The brand new Classic Movie Guide, edited by Leonard Maltin, is out today, marking the third edition of the vintage-themed offshoot of Maltin’s long-running Movie Guide. This massive, encyclopedic tome houses an impressive collection of capsule reviews and basic information about more than 10,000 classic movies, from the silent era through 1965, as well as separate indices for major …
Meine Liebsters
Oh jeez, I think this is WELL into throwback territory, as it’s now been several months since these were going around and I never finished mine! I had never done one of these, so I stockpiled a few, then that felt overwhelming so it took me a while. Thank you to all for the nominations and thank you also …
Rare Musicals on TCM – September 2015
A wild assortment of rare musicals this month on TCM, and even though we’ve moved on from the Summer of Stars, we still get some big ones: Bing Crosby, Eleanor Powell, Cyd Charisse, and Dolores Del Rio, among many others. Keep an eye out for the Powell and Pressburger opera, The Tales of Hoffmann, for something …
Rare Musicals on TCM – August 2015
As is tradition, TCM celebrates the Summer of Stars this month, highlighting one of Hollywood’s biggest legends each day this month. Luckily we get a few musical stars in there, like Fred Astaire and Debbie Reynolds, to round out the party. Monday August 3 – Adolphe Menjou 4:15pm / Broadway Gondolier (1935) American taxi driver Dick Powell takes …
Rare Musicals on TCM – July 2015
Oops, this is super late! Luckily TCM overloaded the second half of the month with musicals to help me out though… Saturday, July 4 1:00am / Rosalie (1937) Eleanor Powell wows, as always, as a European princess who attracts the attention of a West Point cadet, played by Nelson Eddy. Monday, July 6 4:15pm / …
Classic Movie History: Wartime Musicals
World War Two set off a ripple effect that touched nearly every facet of American life, including that highest of cultural traditions: the Hollywood musical. Musicals had developed at an astounding rate throughout the 1930s, with the advent of Fred and Ginger partnership, and series like Gold Diggers and Broadway Melody. But with newfound limitations on both …