November seemed to go by in a flash, with a lot of exciting screenings around town filling up another month of movie-watching. I got to see several of my very favorite movies for the first time on the big screen, including The Lady Eve, Dodsworth, and The Clock on 35mm, as well as Gentlemen Prefer…
October was a jam-packed month, with the continuation of Beyond Fest in the first week, and AFI Fest just last week. At the former film festival, I saw Saw for the first time, and as the movie turns 20 this year, stars Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell (who also wrote the screenplay), and Tobin Bell were…
Throughout September, I ended up watching several films dedicated to certain stars. That included catching up with a few movies from TCM’s Summer Under the Stars series in August, as well as celebrating the centennial birthdays of two of my favorites, Lauren Bacall and Marcello Mastroianni. But much of that part of my movie-watching this…
August was a busy month between seeing films at home, in theaters, and even outdoors on more than one occasion (not to mention catching some of the Olympics at the beginning of the month in between all the movie-watching). TCM hosted its annual Summer Under the Stars series, so at home I’ve mostly been watching…
July was a big month for movie-watching in theaters, as the American Cinematheque held its annual 70mm film series, which expanded to the Egyptian this year! I got to watch several movies there and at the Aero, mostly seeing old favorites along with some discoveries: Inception, a double feature of Top Gun and Days of…
The year feels like it’s flying by, as we’re now halfway through 2024. At the moment, I’ve been rewatching more movies than watching ones I haven’t seen before this year, though the tally between the two is pretty close. And that’s reflected in viewing habits for June; among the films I enjoyed revisiting were My…
May was a jam-packed month at the movies, bookended by beautiful 4K screenings at the Academy Museum of Funny Girl and Amadeus, the latter of which was the world premiere of a new restoration of the theatrical cut of the Oscar-winning film. It’s been great visiting the Vista Theater more often, and this past month…
A month has passed since the 15th Annual TCM Classic Film Festival ended, which felt even bigger than usual compared to the previous festivals I’ve attended. Along with it being a milestone year for TCMFF, 2024 also marked the 30th anniversary of Turner Classic Movies, so it’s fitting that this year’s festival was such a…
As usual, April was a very exciting month, mostly thanks to the annual TCM Classic Film Festival! There’s a lot to report there, so I’ll save my recap of this year’s festival for a separate post, but overall it was another amazing time in Hollywood. Outside of TCMFF, there were several other notable screenings that…
The TCM Classic Film Festival returns for its 15th edition next week, and it comes a few days after TCM’s 30th anniversary. With all these notable milestones for Turner Classic Movies, this year’s event is set to be a special one, and for me personally, it’ll be even more so as my dad will be…