


The TCM Festival 2016 : Taking the TCM Tour
After receiving my invite for a TCM sponsored Starline Tours ride around Hollywood I didn’t hesitate to accept the invitation extended to those of us fortunate enough to be given […]

Thoroughbreds Don’t Cry (1937)
This time filler from MGM may not be the greatest release of the year from the studio with more stars then there are in the heavens but it is more […]

Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
For the fourth on screen adventure of Andy Hardy and his family, Mickey Rooney in the title role finds himself in hot water with a trio of “dizzy dames.” The […]

Meet Me In St. Louis (1944)
Time for another monthly assignment with Kristina from Speakeasy. With all due respect to the other films she pointed me to (see here), this one far outshines the others in […]

Mickey Rooney Memories
Just heard on the radio this morning that Mick has left us. Not a surprising announcement considering his age I guess. Got me to thinking about my recollections of […]

Three Smart Girls (1936)
For my inaugural mad movie challenge from Kristina at Speakeasy I have been assigned the debut film for Edna Mae Durbin. Soon to be world famous as Deanna Durbin and […]