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Upcoming: Cinefamily Celebrates the Tramp at 100
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jan 14, 2014
The Little Tramp, the enduring, mustachioed character brought to life by Charlie Chaplin, is celebrating one heck of a birthday this year: 100. The character first appeared in a Keystone comedy short called “Kid Auto Races at Venice” in 1914, where he plays a bumbling spectator constantl read more
For Me and My Gal (1942)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jan 13, 2014
Judging by its lofty pedigree on paper, For Me and My Gal should really be one of cinema’s most enduring and classic musicals. Not only was it directed by Busby Berkeley and produced by Arthur Freed, but it was Judy Garland’s first “adult” role, and, furthermore, Gene Kelly&# read more
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (2)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Jan 5, 2014
MGM golden girl Joan Crawford is to thank for a number of uncommon treats airing on TCM this month, including, happily, a rare film featured in That’s Entertainment:The Hollywood Revue of 1929. This film is most notable for being the first onscreen depiction of the now-classic “Singing in the Rain,” read more
Best Firsts of 2013
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Dec 31, 2013
This was a great year in vintage film for me–not only did my That’s Entertainment project start in earnest at the beginning of 2013, but The Vintage Cameo itself started in May–and both of these endeavors have led to me discovering some great classic movies throughout the year. So read more
Rare Musicals on TCM – January 2014
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Dec 30, 2013
As my New Year’s resolution, I’m newly committed to finishing my That’s Entertainment project (that is, watching all of the original, full-length films from which That’s Entertainment was compiled). I’m down to 23 films: 8 of those are easily available on DVD from Netfl read more
Bachelor Mother (1939) (2)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Dec 22, 2013
Bachelor Mother is another one of those great time-capsule movies that communicates much more to a modern viewer than just its plot. It’s a light, charming comedy from 1939, starring Ginger Rogers, and pretty much right from the start, the concept of the situation completely and utterly reflec read more
Holiday Inn (1942) (2)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Dec 20, 2013
This is part of Family Friendly Reviews’ Christmas Movie Blogathon–for more entries, check the website or #ChristmasMovieBlogathon on Twitter. Holiday Inn, the 1942 musical that teamed up Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire for the first time, is… mostly a Christmas movie. It begins read more
Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Dec 19, 2013
This marks my first film watched as a new subscriber of Warner Archive’s Instant service! If you’re not familiar, Warner Archive Instant is similar to Netflix in that it gives you digital access to a range of their catalogue of classic movie selections. After a somewhat overwhelming sele read more
Stage Struck (1936)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Dec 13, 2013
One of my very favorite things in the world is old-school journalistic prose, especially film reviews, and MOST especially negative film reviews, so it was with a delighted heart that I came across this terrific pan from Frank S. Nugent’s review of Stage Struck in the New York Times, published read more
Easy Living (1937) (2)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Dec 10, 2013
Easy Living, part of a Preston Sturges double feature at New Beverly this past week, is a delightful screwball comedy from 1937. It’s full of misunderstandings and mistaken identities, and it’s a great example of escapist fantasy for Depression-era (or modern day) moviegoers. Unceremonio read more
Rare Musicals on TCM — December 2013
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Dec 9, 2013
TCM rounds out the end of the year with a spectacular lineup, thanks in part to its choice of Fred Astaire as December’s Star of the Month, which was, of course, a fantastic decision. Monday, 12/9 4:30 pm / George White’s Scandals (1945) Thursday, 12/12 7:00 am / Yolanda and the Thief (1 read more
I Live for Love (1935)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Nov 17, 2013
I’m digging further into the mass of Busby Berkeleys I accumulated last week, and I’ve run into another odd, very un-”Berkeley”-like picture: I Live for Love. It’s very interesting to look at these smaller films as a kind of career in and of itself, moving parallel to read more
Men are Such Fools (1938) (2)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Nov 13, 2013
I hadn’t actually planned on watching this movie–though it is directed by Busby Berkeley, it’s not actually a musical, so it didn’t cross on my radar while I was plotting this month’s Rare Musicals post. TCM had given us the gift of a whole day of rare Berkeleys, so whi read more
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Nov 1, 2013
As is happily typical with their programming, the New Beverly delivered unto me a long-awaited, yet previously unavailable, movie interest of mine: Looking for Mr. Goodbar. The 1977 not-on-DVD classic stars Diane Keaton and baby versions of Tom Berenger, Richard Gere, and LeVar Burton, and is based read more
Rare Musicals on TCM – November 2013
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Oct 30, 2013
It’s a relatively light month, musical-wise, over at TCM, with the glaring exception of November 12, where they’ve apparently decided to program the day exclusively with rare Busby Berkeley directed/choreographed musicals. I offer absolutely no resistance to this idea whatsoever and enco read more
The Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Oct 29, 2013
The Mystery of the Wax Museum, a two-tone Technicolor mystery from 1933, was a great scheduling pick from the New Beverly theater on this week of creeps leading up to Halloween. Directed by Michael Curtiz–who would later win an Oscar for helming a little film called Casablanca–the film read more
Hit the Deck (1955)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Oct 13, 2013
I was delighted to spot this one coming up on my Rare Musicals list for October, as the sailor musical has quickly become one of my shortcuts to making my movie selections. I was particularly interested in Hit the Deck because of the stellar cast, as well as the fact that it’s both a late-stag read more
Rare Musicals on TCM — October 2013
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Sep 26, 2013
Some interesting stuff this month, partly owing to a “Bob’s Picks” day with some great selections, and partly owing to the fact that I actually read the synopses and cast lists this month. Picking through my DVR I’ve been surprised a few times by something I’d start wat read more
The Broadway Melody (of 1929)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Sep 14, 2013
The Broadway Melody is a curious little film, and certainly a testament to the mythos of the Academy, and the weight that a term like “Oscar-winner” is expected to imply. It was the first sound movie to win that now-coveted Best Picture award, but in revisiting it, viewers may find it a read more
A Date with Judy (1948) (2)
The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on Sep 9, 2013
One of the loveliest surprises in watching vintage movies is picking something at mostly-random–a poster, or an actor, or a general feeling–and having it turn out to contain something much deeper than your original shallow intentions. That’s what happened to me and A Date with Judy read more