The podcast devoted to Old Hollywood
Journeys in the Disney Vault kicks off with the film that started it all: the 1937 classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Snow White, as it will be referred … Continue Reading Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
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)
I’m not sure which review I mentioned it in, but I haven’t discovered a film by Vincente Minnielli that I’ve liked…until today. Father’s Little Dividend is the sequel to the … Continue Reading Father’s Little Dividend (1951)
I was honored when Andy, head blogger of the Fandango Groovers Movie Blog invited me to participate in his My Movie Year blogathon. The blogathon celebrates each writer’s favorite year … Continue Reading My Movie Year: 1999
Today’s film is a beloved cult classic…that I just wasn’t connecting with. I love Jim Henson’s work to a point. I LOVE Labyrinth (although most girls my age do…Bowie) and … Continue Reading The Dark Crystal (1982)
A documentary is on the plate for today’s entry, and it looks at the world of homosexuality in film. Like any minority group, the roles for homosexuals have been less … Continue Reading The Celluloid Closet (1995)
Today’s film is the 1999 Stir of Echoes, a loose (and boy is that meaning applied here with a paintbrush) adaptation of the Richard Matheson book of the same name. … Continue Reading Stir of Echoes (1999)
I figured I’d do something a little different in today’s entry and do a list…my first of hopefully many. I started with a list of my ten favorite movies of … Continue Reading Top 10 Favorite Movies of the 1930s
So we’re diverging from our Jean Harlow retrospective for the day (yes, I know it’s early for that and no, it won’t last weeks!) but I wanted to include a … Continue Reading Take Shelter (2011)
The final Academy Award nominee for Best Picture makes me frustrated. I don’t want to end on a sore note (not counting the wrap-up on Sunday when the award is … Continue Reading Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)
War Horse was a movie I was avoiding for several reasons. The two and a half hour runtime was the first thing, and the sentimentality and love of animals was … Continue Reading The Road to the Oscars: War Horse (2011)
I feel really bad writing this review because it’s been awhile since I actually saw Hugo in theaters, so I’m going off what I remember. I initially was shocked when … Continue Reading The Road to the Oscars: Hugo (2011)
In honor of the Academy Awards, airing on February 26th, I’ve decided to see all nine of the films nominated for Best Picture and review them. I’ve already seen seven … Continue Reading The Road to the Oscars: The Descendants (2011)
I’m pretty set in my ways when it comes to “teen movies.” Suffice it to say, I don’t want just anything because it’s for girls. The movie I keep getting … Continue Reading What a Girl Wants (2003)
I was reluctant to watch There’s No Business Like Show Business because of my lackluster reception to previous Irving Berlin movies, namely White Christmas and Holiday Inn. In certain regards … Continue Reading My (Slightly More Than) Month with Marilyn: There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954)
As we get set to conclude my first 25 Days of Christmas series, I just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa! We have one more film to discuss on … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Elf (2003)
Ticklish Business 