Category: TCM Fest

2020 / david bax / movies / TCM Fest / TCM Fest 2020

April 21, 2020

TCM Classic Film Festival 2020: Special Home Edition: Part Three, by David Bax

Bette Davis doesn’t technically play the title role in William Wyler’s Jezebel (1938) because that’s not actually her character’s name (it’s Julie) but, come on, it’s totally the title role. We can tell she’s trouble from her hall of fame...

2020 / david bax / movies / TCM Fest / TCM Fest 2020

April 21, 2020

TCM Classic Film Festival 2020: Special Home Edition: Part Two, by David Bax

After viewing a decidedly fumbled (though enjoyable) “Good Neighbor” film the previous day with Neptune’s Daughter, it was nice to catch up with Night Flight (1933), a tribute to the South American airmail industry directed by the great Clarence Brown....

2020 / david bax / movies / TCM Fest / TCM Fest 2020

April 20, 2020

TCM Classic Film Festival 2020: Special Home Edition: Part One, by David Bax

As you are probably aware if you’re reading this, in lieu of what was supposed to have been the 11th annual TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood this past weekend, the network devised a “Special Home Edition.” For four days...

2019 / david bax / movies / TCM Fest / TCM Fest 2019

April 22, 2019

TCM Classic Film Festival 2019: Part Three, by David Bax

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...

2019 / david bax / episode / julie sesnovich / movies / podcast / scott nye / TCM Fest / TCM Fest 2019

April 21, 2019

Episode 631: TCM Classic Film Festival 2019 Wrap-Up

In this episode, David and Scott are joined by Julie Sesnovich to discuss what they saw at this year’s TCM Classic Film Festival.

2019 / david bax / movies / TCM Fest / TCM Fest 2019

April 18, 2019

TCM Classic Film Festival 2019: Part Two, by David Bax

One day, perhaps I’ll be so well-rounded a cinephile that I can spend all of TCM Fest hunting down rarities. But, until then, I will continue to occasionally use it as an excuse to cross some major blind spots off...

2019 / david bax / movies / TCM Fest / TCM Fest 2019

April 18, 2019

TCM Classic Film Festival 2019: Part One, by David Bax

This year marked the tenth annual TCM Classic Film Festival, the annual gathering of classic film enthusiasts in Hollywood for a long weekend of old movies and the love of same. Though I couldn’t fully celebrate alongside the festival’s organizers...

2018 / david bax / movies / TCM Fest / TCM Fest 2018

May 18, 2018

TCM Classic Film Festival 2018: Part Three, by David Bax

My final day at this year’s TCM Classic Film Festival may have been shorter than my previous, six movie marathon day but it was probably the most rewarding of the whole fest. I filled in a blind spot with a...

2018 / david bax / movies / TCM Fest / TCM Fest 2018

May 14, 2018

TCM Classic Film Festival 2018: Part Two, by David Bax

This year at the TCM Classic Film Festival, I made more of an effort than usual to see things projected from film. It’s not usually a priority for me and it is my general opinion that celluloid purism tends to...

2018 / david bax / movies / TCM Fest / TCM Fest 2018

May 11, 2018

TCM Classic Film Festival 2018: Part One, by David Bax

Each year, the TCM Classic Film Festival is organized around a loose theme. From movies about travel to retellings of historical events to comedies, the films are generally curated to fit into a pre-established category. Wisely, though, the programmers aren’t...

Category: TCM Fest

TCM Classic Film Festival 2020: Special Home Edition: Part Three, by David Bax

TCM Classic Film Festival 2020: Special Home Edition: Part Two, by David Bax

TCM Classic Film Festival 2020: Special Home Edition: Part One, by David Bax

TCM Classic Film Festival 2019: Part Three, by David Bax

Episode 631: TCM Classic Film Festival 2019 Wrap-Up

TCM Classic Film Festival 2019: Part Two, by David Bax

TCM Classic Film Festival 2019: Part One, by David Bax

TCM Classic Film Festival 2018: Part Three, by David Bax

TCM Classic Film Festival 2018: Part Two, by David Bax

TCM Classic Film Festival 2018: Part One, by David Bax

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