011
So Marilyn will be taking a backseat this week as I get into the last week of school. I’m going to try to catch up during the weekend so everyone hold tight if you’re on a Marilyn binge. We’re moving on to the 2000s and another film noir. I have to mention I had set up the movie read more
25 Days of Christmas: The Thin Man (1934) (1)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 4, 2011
We move on to another diverse Christmas film, one that might have a more tenuous connection to Christmas than even Rent could boast but nonetheless taking place on Christmas! The 1934 W.S. Van Dyke noir The Thin Man is one of my favorite movies and continues my adoration of William Powell (I have read more
My (Slightly More Than) Month With Marilyn: Monkey Business (1952)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 3, 2011
Tonight’s film connects the stream of connections seen in O. Henry’s Full House. Monkey Business is a 1950s screwball comedy directed by Howard Hawks. Hawks directed my favorite segment of last night’s O. Henry’s Full House, “The Ransom of Red Chief,” and will read more
25 Days of Christmas: Rent (2005)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 3, 2011
If you’re wondering if I started these 25 Days late you’d be wrong. In case you missed it the first of my 25 Days of Christmas movies started with Marilyn Monroe in O. Henry’s Full House, so check it out if you’re a completist like me! On to today’s delightful Christm read more
My (Slightly More Than) Month With Marilyn: Don’t Bother to Knock (1952)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 2, 2011
So I have to apologize to everyone assuming this blog has died, I’m very much here and ready to get back to work. My school year is winding down so I actually have time to watch movies and write. I have a long overdue review on the movie musical Gypsy which I’m hoping to get to, and read more
My (Slightly More Than) Month With Marilyn: O. Henry’s Full House (1952)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Dec 2, 2011
This is an odd one in the group of Marilyn movies as she’s literally in it for a minute (I’d say less but I didn’t time it). It’s an anthology film of adapted stories from the works of O. Henry (who I didn’t know up until this film…I’m a terrible English ma read more
My (Slightly Less Than) Month With Marilyn: We’re Not Married (1952)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Nov 19, 2011
To start, I’ve pretty much decided that all the opening credits on this box set are the same. They may have a different background image, but they’re the same font and style! Now that that’s settled, on to tonight’s Marilyn film. An aside, I’m sad that not at lot of people seemed to enjoy read more
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Nov 18, 2011
Taking a brief detour from Marilyn for a moment to discuss another film I recently had the pleasure of watching, Stanley Kramer’s 1963 comedy classic It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (not to be confused with a similarly titled film lacking one of the ‘Mad’s'). Comedy to me is read more
My (Slightly Less Than) Month With Marilyn: Clash by Night (1952)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Nov 17, 2011
We’ve finally moved beyond 1951 in our Marilyn month, and while we’re still firmly in the early 50′s mentality, Clash by Night is the first dramatic (with a capital D) film Ms. Monroe did. Sure All About Eve is a drama, but Clash by Night is a torrid, dramatic, gender dispute film read more
My (Slightly Less Than) Month With Marilyn: Let’s Make It Legal (1951)
Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on Nov 15, 2011
Dare I say I’ve found a Marilyn Monroe movie from the early 1950s I actually enjoyed? Yes, I can say it with all confidence because Let’s Make It Legal is a fun film with some great actors in spite of the fact that Marilyn, again, isn’t in the film for long. In comparison to some read more