The TCM Top Twelve for September
September is a good month for me in numerous ways, predominately that it contains my birthday which I do celebrate for the entire month as my mother so kindly … Continue Reading The TCM Top Twelve for September
Summer Under the Stars: Three on a Match (1932)
**My final contribution to the Summer Under the Stars blogathon. Head over to ScribeHard on Film or Sittin’ on a Backyard Fence to read all past contributions. I’m reviewing all … Continue Reading Summer Under the Stars: Three on a Match (1932)
The Month in Film: July 2012
Here’s the new Month in Review banner! I should give credit where credit is due because I loved the Month in Review banner over at In the Mood (a … Continue Reading The Month in Film: July 2012
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991)
Celebrity biopics are nothing new in the entertainment world but from the 1960s-1990s and again in the 2000s there was a spate of made-for-television and cheap theatrical celebrity biopics. … Continue Reading White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991)
A Free Soul (1931)
I’m reviewing all five films (and one documentary) in the Forbidden Hollywood volume two box set: Review of Night Nurse Review of Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin, and Censorship in pre-Code Hollywood … Continue Reading A Free Soul (1931)
I Want to Live! (1958)
I Want to Live! is another film I had earmarked for my TCM Top Twelve in May, nice to know I’m slowly working my way through something two months … Continue Reading I Want to Live! (1958)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
I’m reviewing all five films in the Forbidden Hollywood volume two box set: Review of Night Nurse Thou Shalt Not is a 2008 TCM documentary and DVD supplement on the … Continue Reading Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
The Player (1992)
If there’s one director whose name I always hear it’s Robert Altman. Love him or hate him people talk about him and his movies have taken on a cult status … Continue Reading The Player (1992)
Match Point (2005)
**This is contribution to The Best Hitchcock Films Hitchcock Never Made Blogathon. Head over to Tales of the Easily Distracted by clicking the link to see the rest of the … Continue Reading Match Point (2005)
Leading Man Tournament Week 7: The 1990s
I hate to date myself but I’m finally in my decade. Don’t misunderstand, I love classic movies but I was raised in the 1990s so I have deep-seated movie roots … Continue Reading Leading Man Tournament Week 7: The 1990s
The TCM Top Twelve for July
Another month and another TCM Top Twelve (if you’re keeping track I’ve reviewed two films that made my Top Twelve in May and one from my Twelve in June…that’s not … Continue Reading The TCM Top Twelve for July
Shallow Grave – Criterion Blu-Ray (1994)
Going a bit more contemporary over the next few days; a brief respite from the world of classic cinema but that doesn’t mean that the movies here aren’t classic in … Continue Reading Shallow Grave – Criterion Blu-Ray (1994)
The TCM Top Twelve for June
How about that spiffy logo I came up for this? Anyway, another month and a new TCM Top 12. In terms of the twelve I mentioned watching for May, I … Continue Reading The TCM Top Twelve for June
Midnight Mary (1933)
To start, the tie in the Leading Man Tourney for this week has been broken (for now)…hopefully the last few days of Week 1 don’t see a tie-breaker right off … Continue Reading Midnight Mary (1933)
Midnight Movies (2005)
Have I mentioned I love watching movie related documentaries? You should already know this as I’ve reviewed more than a few already. Well today’s film is no different, it’s the … Continue Reading Midnight Movies (2005)
The Client (1994)
You all voted for a mix of old and new reviews so here’s a more contemporary film for you, the 1994 Joel Schumacher directed adaptation of John Grisham‘s novel The … Continue Reading The Client (1994)
Ticklish Business 