by Lesley Gaspar | Apr 30, 2016 | 1970s, Classic movies, Francis Ford Coppola, Gene Hackman, TCM Film Festival 2016 Coverage
Greetings, gentle reader! After another refreshing 5 hours of sleep I?m off to the day?s delights and trials, of which more in a moment. Here?s what happened yesterday: I hot-footed it down to breakfast at Club TCM, where I got to shake Leonard Maltin?s hand, miss...
by Lesley Gaspar | Apr 28, 2016 | Classic movies, film noir, TCM Film Festival 2016 Coverage
Greetings, gentle reader, from Hollywood! Here is a breathless post to begin my coverage of the festival, before I head out into Day 1. First stop: Karie Bible?s tour of Hollywood Forever, the cemetery where many classic film Titans found their final rest. That?s at...
by Lesley Gaspar | Apr 12, 2016 | TCM Film Festival 2016 Coverage
The countdown is on! TCMFF 2016 opens Thursday, April 28, and Second Sight Cinema will be your eyes and ears from opening night on the red carpet to the closing night party. I?ll be posting capsule reviews, photos, and videos from screenings and events throughout the...
by Lesley Gaspar | Mar 5, 2016 | 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Blogathons, Classic movies, Genres
What do?Duck Soup,?Anatomy of a Murder,?The Story of Temple Drake, and?Adam?s Rib?have in common? Whether dramas, comedies, or tragedies, they?re all courtroom movies. What?s your favorite? Second Sight Cinema?and?Cinemaven?s Essays from the Couch?are pleased as punch...
by Lesley Gaspar | Feb 22, 2016 | 1930s, 1930s Universal Horror, Blogathons, Classic movies, Claude Rains, James Whale, John Huston, Preston Sturges
The Invisible Man?is a bit of a?stepchild among James Whale?s Universal horror films, which is understandable since?Frankenstein?(1931) and even more?Bride of Frankenstein?(1935) were not just sensationally successful at the box office but embedded themselves...
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