Originally posted on Once upon a screen…:
This is by far the most difficult post I’ve ever tried to write and that’s because this is no ordinary post.  This is in honor of Jack Lemmon, one of my cinematic loves. “If you really do want to be an actor who can satisfy himself and his audience, you need to be vulnerable. You must reach the… Continue reading

As part of TCM’s Summer Under The Stars event taking place all throughout August, this Wednesday August 22nd salutes an entire day, with a collection of 11 of films, devoted to Jack Lemmon.  To promote this mega cinematic event on Turner Classic Movies this month, Jill of Sitting On a Back Yard Fence and Michael of Scribe Hard are hosting the #SUTS Blogathon which can … Continue reading The Great Race

As part of TCM’s Summer Under The Stars event taking place all throughout August, today marks an entire day, with a collection of 12 of films, devoted to Katherine Hepburn.  To promote this mega cinematic event on Turner Classic Movies this month, Jill of Sitting On a Back Yard Fence and Michael of Scribe Hard are hosting the #SUTS Blogathon which can be followed on … Continue reading Bringing Up Baby

Originally posted on Tomfoolery:
By Liberalchik I’m getting damn tired of hearing people say “Pray for rain, or Thank God for the rain we got today”. Here we are in the 21st century and there are people who are still attributing weather to a god in the sky. People,  that stuff worked back in the days of Roman and Greek mythology because even though they… Continue reading

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Originally posted on True Classics:
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter has apparently long stymied filmmakers, because there has yet to be a cinematic version that fully adapts the material without changing the tone or intent of the author’s original novel. Not to be overly sarcastic about it or anything. It’s a damn shame, too, because Letter is truly a masterwork of American literature. The story of Hester… Continue reading

Originally posted on Once upon a screen…:
There are countless, unforgettable films made during the golden age of Hollywood that were the result of “accidents,” where for one reason or another stars or directors ended up on a film because it was meant to be.  The Barkleys of Broadway is one of those. Kismet:  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) had intended Charles Walter’s, Easter Parade (1948) as a… Continue reading

  Today is a magical day for classic film fans of Ginger Rogers. As part of the month-long Summer Under The Stars event on Turner Classic Movies, a full day of Ginger Rogers films will be broadcast. For me, I look forward to watching a majority of the day’s collection.  I want to share my thoughts on one of these films: George Stevens’ SWING TIME … Continue reading It’s SWING TIME!

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