by Lesley Gaspar | Jan 21, 2016 | 1940s, Barbara Stanwyck, Classic movies, Kirk Douglas, Lewis Milestone, Miklos Rozsa, Van Heflin
Martha Ivers in the shadows The Strange Love of Martha Ivers?is a total kinkfest, and if you?re new to it, you can use a little help learning the ropes. I?ll be happy to show you around. Time Out?s synopsis is as concise and elegant as could be, so here it is: ?Superb...
by Lesley Gaspar | Jan 18, 2016 | 1940s, Alice Faye, Blogathons, Busby Berkeley, Carmen Miranda, Classic movies, Edward Everett Horton, Eugene Pallette, Harry Warren, Musicals, New York movies
sten ?your seat belts.?The Gang?s All Here?is too much. It?s the thrill ride of Hollywood musicals. If you?ve not seen it but have seen other Busby Berkeley movies you?re thinking, Yeah, got it. But all the fabulous excesses of Berkeley in black-and-white pale in...
by Lesley Gaspar | Nov 20, 2015 | 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Actors, Actresses, Alfred Hitchcock, Charles Laughton, Classic movies, Maureen O'Hara
TCM is honoring Maureen O?Hara (1920-2015) with a 24-hour tribute starting at 6am ET on Friday, November 20. I thought some commentary from herself discussing?her experiences shooting several of the movies in the TCM lineup would be add dimension to this day of...
by Lesley Gaspar | Nov 17, 2015 | 1920s, Blogathons, Classic movies, New York movies, Paul Fejos, Silent film
This post was written for the epic Criterion Blogathon sponsored by?Criterion Blues,?Silver Screenings, and?Speakeasy, running from November 16-21 with more than 170 entries (!). Do yourself a favor and check out the roster?it?s amazing, it?s colossal, it?s? really...
by Lesley Gaspar | Nov 17, 2015 | 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Blogathons, Classic movies, Feb2016Blogathon, film noir, Pre-Code films, Romance
We?re live! Welcome to the?You Must Remember This? Blogathon! Kisses blistering and chilled, delirious and hard-boiled, Judas kisses, cartoon kisses, and of course the kiss-off? Here?s our Valentine?s Day celebration of screen kisses. New entries will be posted as...
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