Classic Film Props and Memorabilia

Classic Film Props and Memorabilia

Februari 25, 2021
classic film fans

If you could have any prop from any classic film, what would it be? I just saw a post like this on Facebook and I thought I'd swipe the ...

Castle films at home

Castle films at home

Juli 16, 2020
cartoons, Castle films, classic film fans

As this ad from 1941 reminds us, long before there was the VHS cassette, serious film fans had those 16-mm reels of "6 great cartoons t...

No more keepers - recording from digital TV

No more keepers - recording from digital TV

Mei 23, 2019
classic film fans, old movie buffs

Digital high-resolution television allows us to see every tiny flaw in the human face, and large-screen TVs let us see them really, really b...

TCM Classic Film Festival - Read All About It

TCM Classic Film Festival - Read All About It

April 26, 2018
blogger pals, classic film fans, TCM, Turner Classic Movies

Today begins the TCM Classic Film Festival hosted at several Hollywood venues by Turner Classic Movies.  Though I've never been to the T...

A few thoughts on Ken Burns documentaries

A few thoughts on Ken Burns documentaries

Oktober 05, 2017
classic film fans, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Peter Coyote, Robert Ryan, television

The Vietnam War documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick  that was shown on PBS the previous two weeks is a triumph of historical reportage...