The Growing Pains of (Very) Early Cinema It’s easy to assume that “moving pictures” burst onto the scene in the late 19th century all at once. We often imagine that pop culture history can be neatly sliced into “before cinema” and “after cinema,” positive that the traditional forms of stage entertainment swiftly became passe. The truth, of...
Thankful Noir Noirvember and Thanksgiving season. The weather is getting cooler and the leaves are continuing to turn and fall. So, what better time to pull up a chair, grab a cup o’ cider, and join me as I serve up a heaping platter of noir-related goodies that I’m thankful for? Here goes . . . Barbara...
My Favorite Wife (1940) I’ve shown a lot of comedies to my lifetime learners over the years, but I’ve rarely heard an audience laugh as uproariously as they did during a recent screening of My Favorite Wife (1940), which we watched as part of a series featuring Cary Grant. The peals of laughter prove that Grant and...
As classic movie fans, we’ve all had those “wow” moments with actors we may not expect to see in a film as in “Wow! Is that (fill in the blank) …” Or “Wait – I think that’s …” This usually happens in their early films and it’s always fun to make that connection. One of my favorite...
Noir Nook: Noir’s Scariest Characters October is a month for ghosts and goblins, bats and jack-o’-lanterns, black cats and skeletons. Not necessarily the characteristics that come to mind when one thinks of film noir. But there’s one thing that’s common to both October and noir – scary characters. In the spirit of the month, I’m taking a...
Lone Pine Film Festival 2024 I had an amazing time again this year at the annual Lone Pine Film Festival held in Lone Pine, California. This was the 34th festival, of which I’ve attended around 10. As has become our habit in recent years, we arrived in town a day ahead of the four-day event so my...
MGM Studios has just released the trailer for Dog, a film that tells the story of an unlikely pair forced on a road trip together headed for a fellow soldier's funeral. They loathe each other; there is a definite lack of communication. Can they find a way to work together and and work things out? You might...
A new study has given the The Star Wars Holiday Special the unfortunate honor of being named as the most "boring" of all Christmas movies, TV shows, and specials. Conducted by Uswitch, the study analyzed IMDb reviews for negative phrases to reveal which titles people apparently liked the least. Perhaps it's not much of a shock to...
Monsters and Matinees: 8 horror films turning 80 Turning 80 is a big deal for anyone – or anything for that matter and that includes movies. We’ve lost thousands of films through the decades and never for a good reason. Some because they were shot on highly combustible nitrate film, others from neglect, because of old age...
Uncommon Ladies of Noir: Rhonda Fleming Rhonda Fleming was known as “The Queen of Technicolor.” As such, she’s not necessarily the first femme who comes to mind when you’re talking noir. With her titian locks, she was a standout in films like A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1949), Tropic Zone (1953), and Gunfight at the...
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