We three (self-titled) “Wise Ladies” of True Classics, Carrie, Nikki, and Brandie, wish a very merry Christmas and the happiest of holidays to you and yours. Make sure to take some time this weekend to eat, drink, and be merry (and maybe catch up on your reading, like our good pal Snoopy here). We hope…
It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947) has become a recent favorite of mine, as I only saw it for the first time two years ago. But now it doesn’t feel quite like Christmas until I sit down and enjoy the holiday adventures of the film’s motley crew of misfits. Aloysius T. McKeever, or “Mac” (Victor…
This post is my contribution to the “Dueling Divas” blogathon hosted by Backlots. Go check out the other great entries that have been posted over the past three days! Arguably, the two biggest dancing female stars of the 1930s–at least on the silver screen–were a sharp-tongued witty dame with legs to there, and a precocious,…
“Aw, come on, Dad. This could be the miracle that saves the Simpsons’ Christmas. If TV has taught me anything, it’s that miracles always happen to poor kids at Christmas. It happened to Tiny Tim, it happened to Charlie Brown, it happened to the Smurfs, and it’s going to happen to us!” –Bart Simpson This…
Today marks the two-year anniversary of our first post here at True Classics! When Carrie and I first toyed with the idea of starting a classic movie blog, it seemed like a crazy thought. Both of us were in graduate school at the time, and I wondered if anyone would even be interested in reading…
And boy, did you. The entries that we received for the Great Citizen Kane Debate were above and beyond our expectations. After quite a bit of reading (and re-reading) and discussion amongst ourselves, we have determined the prize winners! The voting was quite close, particularly between first and second place, and we want to commend…
After a five-month hiatus, Robert Osborne, the Silver Fox of Classic Moviedom (wait, what do you mean, no one else calls him that?), is returning to the airwaves this Thursday (December 1st) as he resumes his hosting duties every night on Turner Classic Movies! To say that Bob has been missed is a serious understatement.…
The ladies of The Scarlett Olive are hosting a “For the Boys” blogathon this weekend, and this is our late-in-the-game contribution. To see other posts, visit the Olive and check out what everyone has to say on this topic! The idea of the “woman’s picture” as a genre of classic film–particularly a subset of woman-centric…
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