The good people at the Redford Theatre have another great slate of films planned for Spring and Summer of 2012, so let's jump right in. For most films, unless otherwise noted, evening showings begin at 7:30 with...
At the Redford Theatre this weekend…winner of 10 Academy Awards, nominated for 5 more…one of the highest-grossing motion pictures ever (even when adjusted for inflation)…my grandmother's favorite movie of all time...
This weekend the Redford Theatre has a real treat for Detroit classic movie fans, one of my favorite films of all time, The Apartment (1960). Jack Lemmon stars as C.C. "Bud" Baxter, a drone at a giant...
This Week on TCM spotlights a highly subjective selection of the week’s essential or undiscovered films on the Turner Classic Movies channel to help plan movie viewing, DVR scheduling or TCM Party attendance. All times are...
This Week on TCM spotlights a highly subjective selection of the week’s essential or undiscovered films on the Turner Classic Movies channel to help plan movie viewing, DVR scheduling or TCM Party attendance. All times are EST...
For years, my only awareness of this film was the reference to it in "Science Fiction Double Feature," the first song in The Rocky Horror Picture Show: "Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet." When I did...
As you may know I have another blog where I write about both classic and more current movies, Paula's Cinema Club. For today I've joined the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) blackout. I've replaced...
I've had a terrible case of writer's block this week, trying to come up with something original to say about Orson Welles' 1958 film noir, Touch of Evil. As I noted last August, it'...
This Week on TCM spotlights a highly subjective selection of the week's essential or undiscovered films on the Turner Classic Movies channel to help plan movie viewing, DVR scheduling or TCM Party attendance. All times are...
This Week on TCM spotlights a highly subjective selection of the week’s essential or undiscovered movies on the Turner Classic Movies channel to help plan film viewing, DVR scheduling or TCM Party attendance. All times are...
This Week on TCM spotlights a highly subjective selection of the week's essential or undiscovered films on the Turner Classic Movies channel to help plan viewing, DVR scheduling or TCM Party attendance. All times are EST.
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A couple of classic movie gems are on big screens in Detroit this weekend. The Redford Theatre is presenting the quintessential Hollywood classic It's A Wonderful Life this weekend. Directed by Frank Capra and starring Jimmy Stewart (in...
This Week on TCM spotlights a highly subjective selection of the week's essential or undiscovered films on the Turner Classic Movies channel to help plan viewing, DVR scheduling or TCM Party attendance. All times are EST. Monday...
My four-star rating applies to both of these holiday classics…no "bah, humbug" here.Tonight and tomorrow, the Redford Theatre will be showing the crowd-pleaser Miracle on 34th Street. It's an Golden Age...
This Week on TCM spotlights a highly subjective selection of the week's essential or undiscovered films on the Turner Classic Movies channel to help plan viewing or DVR scheduling. All times are EST. Monday, November 28...
This weekend I had the good fortune to see a film that, though of recent vintage, will appeal to those who appreciate the classics of design. Eames: The Architect and The Painter profiles the highly influential American designers Charles and...
This Week on TCM spotlights a highly subjective selection of the week's essential or undiscovered films on the Turner Classic Movies channel to help plan viewing or DVR scheduling. All times are EST. Monday, November 21
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This Week on TCM spotlights a highly subjective selection of the week's essential or undiscovered films on the Turner Classic Movies channel to help plan viewing or DVR scheduling. All times are EST. Monday, November 14
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Bond…Julian Bond…is a huge movie fanatic. When he isn’t managing the Detroit Medical Center’s social media, or hanging out at metro Detroit’s cool spots, he’s writing his blog...
This Week on TCM spotlights a highly subjective selection of the week's essential or undiscovered films on the Turner Classic Movies channel to help plan viewing or DVR scheduling. All times are EST.
Monday, November 7 — Battle...
As a confirmed TCM addict, I’ve often wondered what movies from the 21st century would stand the test of time, like Casablanca, Gone With The Wind or Out of the Past. If there is even such a thing as TV and channels in the future. What would programming look like in 30 or 40 years from [...]
I’ve been to the movies two weekends in a row now (for The Avengers and Dark Shadows), and am definitely looking forward to three of the films I saw trailers for. I was probably going to see Lawless anyway, due to my being a sucker for anything to do with Prohibition and the presence of [...]
The Avengers is a very good film. If I had a rating system, I’d give it 4.5 out of 5 stars. Yes, it is that good. If you haven’t seen it, go now…I’ll go with you. Seriously. I don’t know if the world can stand one more person waxing eloquent about this movie, but I’m [...]
Monday, April 23 There seems to be a lot of good ’20s-’30s stuff on this morning and into the afternoon that I have never seen before, including most of the all-silent Laurel & Hardy block: 6:30 a.m. Putting Pants on Phillip (1927) 7:00 a.m. You’re Darn Tootin’ (1928) 8:00 a.m. Habeas Corpus (1928) 8:30 a.m. [...]
When I was younger, my aunt, who is the person most responsible for my classic movie addiction, had a book, Halliwell’s Film Guide, by British film critic and TV producer Leslie Halliwell. There are cast and crew lists, production info, and short reviews of probably thousands of movies in the book; I can’t imagine that [...]
On Friday, April 13, Entertainment Weekly released some interesting new photos from The Dark Knight Rises to an eager public (OK, some of us are eager). The most interesting one shows Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle (I’ve read she is never referred to as Catwoman…odd, don’t you think?). It looks as if she’s broken into [...]
Ruth over at Flix Chatter has had another great blogathon idea, this time in honor of Gregory Peck, who would have been 96 (if my math is right) today, April 5. Her birthday tribute post: Beauty is Forever: Happy Birthday, Gregory Peck. As my tribute, I’ve chosen to review one of my favorite WWII movies, [...]
Because there’s been so many reviews of The Hunger Games, I know there isn’t much I can say that hasn’t been said already, but I do have a few thoughts. NB: I haven’t read the books. POSSIBLE SPOILERS. I really enjoyed this movie. While some of the suspense is negated by knowing that there’s 2 [...]
Monday, April 2 6:45 a.m. Born to Dance (1936) Eleanor Powell and James Stewart in a good old-fashioned (by that I mean, sorta corny) musical full of mistaken identity and misunderstandings. 8 p.m. Doris Day Block TCM salutes the Star of the Month Doris Day with 28 movies beginning tonight at 8 p.m. with her [...]
Monday, March 26 2:45 p.m. Zero Hour! (1957) I’ll be tuning into this for two reasons, one being Dana Andrews, and and the other this oddly Airplane!-like synopsis: “When a flight crew falls ill, the only man who can land the plane is afraid of flying.” 8:00 p.m. Kes (1970) 10:00 p.m. Darling (1965) ***TCM [...]
According to a post on the TCM boards, here’s this year’s Summer Under the Stars schedule:
August 1: John Wayne
August 2: Myrna Loy
August 3: Johnny Weismuller
August 4: Marilyn Monroe
August 5: Claude Rains
August 6: Van Heflin
August 7: Sidney Poitier
August 8: Rita Hayworth
August 9: Toshiro Mifune
August 10: Lionel Barrymore
August 11: James Mason
August 12: Ginger Rogers
August 13: Deborah Kerr
August 14: James Cagney
August 15: Lillian Gish
August 16: Elvis Presley
August 17: Katharine Hepburn
August 18: Freddie Bartholomew
August 19: Eva Marie Saint
August 20: Anthony Quinn
August 21: Kay Francis
August 22: Jack Lemmon
August 23: Gene Kelly
August 24: Irene Dunne
August 25: Tyrone Power
August 26: Gary Cooper
August 27: Jeanette MacDonald
August 28: Ava Gardner
August 29: James Caan
August 30: Warren William
August 31: Ingrid Bergman
For the specific movies airing each day, check out the post linked above.
COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!!!!!!
August 2nd…it is on
Errol Flynn and Barbara Stanwyck. I guess they did at least 2 radio shows together, and one of those was for CBS so i’m thinking this was Dec. 6, 1937. #Googlefixeseverything #procrastinationisourfriend
Shirley MacLaine born today….wish i had time for a #birthdaytoday series
I think of life itself now as a wonderful play that I’ve written for myself, and so my purpose is to have the utmost fun playing my part.
Happy Birthday Shirley MacLaine!
Melvyn Douglas, b. 1901. Best known to me for Ninotchka and The Gorgeous Hussy. #birthdaytoday
Spencer Tracy, b. 1900. (Katharine Hepburn goes with. It’s a package deal. She’s a Taurus BTW. I was born on her birthday ;) #birthdaytoday
#birthdaytoday Yes I believe in all that astrology nonsense. It’s no secret that Arieses like to get things DONE! and there’s a ton of famous ones born today. LIke the following…
Today’s featured image must be of Oscar’s greatest host. Remembering Bob Hope who hosted the Academy Awards a record 18 times!
Thanks for the memories!