Monthly Archives: September 2013

UPDATE #6: 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival Dates Announced

Posted on September 27, 2013 by willmckinley

(UPDATES are indicated in italics. Last update 1/11/14) Turner Classic Movies turns 20 next April. And they want you to party like it’s 1939. Today, the network announced the dates for the 2014 edition of the TCM Classic Film Festival, the … Continue reading →

Posted in TCM, TCM Classic Film Festival | Tagged 2014, Ben mankiewicz, Hollywood, Robert Osborne, TCM, TCM 20th Anniversary, TCM Classic Film Festival | 23 Comments

UPDATE #2: TCM’s “Ultimate Fan” Contest – And How You Can Win It

Posted on September 25, 2013 by willmckinley

(UPDATES are indicated in italics.) Amateur singing competitions are the hottest thing on TV. But what about an amateur classic film hosting competition – sort of like an American Idol for movie buffs – with the winner earning a once-in-a-lifetime co-hosting … Continue reading →

Posted in TCM, TCM Classic Film Festival | Tagged Robert Osborne, TCM, TCM 20th Anniversary, TCM Ultimate Fan Contest, Turner Classic Movies | 15 Comments

Screening Report: THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) in IMAX 3-D

Posted on September 24, 2013 by willmckinley

It was a crisp Saturday night on the eve of autumn, and I was waiting for THE WIZARD OF OZ. “I’m shocked you want to see this,” my sister said. “Why?” I asked. “You know how much I like it.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Film, Screening Report | Tagged 1939, Cowardly Lion, Dorothy, Judy Garland, SCARECROW, The Wizard of Oz IMAX 3-D, Tin Man, Wicked Witch | 31 Comments

Blessed by Adam West

Posted on September 19, 2013 by willmckinley

There’s only one Batman. And his name is Adam West. West played the Caped Crusader in the iconic 1966-68 Batman TV series, one of the most creative and memorable programs in the history of the medium. I was too young to … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic TV | Tagged Adam West, Batman 1966 | 20 Comments

CASABLANCA vs. TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT

Posted on September 11, 2013 by willmckinley

Is Howard Hawks’ TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT (1944) a better film than Michael Curtiz’s CASABLANCA (1942)? Filmmaker and critic Dan Sallitt thinks so. “You will probably feel the CASABLANCA presence hanging over the movie. For a long time, that … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Film, Screening Report | Tagged A NIGHT IN CASABLANCA, Casablanca, Dan Sallitt, Dan Seymour, Dooley Wilson, Ernest Hemingway, Franz Waxman, Hoagy Carmichael, Howard Hawks, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Marcel Dalio, Max Steiner, Michael Curtiz, Museum of the Moving Image, Sheldon Leonard, The Complete Howard Hawks, TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT, Walter Brennan, William Faulkner | 14 Comments

Old Movie Camp

Posted on September 6, 2013 by willmckinley

“So what did you do this month?” my aunt asked me on the penultimate day of August. I thought long and hard about my answer. I could say I worked, which I did for a week on a freelance project … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Film, Screening Report | 33 Comments