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Your Mother Should Know
As we look forward to a day of programming from TCM in which Mildred Pierce and I Remember Mama both play as a nod to Mother’s Day (what, no Stella Dallas?!), I look back to the programming that made...
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Searching for Old Hollywood: The TCM Tour
Once again, I attended the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood with my partner in crime, Maryann. Part of our ritual is to spend the Thursday afternoon before the fest combing the streets,...
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Blood Money: Too Late for Tears (1949)
After viewing Too Late For Tears (1949), I would advise all couples against accepting cash-stuffed valises of mysterious origin. Sure, it would be nice to be raised up out of your dead-end...
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This week on TCM Underground: Death Force (1978) and Clay Pigeon (1971)
If you’ve grown tired of all the repeats here at TCM Underground lately, oh brother have we got something very special for you this week! The Philippine islands have long been a destination of choice...
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Mistress of Menace: Barbara Steele in The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
“There was a depth to her. On the surface she was a beautiful brunette woman. Beneath that–and you could almost get poetic here looking into her eyes–you could see layer, upon layer, upon layer. I...
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A Love/Hate Relationship with the Movies
When you love the movies as much as we do, complications are inevitable. As a youngster, just dipping your toe in the waters of the cinematic ocean, you confidently answer the question, “What’s your...
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David Kalat’s Day Off
So this week, on May 15 and 18th, TCM is teaming up with Fathom Events to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Ferris Bueller’s Day off by returning it to theaters for a select engagement. You can click...
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The History Behind Watching Movies
How often have we decided to watch or not watch a movie based on nothing more than a feeling? This movie or that movie may have gotten excellent reviews or recommendations from trusted companions that...
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Memos from Zanuck: “It All Depends on How You Tell the Story”
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the behind-the-scenes memos between Jack Warner and his producers, directors, and stars that can be found in a book titled Inside Warner Bros. 1935 – 1951. Compiled by...
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Hypno-Murder: Secrets of the French Police (1932)
Secrets of the French Police is an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink oddity that flings together police procedurals, adventure serials, and a horror villain with hypno-murder powers. Never settling into...
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This week on TCM Underground: The Sid Saga (1985-2003) and Multiple SIDosis...
All too often we throw around the word “amateur” when we want to insult someone’s work as being slipshod or coarse, forgetting in our insistence on authenticity and professionalism that the word is...
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Sexual Revolution on Campus – Three in the Attic (1968)
Judy Pace and Christopher Jones in Three in the Attic (1968) “Non-swimmers should never leap bare-assed into the sea of love.” - Dean Nazarin (Nan Martin) in Three in the Attic TCM continues their...
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All My Favorites in One Place: The Best Casts Ever Assembled
A few months ago, I wrote a piece here on some of my favorite ensembles of supporting players where the leads were far from my favorite thing. I focused on how with certain movies, the main story...
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Buster Keaton vs. Double Dipping
For the benefit of those of you who don’t spend your free time lurking on silent film message boards, there’s a new 5-disc Blu-Ray set of Buster Keaton silent shorts coming from Kino International and...
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We Are Not Alone: Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Forbidden Planet
Today on TCM, two of my favorite sci-fI movies air, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Forbidden Planet. They approach their aliens from distinctly different angles but share characteristics that...
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A Forgotten Film to Remember: The Ghost Goes West
Tomorrow night, May 24, at 9:45pm EST, TCM airs a charming romantic comedy with the unfortunate title of The Ghost Goes West. Unfortunate, because the title is misleading. The film is neither a horror...
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Shane Black’s Long Kiss Goodnight
Hi everybody! This isn’t my usual spot, but Mr. Sweeney’s out this week for very forgivable reasons. It’s not my story to tell, but let’s just say there’s about to be a slight uptick in the world’s...
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This week TCM Underground is on shore leave for the celebration of Memorial Day
In observance of the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend, TCM Underground has a 3-day pass and will be absent — with leave — to clear the deck for a lineup of movies about men (and women) in war. As the son...
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Robert Fuest & His Abominable Creations
Vincent Price & Robert Fuest on the set of The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) TCM’s month-long celebration of American International Pictures comes to an end tonight with some of the company’s best...
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How Much Do You Have to See?
As I looked at the schedule for today I noticed William Wellman’s name in there. The movie he directed that’s on the schedule today is Stingaree from 1934, starring Irene Dunne, Richard Dix, and Mary...
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