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"But Mr. Middleton, music is the most important thing to me." "No Mr. Bone. The most important thing is your life." Obsession can destroy a person. In the 1940s, venerated actor Laird Cregar was making strides in Hollywood. He had success in films such as Blood and Sand (1941), I Wake Up read more

"It isn't enough for you to have a brain. You have to have a heart." Producer Stanley Kramer had staked his claim in Hollywood. After a string of successful films, he was ready to tackle being a director. For his directorial debut, he set his sights on Morton Tompson's bestselling novel Not as a S read more

Robert Hutton, Joyce Reynolds and Janis Paige in Wallflower (1948) Sisters Jackie (Joyce Reynolds) and Joy (Janis Paige) are polar opposites. Joy is the flirtatious fun-loving one, always getting attention from the opposite sex. Jackie is the sensible one. A bit too sensible. She scares all the gu read more

Back when I was reveling in the luxury of having digital cable, I would sometimes catch a glimpse at a very strange scene on TCM. A dolled up Debbie Reynolds eating strawberries and mixed pickles. Together. Covered with cream. Why would anyone eat strawberries and pickles together? Was the character read more

There's nothing like cozying up to a fire with a hot drink and a good book. Stock up for winter with some reading material. Need some suggestions? I’ve got you covered with a brand new list of upcoming classic film books. Publication dates range from January to April 2017. Are you new to my l read more

Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombThis is the first installment in a new short series called He Made Me Watch It. "He" refers to my beau Carlos who is coercing... errr I mean, encouraging me to watch some of his favorite films. Most notably, these are films that I have had no inter read more

The Female Gaze Essential Movies Made by Women by Alicia Malone Various Contributors Hardcover ISBN: 9781633538375 Mango November 2018 Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's “I think there is still a misconception that all directors are Cecil B. De Mille types with a loud voice and read more

Lots of stars featured in this blooper reel fro 1936 including Warren William, Humphrey Bogart, Kay Francis, Edward G. Robinson, Joe E. Brown, Ann Dvorak, Leslie Howard and James Cagney. A lot of the scenes include actors cursing "god damn it" whenever they get something wrong. I wonder w read more

Traveling from the Missouri River to the valleys of Oregon, being a pioneer on the Oregon Trail was a hard life. The journey was so treacherous there is no guarantee you'd make it. The motivation of an ultimate reward, a new home and a chance at prosperity, drove many to take that chance. Led by Sen read more

The Disenchanted by Budd Schulberg 9780816679355 University of Minnesota Press Originally Published 1950 Budd Schulberg was a screenwriter known for writing the screenplay of the critically acclaimed film On the Waterfront (1954). Schulberg also wrote novels including The Disenchanted which was pub read more

Seduced by Mrs. Robinson How The Graduate Became the Touchstone of a Generation by Beverly Gray Algonquin Books 304 pages November 2017 Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Powells No movie studio would touch it. Producer Lawrence Turman had shopped around Charles Webb's quirky novel The Graduate without m read more

Film Noir Classic Collection, Vol. 5 (Cornered / Desperate / The Phenix City Story / Deadline at Dawn / Armored Car Robbery / Crime in the Streets / Dial 1119 / Backfire) The tagline should read: Scraping the bottom of the film noir barrel: the worst of the worst all in one boxed set. This boxed set read more

Charles Boyer and Pat Paterson Married 44 years Charles Boyer was so despondent when his wife Pat Paterson died that he committed suicide just two days later. read more

The screening of How Green Was My Valley (1941) at the TCM Classic Film Festival was such a spectacular event.  It was worth waiting in line for almost two hours to make sure that I not only got in but that I got a good seat as well. I waited in line with K.C. of A Classic Movie Blog, Jessica o read more

Tony Baxter (Joel McCrea) is a full-time lawyer, part-time womanizer. He sets his sights on Ann Gray (Maureen O'Sullivan) when he spots her at the court house. Little does he know she's the defendant in a murder trial led by District Attorney Martin (Lewis Stone). When the jury finds her guilty, Ann read more

... as chosen by Random.org are... Entry # 5  Thomas Thomas' favorite Elia Kazan film is On The Waterfront (1954). His great grandfather brought the family over from Norway after having lots of luck playing poker in America! Entry #12 Kate Gabrielle of Scathingly Brilliant Kate's favo read more

Three Mitchums for the price of one! That's right. You get not one, not two but THREE Mitchums! And three generations at that. Promises to Keep is a TV movie from 1985 starring Robert Mitchum, Christopher Mitchum and Bentley Mitchum. I usually don't review films from the 1980s or any TV movies bu read more

Rear Window Timelapse from Jeff Desom on Vimeo. EDIT: The video was taken down. If I see a new version up online I'll replace this one. Otherwise, I'll delete this post after a few weeks. This is an interesting video. Not really sure what it's trying to accomplish but very cool nonetheless. It read more

The 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival is fast approaching which means TCM has been releasing a lot of very exciting news about the different appearances, special events and screenings that will take place during the festival. This year's theme is Family in the Movies: The Ties that Bind and yesterday T read more

Happy Birthday to Me! - I share my birthday with the following actors and actresses: Kathryn Grant Charles Emmett Mack Ricardo Montalban Nostalgia and Comfort - 2012 has been a year of major change for me and sometimes I want things to just slow down. I find some comfort in thinking about the read more