Monthly Archives: August 2012

UPDATE #6 – Robert Osborne Taking Time Off from Turner Classic Movies

Posted on August 29, 2012 by willmckinley

Update #6: Monday 10/1/12 4:30 p.m. (EDT) Beginning tonight, Robert Osborne resumes his role as primetime host of Turner Classic Movies, following an on-air hiatus that began on August 30. As previously reported by New York Post film critic Lou Lumenick, … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Film, TCM | Tagged Ben mankiewicz, hiatus, host, Hot Set, Robert Osborne, Silent Sunday Nights, Syfy, TCM, TCM Imports, TCM Ungerground, Turner Classic Movies, vacation | 41 Comments

Warren William Macking on Women

Posted on August 27, 2012 by willmckinley

No explanation offered, or required.

Posted in Classic Film, Pre-Code Film | 3 Comments

I Love Lupe: Warner Archive Re-ignites the “Mexican Spitfire”

Posted on August 26, 2012 by willmckinley

Trivia question: what was the first comedy series to feature a hot-tempered, Latin-born musical performer who mangled the English language and launched into paroxysms of invective en Espanol when angered by a Caucasian spouse? If you said I Love Lucy, … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Film, DVD Blu-Ray Review, Lupe Velez, Warner Archive Collection | Tagged Carmelita Fuentes, Carmelita Lindsay, Cecil Kellaway, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Donald McBride, Donald Woods, Elizabeth Risdon, Fritz Feld, Lady Ada Epping, Leon Errol, Leslie Goodwins, Lord Basil Epping, Lupe Velez, Lydia Bilbrook, Marion Martin, Mexican Spitfire, MEXICAN SPITFIRE AT SEA, MEXICAN SPITFIRE OUT WEST, MEXICAN SPITFIRE SEES A GHOST, MEXICAN SPITFIRE'S BABY, MEXICAN SPITFIRE'S BLESSED EVENT, MEXICAN SPITFIRE'S ELEPHANT, THE GIRL FROM MEXICO, Zasu Pitts | 3 Comments

In Memoriam: Phyllis Diller (1917-2012)

Posted on August 20, 2012 by willmckinley

Phyllis Diller was a pioneer in the art of stand-up comedy. Beginning on radio in the early 1950s and moving to clubs mid-decade, Diller played rooms that had literally never featured a female unless she was taking off her clothes. … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic TV, In Memoriam | Tagged Phyllis Diller, Scooby Doo | Leave a comment

The Restoration of WINGS (1927): The Loudest Silent Movie I’ve Ever Seen

Posted on August 8, 2012 by willmckinley

For more than 80 years, WINGS was considered the only silent film to have won an Academy Award for Best Picture. It now shares that distinction with THE ARTIST, a fact which irks many fans of silent cinema who don’t … Continue reading →