Monthly Archives: June 2015

TV Land Pulls “The Dukes of Hazzard”

Posted on June 30, 2015 by willmckinley

Bo and Luke Duke may be “makin’ their way the only way they know how.” But that’s just a little bit more than TV Land will allow. The Viacom-owned cable network quietly removed The Dukes of Hazzard from their programming schedule yesterday in … Continue reading →

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George Winslow (1946-2015): Child Star of the 1950s Who Upstaged Icons

Posted on June 26, 2015 by willmckinley

Even if you love old movies, there’s a good chance you won’t recognize the name George Winslow. And that’s unfortunate because Winslow, a former child star who died on June 14 at age 69, was one of the funniest film actors of the 1950s – in any … Continue reading →

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Lifetime’s A DEADLY ADOPTION is Brilliant – And Don’t Believe Anyone Who Tells You It’s Not

Posted on June 21, 2015 by willmckinley

For 30 years, Lifetime has been making predictable movies about women in peril, marriages on the skids, and adorable children in danger. These competently produced but uninspired films usually feature familiar faces from TV and provide disposable diversion for the channel’s … Continue reading →

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TCM Without Cable or Satellite on Sling TV

Posted on June 19, 2015 by willmckinley

In the last three years, a single search term has brought more people to this blog than any other: “How can I watch TCM without cable?” And the answer has always been the same: you can’t. Now you can. DISH Network’s Sling … Continue reading →

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Update: A Brief History of the Classic Movie Tweet-a-Long

Posted on June 18, 2015 by willmckinley

Updated 9/3/17 – New info in italics. When scholars write the history of social media – and they will (but probably not with a pen) – Thursday, June 9, 2011 will forever be remembered as the night the live movie tweet-a-long was born. … Continue reading →

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TCM Launches Multi-Year Focus on Female Filmmakers

Posted on June 17, 2015 by willmckinley

If you love old movies you love strong women. From the plucky heroines of silent film, to the dangerous dames of Pre-Code and Noir, to the liberated women of the New Hollywood of the 1960s and ’70s, classic film has no … Continue reading →

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For Classic Film Fans, Death is a Way of Life

Posted on June 14, 2015 by willmckinley

“This is really the closest thing you get to news in your world,” my girlfriend’s brother said to me the day Christopher Lee’s death was announced. The passing of a 93-year-old is never a surprise; still, Thursday was a somber day … Continue reading →

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Shining a Light on TCM’s Summer of Darkness

Posted on June 12, 2015 by willmckinley

Summer is the time when Hollywood studios roll out bright and shiny CGI action flicks designed to appeal to every member of the family – here, and around the globe. But for classic film fans, this summer is all about … Continue reading →

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