Marian Joan Crawford Mark Whitney Clark Gable Al Manning Wallace Ford Released by MGM Directed by Clarence Brown Run time: 76 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Joan Crawford plays a fallen, kept woman who loves her life no matter how many times she gets trampled on or slapped. Read more
Hey everyone! So I’m sorry for the slow pace around here. I had another vacation in May (am I complaining about that? I hope not), it’s summer reading kick-off time which means I’m doing fifty things at once, and I think I’m suffering from some light depression. If that’s a Read more
Tarzan Johnny Weissmuller Jane Maureen O’Sullivan Harry Neil Hamilton Released by MGM Directed by W.S. Van Dyke Run time: 108 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Jane razzes on her father (while she undresses in front of him): “Darling, don’t be silly and embarrassed by me! Why, you bathed Read more
Ivy/Bunny Joan Crawford Howard Neil Hamilton Carl Clark Gable Fred Roscoe Karns Cass Guy Kibbee Mike Cliff Edwards Released by MGM | Directed by Harry Beaumont Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Drinking. Attempted suicide. That old joke about the traveling salesman over and over again. Read more
Sigh. I’m back in the real world now, still coming off the high of TCMFF. I have all of my coverage for this year (and previous years) over at this page, in case you wanted to catch up. This month I should have a few more new-to-the-site Joan Crawford movies Read more
The 2018 Turner Classic Movies Classic Film Festival (TCMFF) has come to a crashing close. There were tears, there was laughter, there was a whole lot more Barry Fitzgerald than I would have suspected. Some quick stats from me: My total, if my math can be trusted, was twelve films, Read more
The last day of the TCM Film Festival is always a bittersweet experience. You’re exhausted, barely alive— and yet you’re kind of hoping that they announce that they’re going to add a fifth day, just because they can. Anyway, I’m on the train ride home, watching the ocean drift by Read more
I’m running out of fuel We’re hitting the home stretch for the 2018 version of TCMFF, and opinions are running pretty high. Everything, from the design of the badges to the festival’s look and movies seem to have been kicked up a notch this year. Unfortunately, my third day was Read more
Day 2 of the TCM Film Festival was a blast, plain and simple. Lots of unique screenings and experiences for me, and even a couple of lousy films couldn’t ruin it for me. Plus I got Hawaiian pizza. Yum! Grand Prix “So it has always seemed to me that to Read more
The first official day of the 2018 Turner Classic Film Festival kicked off with… uh, I went book shopping. But that’s okay! The festival starts in the afternoon (unless you’re a first timer), so I got to kick around and relax for a bit, as well as make my annual Read more