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• The Many Criss-Crosses of Strangers on a Train

  

  The plot of Alfred Hitchock’s Strangers on a Train hinges on the idea of two people swapping murders, a “criss-cross.” However, the whole “criss-cross” theme... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Coming in March…

  

  It was too much fun to only do it once!  That’s right, the Fashion in Film Blogathon will be returning to The Hollywood Revue on March 29 and 30. Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Sweet Charity (1969)

  

  When Charity (Shirley MacLaine) isn’t dancing at the Fandango Ballroom, she’s desperately on the search for love.  When we first meet Charity, she’s positively... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• What’s on TCM: January 2013

  

  Happy new year, everyone! With winter officially underway, it’s very tempting to spend every night at home watching movies with a cup of hot chocolate, and TCM... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Merry Christmas!

  

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  Posted on 25 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Dueling Divas: Joan Crawford Vs. Norma Shearer

  

  Bette Davis may be Joan Crawford’s most notorious rival, but personally, I don’t think Bette posed half the threat to Joan that Norma Shearer did. Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Holiday Inn (1942)

  

  Jim Hardy (Bing Crosby) and Ted Hanover (Fred Astaire), along with Lila Dixon (Virginia Dale), are a successful song-and-dance act, but Jim has had just about... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Mouthpiece (1932)

  

  As a prosecuting attorney, it’s Vincent Day’s (Warren William) job to see that guilty parties get the punishments they deserve. Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Jewel Robbery (1932)

  

  Baroness Teri (Kay Francis) has a life that many would envy.  She’s married to Baron Franz (Henry Kolker), who can easily afford to buy her all the furs and... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Review of Lindsay Lohan's Latest: Liz & Dick

  

  A low-budget, poorly cast & even more poorly written flop Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Bird of Paradise (1932)

  

  While sailing on a yacht in the South Seas, Johnny Baker (Joel McCrea) and his friends meet a bunch of natives while sailing close to their island. Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• All About Eve, Limerick Style

  

  Just a quick entry for True Classics’ third anniversary classic film limerick contest.There once was a woman named Eve. Stardom is what she hoped to achieve. Sh... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Public Enemy (1931)

  

  Even from a young age, it was pretty clear that Tom Powers (James Cagney) and Matt Doyle (Edward Woods) weren’t on the road to becoming fine, upstanding... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• What’s on TCM: December 2012

  

  It’s hard to believe we’re already down to the final month of 2012, but leave it to TCM to end the year on a high note! There is so much going on that I’m... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Sadie Thompson (1928)

  

  When prostitute Sadie Thompson (Gloria Swanson) arrives on the island of Tutuila, she expects to only be making a brief stopover before going on to Apia. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932)

  

  For all her life, Molly Louvain (Ann Dvorak) has been treated like a second class citizen.  Her mother abandoned her when she was a baby and everyone in town... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Mayor of Hell (1933)

  

  When Patsy Gargan (James Cagney) first arrives as a deputy commissioner of the state’s reform school, he has no idea of what he’s in for. Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Ladies They Talk About (1933)

  

  Nan Taylor (Barbara Stanwyck) is arrested after helping some friends rob a bank, but before her trial, she meets with David Slade (Preston Foster), a former... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Platinum Blonde (1931)

  

  When a showgirl sues Michael Schuyler (Donald Dillaway), part of a very prominent social family, for breach of promise, reporter Stew Smith (Robert Williams)... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Bed of Roses (1933)

  

  After getting out of jail, prostitute Lorry Evans (Constance Bennett) and her pal Minnie (Pert Kelton) hop on board a steamship headed to New Orleans. Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES