It doesn’t feel like the Christmas season without a visit to the Redford to watch a Christmas classic. The season began early for me this year, as I visited the Redford to watch one of my favorite holiday films, Miracle on 34th Street, the weekend before Thanksgiving! A film appropriate for both holidays (and therefore appropriate… Read More Eight Days of Christmas: Miracle on 34th Street at the Redford Theatre
The Starr family – Hazel (Kate Reid) and her daughters Willie (Mary Badham) and Alva (Natalie Wood) – operate the Starr Boarding House in the small town of Dodson, Mississippi. The boarding house caters to railroad men, including the wealthy Mr. Johnson (John Harding), an older man with eyes for Alva who hopes to buy… Read More This Property is Condemned (1966)
Chances are, if you’re a classic film fan, you probably own at least a few of TCM’s “Greatest Classic” collections. Each containing four films, these sets are themed around a particular star or genre, with TCM curating their picks for the best of the best films fitting that theme. Today I’ll be kicking off a… Read More TCM’s Greatest Classic Romances: Splendor in the Grass
Gail (Ann Blyth) is a pretty young girl who will soon be turning 18. She lives in a nice house with both of her suburban-perfect parents and two younger sisters. Things aren’t completely rosy in the home, though. Gail’s younger sister Joan (Joan Evans) has a bit of a crush of Gail’s boyfriend Chuck (Farley… Read More Our Very Own (1950)
