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"What does she mean to you? Two weeks of company in another town?" It's no secret that the film industry loves remakes and sequels. Take an established story and characters with a following, slap on a number and a new story line or give it a fresh take with a new crew and wait for the financial r read more

Into the Dark: The Hidden World of Film Noir, 1941-1950 by Mark A. Vieira 336 pages - 9780762455232 May 2016 Running Press and TCM Amazon - Barnes and Noble - Powell's “When I walk onto a set, I never have the slightest idea what I’m going to shoot. Then I sit in a chair for a few minu read more

Warren William Magnificent Scoundrel of Pre-Code Hollywood by John Stangeland February 2011 212 pages 9780786448784 McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers In the complete portrait of Warren William there is no legacy, only a career. What we are doing when we see him on screen is simply watching read more

Michael Douglas: A Biography by Marc Eliot Hardcover, 352 pages 9780307952363 Crown Archetype (Random House) September 2012 Find the book on: Powells Indiebound Barnes & Noble Amazon Thank you to my husband Carlos for submitting this book review of Marc Eliot's latest biography on actor Micha read more

On Monday I had the privilege of attending an exclusive event hosted by Showcase at their Super Lux location in Chestnut Hill, MA.  Showcase Event Cinema is the theater chain's initiative to bring classic movies, documentaries, anime as well as ballet, opera, stage productions and other enterta read more

Wings of the Navy (1939) shines a spotlight on U.S. naval aviation. This Warner Bros. film was directed by Lloyd Bacon and produced by Cosmopolitan Productions (a Hearst company). It stars George Brent as Cass Harrington. Cass and his younger brother Jerry (John Payne) have followed in their father' read more

UPDATE: Stop! Before you leave a comment, read the entire post first. I have some opinions about the film not everyone will agree with but I was as fair as possible. Don't jump to conclusions. Thank you. Le Mans (1971) is simply a terrible movie. It's more a quasi-documentary Steve McQueen/race c read more

While I was at the TCM Classic Film Festival, the lovely folks from Warner Bros. let me chose one of their boxed sets to review. I chose their 20 Film Collection: Musical set because it had a lot of films that I hadn't seen yet.  The Best of Warner Bros.: 20 Film Collection - Musicals boxed se read more

Victoria Negri and Robert Vaughn on the set of Gold Star (2016) - Photo by Ben Jarosch I'm pleased to present you with a guest post from filmmaker Victoria Negri who wrote, directed, produced and starred in the new independent movie Gold Star (2016). Based on a true story, Gold Star follows Vicki read more

Last Wednesday I got the chance to see Frankenstein (1931) and The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) on the big screen courtesy of TCM and NCM Fathom Events. I had never seen these films and it was a treat for Halloween that's for sure. Before the films were screened, there was an intro with Robert Osbo read more

Roddy McDowall, Home Movies Roddy McDowall was a trustworthy kind of a guy and he made many close friends in Hollywood. Every Sunday he would have an open house at his Malibu Beach home. This was a time when the Hollywood elite could come over relax and be themselves. They let their guard down whe read more

Scene from The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day and I thought it fitting to share with you the details of a special screening of The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) at the 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival (TCMFF). When I initially saw this screening listed on the TCMFF schedul read more

TCM Summer Under the Stars starts tomorrow! Which day are you most excited about? I'm very excited about Mary Boland, Ramon Novarro, Ann Blyth, Steve McQueen, Fred MacMurray, Kirk Douglas, Mickey Rooney, Hattie McDaniel, Glenda Farrell and others. The days I'm most excited about are the ones showcas read more

I have a confession to make. I have had in my possession 11 different copies of the Bachelor Mother (1939). It all started over a decade ago when I was discovering my love of classic film. I taped a series of films off of TCM with my VCR. All of the films had the word "bachelor" in the title:  read more

Joan Crawford, Knitting "I took my knitting along so I could keep my hands busy, because I was so nervous."  Joan Crawford As any knitter will tell you, there is a lot of comfort to be found in the repetitive motions of a pair of knitting needles and some yarn as you knit and purl your way th read more

In the Heat of the Night (1967) 50th anniversary red carpet premiere Greetings from Hollywood! The first day of the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival kicked off with a bang. The opening night picture In the Heat of the Night (1967) had a 50th anniversary celebration with guests including Sidney Poiti read more

Recently I had the honor to write an article about Fury (1936) for the Library of Congress. This Fritz Lang film is part of the National Film Registry and my essay is one of numerous expanded essays available online. Every year the National Film Registry selects “culturally, historically or ae read more

This review is sponsored by DVD Netflix. It's New Year's Eve, and the S.S. Poseidon is on its scheduled final journey. The cruise liner is a few days behind schedule and the captain (Leslie Nielsen) is feeling pressure to speed things up from new owner Linarcos (Fred Sadoff). He wants to make up gr read more

Dynamic Dames 50 Leading Ladies Who Made History by Sloan De Forest Foreword by Julie Newmar TCM and Running Press Hardcover ISBN: 9780762465507 248 pages July 2019 Amazon – Barnes and Noble – Powells "Dynamic Dames share an X-factor; they transcend the narrow confines of their gende read more

Today is Sidney Poitier's birthday! The legendary actor turns 91. To celebrate I'm taking a look at Poitier's film writing debut from 1968: For Love of Ivy. 1967 was a good year in Poitier's career especially with the release of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?, In the Heat of the Night and To Sir, W read more