Reviews and commentary about current and classic cinema. Curated by Stanford Clark.
This year, I am watching all 50 movies listed in the great book from Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Must-See Musicals: 50 Show-Stopping Movies We Can’t Forget by Richard Barrios (Running Press, 2017; available on Amazon.com, on the Shop TCM website, and, hopefully, from your favorite bookseller). More information about the book and my viewing project this year is here.
Here’s the rundown of the movies I watched in September (courtesy of the Movies Past and Present Instagram feed).
This week’s film is a favorite comedy from the 1990s, Sister Act.
Welcome of episode 74 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.
Check out this featurette about the film.
I am watching all 50 movies listed in the great book from Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Must-See Musicals: 50 Show-Stopping Movies We Can’t Forget by Richard Barrios (Running Press, 2017; available on Amazon.com, on the Shop TCM website, and, hopefully, from your favorite bookseller). More information about the book and my viewing project this year is here.
Three recent musicals of note are:
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This week’s movie is one of my favorites from Walt Disney Animation Studios, The Rescuers (1977).
This year, I am watching all 50 movies listed in the great book from Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Must-See Musicals: 50 Show-Stopping Movies We Can’t Forget by Richard Barrios (Running Press, 2017; available on Amazon.com, on the Shop TCM website, and, hopefully, from your favorite bookseller). More information about the book and my viewing project this year is here.
Here’s the rundown of the movies I watched in August (courtesy of the Movies Past and Present Instagram feed).
This week’s film is the latest knock-out from Marvel Studios, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings.
Here’s a featurette about the making of the film from Marvel’s YouTube channel.
This week’s movie is Meredith Wilson’s all-time classic The Music Man (Warner Bros., 1962).
The Movie of the Week for August 23-29, 2021 is Walt Disney’s Cinderella (1950).
The Movie of the Week for August 16-22, 2021 is Walt Disney’s Treasure Island (1950).
This week’s movie is Field of Dreams (Universal, 1989), one my favorite baseball movies ever.
Major League Baseball’s Field of Dreams game was a total blast, too. Here are some highlights.