PICTURE PERFECT: THE KARLOVY VARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Since 1946 the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has been attracting world-class guests and their movies. Casey Affleck is set to receive the President’s Award at this year’s event, which takes place June 30-July 8…and I’ll be there to…
JUDY GARLAND AND FRED ASTAIRE ON BROADWAY
When was the last time you watched Fred Astaire or Judy Garland on the giant screen of a movie palace? If you live anywhere near Los Angeles you have that opportunity this coming Saturday when Easter Parade unspools at the majestic Los Angeles…
STUNT MEN IN THE SPOTLIGHT
We all have wish lists of movies we want to see. For years I’ve been on the lookout for Sons of Adventure (1948). Why this obscure B movie? Because it’s a story about stunt men made by Republic Pictures,…
TREASURES FROM THE DISNEY VAULT
That’s right folks, it’s another installment of Treasures From The Disney Vault on Turner Classic Movies hosted by your truly. They’ve chosen a horse theme this month, you can read more about it HERE. Mickey’s Polo Team is a…
SNATCHED FROM THE JAWS OF COMEDY
A film starring two A-list comediennes should, at the very least, be funny. Snatched fails on this count but also seems to have other ambitions. It wants to impart some thoughts about mother-daughter relationships and the contrasting goals of…
New And Notable Film Books: May 2017
MAKEUP MAN: FROM ROCKY TO STAR TREK, THE AMAZING CREATIONS OF HOLLYWOOD’S MICHAEL WESTMORE By Michael Westmore with Jake Page; foreword by Patrick Stewart (Lyons Press) Here is a highly entertaining memoir by one of the leading practitioners…
FLASHBACK: MEETING GINGER ROGERS
The prospect of meeting a legendary movie star was daunting to me at the age of 16, but I wasn’t going to let nervousness intrude on such a great opportunity. My benefactor was Raymond Rohauer, whose work in the…
