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Not on Netflix: My Dream Queue List, Part 2
End-0f-the-world movies? Yes, there is one I long to view after seeing images from it and reading about it for years, even though no one has made any claims of it being a great film. DELUGE from 1933....
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Painting the Town Red with Vincente Minnelli
Fans of An American in Paris must be enjoying the musical’s high profile this year, which is its 60th anniversary. Last Thursday, a restored version of the MGM musical opened this year’s TCM Classic...
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DVD Tuesday: Late Lang
In a bit of home video serendipity, the films Fritz Lang made in Hollywood and Germany from 1956 – 1959 were all recently released on DVD. The Warner Archive put out re-mastered versions of his last...
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An Evening with Terence Stamp
Even though I wasn’t able to attend TCM’s Classic Film Festival I did make time for Terence Stamp’s special appearance at the 2011 San Francisco International Film Festival this year. It was a somewhat...
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The mother of all movies
With Mother’s Day fast approaching, I’ve been thinking about my own Mom lately and all the movies I made her watch with me over the years. We’ve always been a very visually-stimulated family. We have...
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Blind Alley vs. The Dark Past
One of the things that can be fun about watching remakes is the insight it gives into what constitutes directing. Take two movies with essentially the same script, and the differences between them...
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Modern Movie-Going Punishments
Today is the second Sunday in May. Mother’s Day. As I’ve had the Sunday shift for several years now I’ve already been able to write on the ways my mom contributed to my passion for cinema during my...
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Remembering Dark Shadows
“My name is Victoria Winters. My journey is just beginning. A journey that I am hoping will somehow begin to reveal the mysteries of my past. It is a journey that will bring me to a strange and dark...
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Summer Blockbuster: Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)
This year’s summer movie season was inaugurated by the gentle guttural drawl of Vin Diesel in Fast Five, the latest iteration of the jokey car fetishist franchise. Listening to Diesel’s lazy growl...
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Jackie Cooper (1922-2011)
Please Note: In Tribute to Jackie Cooper, on Friday, May 13th TCM will broadcast nine of the actor’s films, which are listed here. Jackie Cooper, who was an Oscar nominee for Best Actor in a Leading...
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Haskell, Hayley, Imhotep and Others At the TCM 2011 Film Festival
In the event-packed hurly burly of TCM’s second annual Film Festival in Los Angeles recently, I didn’t have a chance to blog about all of the films or attending guests that I saw but here are a few...
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In Search of Sascha Brastoff
I love to explore local antique shops and visit flea markets when I’m not watching movies. As a new homeowner I’m always on the lookout for good deals on vintage furniture and as a collector I enjoy...
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Whose fault am I?
I’m not going to go so far as to say my personality is comprised entirely of movie characters but, boy-oh-boy, I have more than my fair share kicking around under my skin. How could I not? I started...
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Tati vs. The Illusionist
Many months ago, fellow Morlock Suzi Doll raved about Sylvain Chomet’s THE ILLUSIONIST. Based on her recommendation, I sought it out eagerly—and found myself with a strange, conflicted reaction....
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Esther Williams and THE UNGUARDED MOMENT
After 13 years as a MGM player and star attraction with 19 feature films to her credit, Esther Williams found herself facing an uncertain future in 1955 when her contract with the studio ended. But her...
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Zombies vs. Ghouls
Recently, my good friend Maryann and I were discussing the differences between ghouls and zombies in the movies. She is also a film historian who teaches cinema studies, and our conversations are...
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DVD Tuesday: Park Row (1952)
One of Sam Fuller’s most personal films, Park Row (1952), has been released on DVD through MGM’s burn-on-demand service, the “Limited Edition Collection” (available through Amazon and other retailers)....
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Bruce Ricker, 1942-2011
On May 13, 2011, documentary filmmaker Bruce Ricker died peacefully in Cambridge, Mass., at the age of 68. Frequent TCM viewers may recognize the name from such feature-length profile films as Dave...
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He Is A Weapon: Danger Route (1967)
When it came time to cast Dr. No (1965) director Terence Young’s first choice to play James Bond was actor Richard Johnson. Johnson’s movie star good looks, captivating voice and masculine charm made...
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So bad it’s good!
I’m different, I guess. I never got into the “so bad it’s good” thing where people watch movies (or read books or listen to music) with the sole intention of making fun. It’s not as though I grew up in...
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