Roughly a decade before the Civil War, Reverend Ethan Wilkins (Walter Huston) accepts a position ministering to an isolated, poverty-stricken town in Ohio called Pine Hill. Though the townspeople had promised to pay Ethan an annual salary of $400, he is informed upon his arrival that they cannot afford to pay him that much, and…
85 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards Robert Osborne Release Date: October 29, 2013 Abbeville Press Hardcover, 472 pages Turner Classic Movies’ annual tribute to Academy Award-winning film gets underway tomorrow with this year’s celebration of “31 Days of Oscar.” The network is kicking things off with quite a bang,…
Before we reveal the trio of winners in our Saturday Morning Memories anniversary contest, we want to extend our thanks once more to all of our readers, but especially to the seven participants in this year’s event. We are so glad each of you took the time to write a piece for us–especially when the…
Majestic Hollywood: The Greatest Films of 1939 Mark A. Vieira Release Date: December 10, 2013 Running Press Softcover, 224 pages Every classic film fan has his/her own favorite decade, a span of time which they wholeheartedly believe produced the greatest movies of all time. (Personally, I gravitate towards the 1930s, from the naughty pre-Code period…
Our fourth anniversary contest deadline has passed, and we’d like to thank the kind folks who contributed a post for this event, as well as those who passed the word along and sent their well-wishes to mark our “birthday.” The True Classics crew will be reviewing the entries over the next couple of days, and…
Hello, folks! We hope you all had a lovely holiday season with your friends and loved ones. As you may have noticed, we decided to take a last-minute break from blogging during the month of December so we could “enjoy” the madness of the holiday rush. But now that the Christmas season is officially over…
From the entire True Classics crew, we wish you all the very merriest of Christmases. May your day be filled with good people, good food, good fun, and, of course, good movies!
UPDATE 12/16/13: WE ARE EXTENDING THE DEADLINE FOR THE CONTEST TO JANUARY 8TH, 2014. Entries can be posted on your blog any time between now and 11:59PM EST on the 8th. Winners will be announced on January 12th. Questions about the contest? Contact us at trueclassicsblog (at) gmail dot com. It’s our fourth blog anniversary!…
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