Summer Under the Stars: The Lady Eve (1941)

TCM’s star of the day is Barbara Stanwyck, and my film pick for the actress is The Lady Eve, which airs today at 12:00 P.M. (EST). Sailing back home to the United States on an ocean liner after a year-long expedition in South America, the wealthy but unsophisticated Charles Pike (Henry Fonda) meets the bewitching…

Barbara Stanwyck’s 1941 Films

Barbara Stanwyck is one of the most versatile actresses to come out of the Old Hollywood era, excelling in both dramas and comedies. Her film career spanned nearly four decades and she appeared in over 80 films, where she had a leading role in all but three films. Though she left us 26 years ago, Stanwyck is still remembered…

2012: A Film Odyssey Part I

For 2012, I watched 438 films, with 392 of them being new-to-me. I only watched 26 films that were actually released in 2012, but I plan on catching up this year (the same happened last year where I caught up on some 2011 releases). Anyway, I’ll be breaking up my 2012 film odyssey into two…