Classic Couple

It’s 2019 and I’m writing about an 80-year-old-film taking in $1 million in a single day at the box office. This past Sunday. Simply stupendous! Yesterday it was announced that the Sunday, January 28, 2019 80th anniversary TCM Big Screen Classics presentation of The Wizard of Oz set a record for Fathom Events as the highest-grossing […]

Yesterday the Raleigh/Cary TCM Backlot Chapter was off to see the 80th anniversary TCM Big Screen Classics screening of The Wizard of Oz (1939). Before the show I made the acquaintance of a six-year-old Wicked Witch of the Popcorn seeing the movie for the first time in a theater with her aunt. We had a […]

Are there any more iconic shoes in film history than Dorothy’s ruby slippers? Lovers of The Wizard of Oz (1939) movie surely cannot imagine Dorothy’s slippers being any color other than ruby red, but originally they weren’t. In the book, they are silver. The Silver Shoes are only mentioned in the original The Wizard of […]

I came across this iconic image today, and it made my day. Funny Girl (1968) is one of my favorite films; Barbra Streisand a favorite performer. This wonderfully captioned photo from the film made me think about all of the unforgettable moments, the great lines, the memorable scenes from the movies that have made an […]

Readying to see the 80th Anniversary screening of The Wizard of Oz (1939) this month, I sought out some IMDB film trivia. Here are some tidbits I found intriguing, related to wardrobe and costume makeup. When the wardrobe department was looking for a coat for Frank Morgan (Prof. Marvel/The Wizard), it decided it wanted one that looked like […]

When TCM features the 80th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz (1939) later this month, Frank Morgan will take the spotlight as the title character of the beloved movie. Indeed he will always be remembered as Professor Marvel/The Wizard in one of the most famous films ever made. But my favorite performance of Frank Morgan’s, […]

His Girl Friday (1940) starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell has long held a place on my list of favorite films. For many years I was a slightly obsessed Cary Grant fan, so I watched the movie for his portrayal of newspaper editor Walter Burns. I focused on the His in the movie as a Cary […]

Leave it to two Hollywood legends to provide inspiration for 2019! “Well, we have a whole new year ahead of us. And wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could all be a little more gentle with each other, and a little more loving, have a little more empathy, and maybe next year at this time […]