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TCM Summer Under the Stars: Day Eleven — Norma Shearer
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Aug 9, 2020
So awesome. Day 10 of Summer Under the Stars is my favorite day, celebrating none other than the great Norma Shearer. I was introduced to Shearer through her 1939 film, The Women, which I have literally seen more often than any other movie in existence. It wasn’t until years later after my first vie read more
TCM Summer Under the Stars: Day Nine — Goldie Hawn
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Aug 8, 2020
Goldie Hawn makes her Summer Under the Stars debut. I first knew of Goldie Hawn as a cast member on TV’s Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In. (Am I dating myself?) She was cute, funny, a little on the airhead side, and a pure delight to watch – she never failed to bring a smile to my little face (even read more
TCM Summer Under the Stars: Day Seven — Sylvia Sidney
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Aug 7, 2020
The saddest eyes in Hollywood. I was introduced to Sylvia Sidney in the 1980s, in television programs like Ryan’s Hope and Starsky and Hutch, and Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate. It wasn’t until years later that I discovered her classic movies… and what a discovery! She was known, for a time, read more
TCM Summer Under the Stars: Day Eight — Charlie Chaplin
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Aug 7, 2020
The man behind the tramp. I feel like I’ve always been aware of the existence of Charlie Chaplin, and that I’ve been seeing clips from his films for as long as I can remember. But I didn’t see my first Charlie Chaplin film, from start to finish, until a few years ago, at the TCM Film Festival. read more
TCM Summer Under the Stars: Day Six — Burt Lancaster
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Aug 5, 2020
Handsome. Rugged. More. Handsome. Rugged. Passionate. Talented. With an impressive career that spanned six decades, Burt Lancaster was all this, and more. “Any time Burt was in a film, you wanted to go see it. Any time he was on television you wanted to watch it,” actress Rhonda Fleming once said. read more
TCM Summer Under the Stars: Day Five — Ann Miller
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Aug 4, 2020
Every inch a star. Ann Miller was a dancer, a singer, and an actress, but to me, she was always more than that. She always seemed to be a little bit larger than life, an iconic product of the Golden Age of Hollywood. A star. In the Beginning: Miller was born Johnnie Lucille Ann Collier in Chireno, T read more
TCM Summer Under the Stars: Day Four — S.Z. “Cuddles” Sakall
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Aug 3, 2020
S.Z. Sakall was unforgettable. S.Z. Sakall, the featured player for Day Four of TCM’s Summer Under the Stars, is making his first-ever appearance in this annual celebration. Known for his amiable demeanor, his smiling eyes, and a lovable presence that led to his nickname “Cuddles,” Sakall was read more
TCM’s Summer Under the Stars: Day Three — Rita Hayworth
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Aug 2, 2020
More than just a beauty. Day Three of Summer Under the Stars features an actress that I’ve long considered to be one of my favorite actresses – Rita Hayworth. She is, in fact, one of only four actresses whose movie magazine cover portrait graces my bedroom wall (the other three are Joan Crawford, read more
TCM Summer Under the Stars: Day Two — Rock Hudson
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Aug 1, 2020
Rock Hudson was a star. Rock Quarry, too. Day Two of Summer Under the Stars features one of Hollywood’s most recognizable performers – Rock Hudson. He was so handsome and so famous that he was more than an actor. If you have any doubt, just take a look at such pop culture staples as the musical read more
TCM Summer Under The Stars: Day One — Barbara Stanwyck
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jul 31, 2020
Every August, TCM presents “Summer Under the Stars,” where each day, the network shines the spotlight on a different classic movie actor or actress by showing their films around-the-clock. This special annual event is the primary reason why August is one of my favorite months of the year! This year, read more
Fifteen Things You May or May Not Know About Laura (1944)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jul 30, 2020
Twentieth Century Fox’s production of Laura (1944) is perhaps one of film noir’s best-known and best-loved. (Although apparently, there’s some debate in film noir circles as to whether it actually IS film noir. But it is to me, so there you are.) It tells the story of the murdered title character, read more
Western Noir: Blood on the Moon (1948)
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jul 21, 2020
Several months ago, on Twitter, I asked for recommendations for westerns – it’s a genre I never really cared much about (like horror films and musicals), but that I wanted to explore (unlike horror films and musicals). I received dozens of suggested titles – unfortunately, I was only able to access read more
TCM is Going Film Noir Nutty!
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jun 18, 2020
TCM is going film noir nutty, y’all!! If you like film noir (and, really, would you be reading these words if you didn’t?), you’ll want to tune into TCM on Friday, June 19th – the lineup is practically bursting at the seams with shadowy goodness. Or badness, as the case may be. You can literally read more
TCM Pick of the Month: Pre-Code
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on May 27, 2020
I was so pleased to see that Five Star Final (1931) was airing on TCM as part of the network’s “Star of the Month” spotlight on Edward G. Robinson. I’ve had this film (on VHS) in my collection for many years, but it’s a lousy copy and, as a result, I’ve only seen it once or twice. Before read more
TCM Pick of the Month: Film Noir
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on May 25, 2020
Until I watched it recently to prepare for this post, I’d only seen Pickup on South Street (1953) once, and that was almost 20 years ago. But it made enough of a lasting impact that as soon as I saw that it was airing this month on TCM, I knew that it would be my noir recommendation. Pickup tells read more
National Classic Movie Day Blogathon: 6 From the ’60s
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on May 16, 2020
I don’t seem to have the time for participating in blogathons like I used to years ago. But I never let anything stand in the way of celebrating National Classic Movie Day by joining the annual blogathon hosted by Rick over at the Classic Film and TV Café. He’s had some great topics in the past read more
Pre-Code and Film Noir Gems at the TCM Special Home Edition Film Festival
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 16, 2020
In my last post, you may recall, I wrote about the virtual roundtable interview held with TCM host Ben Mankiewicz, General Manager Pola Changnon, and Senior VP of Programming Charlie Tabesh to kick off the network’s first-ever Special Home Edition of the TCM Film Festival (now that’s a mouthful!). read more
Turner Classic Movies Presents the Special Home Edition of the TCM Film Festival
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 14, 2020
If you’re a follower of this blog, you’ll know that every spring around this time, I gleefully toddle off to Los Angeles, California, to attend the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival. You might also know (or at least have guessed) that this year’s L.A. event was cancelled more than a month ago read more
TCM Pick of the Month: Film Noir — Guest Post by Kristina Dijan
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 11, 2020
My TCM film noir pick for the month of April is a first-rate feature starring Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor and Jacqueline White — The Narrow Margin (1952). To tell you all about it, I’ve invited my pal, Kristina Dijan, author of the Speakeasy blog and Senior Writer for The Dark Pages fi read more
TCM Pick of the Month: Pre-Code
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Apr 5, 2020
Several years ago on this blog, I had a monthly feature where I selected my recommendations for film noir and pre-Code features airing on TCM. I’ve decided to resurrect this practice – and what a month to start! TCM is practically overflowing with first-rate noir and pre-Code offerings, including read more