Blogs about Classic movies

Publicity still with Mamie Van Doren & Tony Curtis.All American (1953). Tony Curtis headlines as Nick Bonelli, a star quarterback who transfers to a different university to pursue his interest in architecture after his parents …

Each month, the CMBA profiles a classic movie blog written by one of our members. This month, we are featuring Rachel Kovaciny, who writes at HAMLETTE'S SOLILOQUY. 1. Why do you blog?I blog because I …

I dunno exactly what Ee-Ooo is, but this song-n-dance number, so-titled, from 1958’s How to Make a Monster, says you gotta have it. How to Make a Monster is not so much about how to …

Precodes: Anna Christie, The Devil to Pay, Preview to Kong?, and No More OrchidsANNA CHRISTIE (1930) --- GARBO TALKS! as marquees shouted, but what they should have said was, GARBO TALKS AS THOUGH ON STAGE, …

In just a few days, the 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival will be getting underway. Which means I’ve spent the past couple of weeks obsessing over the schedule, trying to figure out my plans. As …

Dr. Annette Bochenek loves to take Hometowns to Hollywood on the road–in person or virtually–to offer fun and engaging presentations about Hollywood’s Golden Age. Her presentations range from focusing on various subjects related to Golden …

Plotwise, the 1930 film "Danger Lights" is "The Broadway Melody" with locomotives -- a love triangle involving two people who hate to hurt the odd one out. But it also offers interesting location footage of …

This year's Lone Pine Film Festival, coming up Oct. 10-13, 2024The tiny town of Lone Pine, Calif., is the site of some of the most spectacular filming locations around, and each year in October the …

One of the most beloved of Hollywood’s Golden Age stars, Ingrid Bergman lit up screens large and small in an acting career that spanned 50 years, included 54 onscreen performances and brought three Oscars and …

In just a few days, I’ll be publishing my feature article for Nicolas Roeg’s meditation on grief, Don’t Look Now 1973. This is perfect timing to pay tribute to one of the most prolific, beloved …

Last month I watched TAKE AIM AT THE POLICE VAN (1960), the first film I've viewed from the Criterion Eclipse Nikkatsu Noir DVD collection.I've now returned to the set to see RUSTY KNIFE (1958). While …

Hello again friends and olde timey matte and trick shot enthusiasts. It's that time again for a trip through the cinematic museum of movie wizardry and creativity from the pre-computer era. I call this my …

Image source: Pinterest This post is for the Norman Jewison Blogathon hosted by the lovely Taking Up Room. A Soviet submarine runs aground on a sleepy island off Cape Cod. The Russians on-board are only …

I've returned with an exciting new edition to my classic film book round ups. Every time I curate these lists I worry that this will be the one that disappoints. But they never do. I …

This droll 1962 British item is a 69-minute music video disguised as a film.That’s overstating the case, but not by much. The Lyn Fairhurst/Harold Shampan script is a threadbare excuse for a dozen lengthy “live” …

Happy July, y’all! I’m still working on a final project (but coming into the home stretch with a deadline of July 11th!), so this month, I’m again shining the light on two simply outstanding pre-Code …

In Morgantown, Pennsylvania, in 1868, a giant voice was heard booming from the mountain ridge known as The Great Eyrie. It was quoting from the Holy Book. John Strock (Charles Bronson), an agent for the …

We just re-watched the classic twister flick, The Wizard of Oz (1939), but! We saw it on the big screen for the first time, and it was a revelation. We were struck by the Technicolor …