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You might call this cheating, but this review ran already. It originally ran as part of my Halloween films, so if you missed it the first time here it is. … Continue Reading The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
Today’s book is not a biography as the author would claim. Writer Margaret Talbot‘s biography/Hollywood history book The Entertainer: Movies, Magic, and My Father’s Twentieth Century is a fantastic blend … Continue Reading Old Hollywood Book Reviews: The Entertainer – Movies, Magic, and My Father’s Twentieth Century
Golden Age on the Silver Screen returns and not a moment too soon it seems. As the year progresses there’s a veritable slew of made-for-television biopics (and just biopics in … Continue Reading The Girl (2012)
Halloween has come and gone and we’re back on our weekend schedule; starting with a return to the Disney Vault! We last left Disney at Bambi (although I did post … Continue Reading Saludos Amigos (1942)
The final installment of Golden Age on the Silver Screen till November, and I really wish I had picked a better movie for this mid-season finale. The Sex … Continue Reading The Sex Symbol (1974)
The 2000s saw a real resurgence in made-for-television biopics on celebrities and today’s film is one of the earliest from that period. The 2000 miniseries on Audrey Hepburn received … Continue Reading The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000)
Two weeks ago I reviewed the Veronica Lake biography Peekaboo that sought to tell the “true” story of Lake’s life by way of her estranged mother Constance Marinos. … Continue Reading Old Hollywood Book Reviews: Veronica – The Autobiography of Veronica Lake
It’s started! My first ever blogathon and one devoted to 100 years of Universal Studios films! I’ll be putting up a post all weekend with the days contributors as their … Continue Reading Universal Backlot Blogathon: Friday’s Contributors
In this week’s installment of The Golden Age on the Silver Screen, and in honor of TCM’s month of Lauren Bacall, we’re going back to 1980 to view the … Continue Reading Bogie (1980)
It’s been at least fifteen years since I’ve seen Fantasia and yet this is the first time I’ve seen it all the way through. There’s no denying this is … Continue Reading Fantasia (1940)
Did I mention I love that TCM’s star of the month is Lauren Bacall? I really wanted to watch and review The Big Sleep (which I love more than … Continue Reading To Have and Have Not (1944)
Films “based on true events” flourished throughout the 1970s with The Last House on the Left and The Amityville Horror being the bigger names in the genre. Sadly … Continue Reading The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
It’s August so that means TCM’s Summer Under the Stars happened and that seems to be all that happened. My film count went down this month as a result … Continue Reading The Month in Film: August 2012
A quick aside: Due to my birthday on Friday (yay me) I wasn’t able to get out this week’s Journeys in the Disney Vault so Fantasia will be put … Continue Reading James Dean (2001)
**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)
This week’s installment of Old Hollywood Book Reviews looks at a biography everyone should go out and read! I’ve given a few books unanimous praise but this one gets a pass … Continue Reading Old Hollywood Book Reviews: Joan Blondell – A Life Between Takes
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