I belong to a select group of obsessed film geeks aka “Old Movie Weirdos” that watches classic film at a dizzying pace. We eat, breathe and sleep old movies. We talk about it, we blog on it, we spend our hard-earned cash on it. Undeniably, we watch it. There are many ways one can get their fill of ole black and white classics. But for … Continue reading The Yellow Brick Road to TCMFF 2014
Hollywood. New York City. San Francisco. These are some of the locations you probably think of when it comes to classic film. But what if I told you Kansas should be in this list? While many folks consider places like Kansas as more of a “fly over state,” or only associate any classic film via Dorothy and Toto, Kansas actually offers much more, with a … Continue reading Kansas Silent Film Festival (2014)
Perry Mason. Raymond Burr, right? That super popular TV series from 1957-1966 about the stern defense attorney who always nabbed the real criminal by the end of the show, right? No, not him. There was another Perry Mason character adaption decades prior- as Warren William took on the role on the big screen originally, in four films from 1934-1936. The Perry Mason role is a … Continue reading Perry Mason via Warren William
This past week I had the privilege of seeing the last silent film of Alfred Hitchcock, BLACKMAIL (1929.) As part of the Downtown Classic Film Series at The Lawrence Arts Center, here in my town of Lawrence, Kansas, this screening was a real treat. I have seen several silent films in this “downtown Lawrence” series and this experience was no less special. BLACKMAIL (1929) stands … Continue reading Alfred Hitchcock’s BLACKMAIL (1929)
Originally posted on Paula's Cinema Club:
Wow, that was a quick month. This weekend is the 5th and final installment of 31 Days of Oscar blogathon, the Second Annual celebration of the Academy Awards, hosted by myself, Kellee of Outspoken and Freckled, and Aurora of Once Upon A Screen, and held in conjunction with Turner Classic Movies‘ 31 Days of Oscar. Of course the… Continue reading 31 Days of Oscar: Week 5 — THE MOVIES
Originally posted on Once upon a screen…:
The nominees for Best Motion Picture in 1952 for film achievements in 1951 were Vincente Minnelli’s An American in Paris, Anatole Litvak’s Decision Before Dawn, George Stevens’ A Place in the Sun, Mervyn LeRoy’s Quo Vadis, and Elia Kazan’s A Streetcar Named Desire. It was Minnelli’s An American in Paris that took home the Oscar for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) despite the fact… Continue reading A Place in the Sun (1951)
Originally posted on Once upon a screen…:
Here we are – Oscars week and Week 4 of the 31 Days of Oscar Blogathon – a week during which we pause to honor those who helmed the motion pictures we swoon over. While we’ve only a handful of entries this week, it is indeed an important and impressive lot… To begin…visit with the great Sidney Lumet as he… Continue reading 31 Days of Oscars Blogathon: THE DIRECTORS
Originally posted on Paula's Cinema Club:
We have now arrived at week 3 of the 31 Days of Oscar blogathon, which coincides with Turner Classic Movies’ month-long celebration of the very best in cinema. Co-hosted by me (@Paula_Guthat), Aurora (@CitizenScreen) of Once Upon A Screen, and Kellee (@IrishJayhawk66) of Outspoken & Freckled, the third installment of our Second Annual Oscar extravaganza addresses Acting, arguably the… Continue reading 31 Days of Oscar: Week 3 — ACTING
Originally posted on Backlots:
Judy Garland, one of the most prominent and visible legends of Hollywood cinema. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked those it considered to be the top 50 screen legends–25 male, 25 female–actors whom they considered to have had a considerable impact on our film culture and the cinematic landscape of Hollywood. The rules stipulated that in order to be considered… Continue reading The Making of a Hollywood Legend
Originally posted on Once upon a screen…:
“Once, I did something wrong”…twice ♦ It’s 1946. Two men, Max and Al, drive into the town of Brentwood, NJ in the dead of night. Against the backdrop of a lone street lamp the two cast shadows along a path as they approach a gas station that’s closed for the day’s business. Max and Al settle on Henry’s… Continue reading Max and Al and Charlie and Lee: The Killers
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