Classic film actress Jennifer Jones passed away today at the age of 90. Though Jones only appeared in 27 film projects throughout her career (three of them under her birth name, Phyllis Isley), the actress left a large mark on Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s, landing five Oscar nominations and winning one, as Best…
No film director in history had quite as deft a hand in crafting wild, outrageous comedy as Preston Sturges. The director also wrote and produced his own screenplays, in addition to dabbling in acting, songwriting, and playwriting, among other varied interests. A prototypical “Renaissance man,” Sturges brought a wide-ranging knowledge to his films, reflected in…
A couple of years ago, as a Christmas gift from both my blog “partner in crime” and our lovely “number one reader” (you know who you are), I received two of TCM’s compilation coffee table books: Leading Ladies: The 50 Most Unforgettable Actresses of the Studio Era, and its counterpart, Leading Men: The 50 Most…
Tonight, Turner Classic Movies will show a lineup of some of director Frank Capra’s best. SET YOUR DVR. Now that I’ve gotten the warning/mild-threat-of-violence-if-you-don’t-comply out of the way … If you’ve read my introduction page (in the links to the right), you know that I consider Capra one of my five favorite film directors of…
As Thanksgiving has passed us by, it is officially the holiday season, and that means TCM will be bursting at the seams with Christmas flicks in the upcoming month. The usual suspects (A Christmas Carol … yawn) abound on the schedule, but I want to direct your attention to a couple of particular gems that,…
Hello, reader! We are Brandie and Carrie, classic movie buffs and bloggers extraordinaire (if we say so ourselves … and we kinda have to, since we’re both still relatively untested at this). We are also both huge fans of Turner Classic Movies, which is hands down the best cable channel ever crafted by the television…
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