Classic Couple

2020 was so startlingly different from any year we’ve experienced in our lifetimes. Challenges abounded. While it certainly wasn’t the year we expected, it did deliver its own unique gifts. Hunkered at home, we resisted the temptation to cease production. Indeed upon reflection, we took a lot of action as the Classic Couple in 2020. […]

Our TCM Club held its virtual Holiday 2020 Gathering December 20. We enjoyed libations and toasted our friendship with one another, sustaining us all in a challenging year. Courtesy of our TCM Club Games Committee, we engaged in a competitive round of Classic Christmas Movies Bingo. And some of us enjoyed cookies baked from our […]

Over the course of 14 weeks in 2020, we studied Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema on our sister site, Classic Couple Academy. Each episode presented a several chapters exploring filmmaking techniques employed by the filmmakers. Below is a list of the themes we explored and the 14 films we wrote about […]

The TCM Club met on December 8 for a virtual get together. The club has never met a game they didn’t like to play together. This time they were up for a round of Classic Actor Bingo. Oh yes, we created a custom bingo game where names of classic movie actors were the spaces called. […]

The TCM Club met twice in November for virtual meetings. Movie recommendations were swapped and classic film trivia was played in two lively, well-attended meetings. Looking forward to our December get togethers, which include a virtual holiday party.

Misfits. Pratfalls. Sex. Misunderstanding. Mabel’s Strange Predicament (1914) is a school of comedy in 17 silent minutes. And it’s the film introduction what would eventually become Charlie Chaplin’s iconic comedic character, The Tramp.For that reason and so much more, it’s a classic movie fan must-see. Read more about it here on Classic Couple Academy.

The 1920 silent film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde directed by John S. Robertson is known as one of the great film performances by John Barrymore. Filmed during the day while at the same time the great theater actor appeared on the stage at night, Barrymore’s performance is an acting tour de force. Barrymore plays […]

The Triangle Classic Movie Club (TCMC) met virtually on Sunday, October 11 and engaged in one of their favorite activities – classic movie trivia! For over an hour Kami called out trivia questions from the Trivial Pursuit Silver Screen Edition cards for club member response. Club members indicated a desire to answer by calling out, […]

Classic Couple launched in September 2018 as a place to share our love of classic movies. Two years later, this marks post #112. As we begin production on our third year, we commemorate the occasion, grateful for all who have engaged with us here. We thank our readers, collaborators, promoters, TCM Club members, friends, and […]

After a long hiatus, the Triangle Classic Movie Club (TCMC) held its first virtual gathering in September. Thirteen friends and film lovers came together to catch up on how everyone has fared during the challenges of 2020 and how classic movies have served as both tonic and respite during the global pandemic. Several club members […]