For the second year in a row, there was no in-person TCM Classic Film Festival this spring. No drinks with old friends at the Pig ‘n Whistle, no charming anecdotes from well-seasoned celebrities, no nitrate at the Egyptian. And I...
Nine o’clock in the morning on the last day of TCM Fest at the Chinese Theater is a singularly weird way to see Gene Kelly’s Hello, Dolly! (1969) for the first time. The movie’s reputation has more to do with...
The American Cinematheque, through their Egyptian and Aero Theatres, are showing a couple of knock-down bonafide classics on film this weekend – Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai (1954, 35mm) shows Friday at the Egyptian in Hollywood, while David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia (1962,...