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…
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Women Make Film: 14 Weeks, 14 Films in 2020
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…
TCM Club Gathering
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…
50 Classic Christmas Movies
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Time to watch classic Christmas movies. Grab a cup of cocoa and make your selection from one of 50 films below. Happy Holidays from the Classic Couple! It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947) Holiday Affair (1949) Christmas in Connecticut (1945) Babes in Toyland (1934) A Christmas Carol…
TCM Club November Gatherings
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…
Comedy Tour de Force: Mabel’s Strange Predicament (1914)
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…
Can’t Look Away: La Ciénaga (2001)
As the Classic Couple, most often we use this platform to write about classic movies—those dating from the 1910s through the 1970s. From time to time, we encounter a film we like to call a new classic discovery. These can be true classic movies we have only recently viewed. They can also be serendipitous encounters…