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Fiddler on the Roof (1971) was always one of those classic musicals that I've meant to see but I never got around to. When the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival schedule was announced, I saw the film was part of their Sunday morning line-up. And the director Norman Jewison, who has directed some o read more

My Judy Garland Life A Memoir by Susie Boyt ISBN: 978-1-59691-666-1 $25.00 May 2009 Bloomsbury A memoir that takes readers through the mind of the ultimate Judy Garland fan. In it's chaotic and sometimes unapproachable form it gives us an honest look at a true fan. What does it mean to be obsessed read more

 The warmer days of summer are just around the corner and that means it's time to announce the 2021 Summer Reading Challenge. (Winter Reading Challenge for my friends on the southern hemisphere!). Since 2013, I've been hosting a classic film themed summer reading challenge. I ask participa read more

Jackie Cooper (1922-2011) I've always really enjoyed the Jackie Cooper short for MGM called The Christmas Party. It was a great way to showcase the MGM stars of 1931 but it also exemplified Jackie Cooper's lovely auw shucks demeanor and his appeal to both children as well as adults. How could you n read more

Now available from the good folks at Kino Lorber Studio Classics is Ida Lupino: Filmmaker Collection, a Blu-ray boxed set featuring four films directed by Ida Lupino: Not Wanted (1949), Never Fear (1950), The Hitch-Hiker (1953) and The Bigamist (1953). Each of the four films has been beautifull read more

A daughter. Her dad. The 65 years separating them.  When the age divide between father, mother and child is significant it creates a unique family dynamic. It’s one few understand unless they’ve lived in it or have seen it first hand. I grew up in such a family. My father was 58 ye read more

  Prisoners of war are interrogated and tortured for their secrets. But what happens when they're tricked out of them? Directed and adapted for the screen by George Seaton, 36 Hours (1965) is a fascinating WWII film about a major in the US Navy whose drugged and captured by the Germans. When read more

... many things. I had the absolute pleasure seeing Kino's newly restored Metropolis (1927) with the 25 minutes of lost footage that was recovered from Buenos Aires, Argentina. What a delight! Carlos took me to the Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline, MA and we got to see the most complete version read more

"Stars look down on New Year's Eve in New York. They say that fate is in the stars. That each of our years is planned ahead. And nothing can change destiny. Is that true? How many times have you said 'I wish I could live this year over again?' This is the story of a woman who did relive one year of 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

Hollywood Beach Beauties Sea Sirens, Sun Goddesses, and Summer Style 1930-1970  by David Wills Dey Street Books May 2018 Hardcover ISBN:978008284255 224 pages Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powells "The women, and some of the men, were painstakingly lit and strictly posed for ma read more

I'm very proud to present the 2015 Summer Reading Classic Film Book Challenge! This is the third year in a row I'll be hosting this challenge. Here are the details: Runs June 1st to September 1st, 2015 Open internationally! Sign up for the challenge here. Read a classic film book Write a review read more

 The sun was shining on the third day of the TCM Classic Film Festival. I got up early to attend my number one pick for festival events: a screening of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) with Russ Tamblyn in attendance! I was excited not only to see Tamblyn and hear him speak about his expe 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

-- Letters from Hollywood Inside the Private World of Classic American Moviemaking by Rocky Lang and Barbara Hall foreword by Peter Bogdanovich ABRAMS Books 352 pages Hardcover ISBN: 9781419738098 September 2019 Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powells Letters from Hollywood is truly 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

Warner Bros. The Making of an American Movie Studio by David Thomson Yale University Press Hardcover ISBN: 9780300197600 232 pages August 2017 Amazon – Barnes and Noble – Powells When the film industry was in it's early years, Warner Bros. studio stood out as a leader and harbinger read more

So I've been preparing for months. And months. And months for a Robert Mitchum Week. A follow up on my highly successful Norma Shearer Week. It made sense. Norma Shearer is my favorite actress so why wouldn't I do a second themed week with my favorite actor Robert Mitchum. I read the Robert Mitchum read more

Spencer Tracy by James Curtis Knopf (Random House) October 2011 9780307262899 1,024 pages $39.95 Hardcover Spencer Tracy by James Curtis is the most definitive biography on the legendary actor. There will never be another book as informative as this one and there will never be another biographer wh read more

On the surface Tom Garrett (Dana Andrews) has everything going for him. He's a successful novelist and engaged to the beautiful and wealthy Susan Spencer (Joan Fontaine). But the restless Tom keeps postponing their marriage. When Susan's father, newspaper publisher Austin Spencer (Sidney Blackm read more