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This post is in conjunction with Film Forum’s Burt Lancaster tribute. Find out more and purchase tickets here. There are certain real-world events Hollywood is quick to capitalize on and … Continue Reading Judgment at Nuremberg (1963)
Out of all the on-screen teams the studio system created, none endures as strongly as the teaming of Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. The two made nine films together, and … Continue Reading Woman of the Year (1942)
One of my first reviews gets a reprint due to Film Class Wednesdays. This review doesn’t do it justice, but my thoughts never wavered. Libeled Lady is of my favorite … Continue Reading Libeled Lady (1936)
W TCM in October is just behind Summer Under the Stars as my favorite time of year because of all the Halloween films they do! Classic horror is the theme … Continue Reading The TCM Top Twelve for October
I’m slowly working my way through the films Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn made together. It’s going slowly because I’m finding the movies in various places because I lack the … Continue Reading Desk Set (1957)
So this week’s poll was the definition of a smooth race. We got a little less in the voting numbers in comparison to last week, only 44 votes, but you … Continue Reading Leading Man Tournament: Week 2 Results
The first poll update for Week 2 and we’ve already hit over 20 votes! That’s pretty amazing considering it was a rather slow trickle at first for week one. Errol … Continue Reading Leading Man Tournament Week 2 Update
Week 1 is done and on to Week 2! The 1930s was a roller-coaster but I think the 1940s have just more hidden up their sleeves. The five men here … Continue Reading Leading Man Tournament: Week 2 – The 1940s
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)
We’re entering the final year of Jean Harlow’s life and she would only make six more movies before succumbing to uremic poisoning at the age of 26. Today’s film, Riffraff, … Continue Reading The Films of Jean Harlow: Riffraff (1936)
Taking a brief detour from Marilyn for a moment to discuss another film I recently had the pleasure of watching, Stanley Kramer’s 1963 comedy classic It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, … Continue Reading It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
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