Physical Media Tour

Ever wonder what's inside the collection of a classic movie fan? Here's an opportunity to explore my big collection of DVDs, Blu-Rays and boxed sets (and a few extras). Over the years I've collected lots of great classic movies, many of which I've reviewed here. In this video you'll see goodies from the Warner Archive Collection, Kino Lorber Classics, the Criterion Collection, Olive Signature and more. Take a peek!

2021 Summer Reading Challenge

 

The warmer days of summer are just around the corner and that means it's time to announce the 2021 Summer Reading Challenge. (Winter Reading Challenge for my friends on the southern hemisphere!). 

Since 2013, I've been hosting a classic film themed summer reading challenge. I ask participants to read and review up to 6 classic film related books. If you don't think you can read all 6 that's fine! Read as many as you can. However, if you do complete the 6 books by the September 15th deadline, you are automatically entered into a giveaway to win one Kino Lorber DVD or Blu-ray. 

Visit the official Summer Reading Challenge page for all of the details including the sign-up form, link submission form and which types of books qualify.

Here are some basic details:

2021 Summer Reading Classic Film Book Challenge

May 21st to September 15th, 2021

• Sign up for the challenge (see form on the official page)
• Read a classic film book
• Write a review and post it on your Blog, Podcast, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, LibraryThing or Goodreads profile (must be public).
• Use hashtag #classicfilmreading
• Submit your review link (form will be posted on the official page after June 1st)
• Repeat until you have read and reviewed 6 books!
• Review 6 and be automatically entered to win a prize. (open internationally)

And for fun make sure you share on your blog or social media what books you plan to read for the challenge.

Happy reading!

TCM Classic Film Festival: Nichols and May: Take Two (1996)

 

Premiering tomorrow on TCM as part of the TCM Classic Film Festival is Nichols and May: Take Two, director Phillip Schopper's documentary on the famous comedy duo. It previously aired on PBS back in 1996 but it has been unavailable for many years. This will be the first time TCM is airing it.

Elaine May and Mike Nichols were a powerhouse comedy team in the late 1950s and the late 1960s. In an era when the culture was breaking away from conventionality, they shone with their wit and humor about subjects that were considered taboo. They had a synchronicity that made them electric. Nichols and May took America by storm with their best-selling comedy albums and various television appearances. They were new, fresh voices on the comedy scene and influenced the work of many comedians that followed. 

Nichols and May: Take Two captures the magic and subsequent influence of this comedic duo with four archival comedy sequences and interviews with comedians Richard Lewis, Steve Martin and Robin Williams. Also interviewed in the film are Tom Brokaw, Jules Feiffer, Arthur Penn, as well as their manager. The skits are shown in full which allows audiences unfamiliar with Nichols and May to really get a sense of their special brand of comedy.

The documentary airs Saturday at 11;45 AM ET on TCM for their virtual TCM Classic Film Festival and includes an introduction by Mike Nichols' biographer Mark Harris.