It’s August, which means it’s time for TCM’s annual Summer Under the Stars marathon, where the channel invites us to spend 24 hours in the company of a different star every day of the month. This year’s line up is a cheerfully eclectic mix, with stalwarts like Barbara Stanwyck and Humphrey Bogart rubbing shoulders with […]
A Few Words on Anthony Bourdain
Yesterday I awoke to the news that Anthony Bourdain had died at the age of 61—he had apparently committed suicide. This was inexplicable. How could a man so wonderfully alive possibly be dead? I was a latecomer to Bourdain’s world; it helped that he was a film buff. A few years ago, I bumped into […]
Something to Sing About: Classic Hollywood comes to FilmStruck
Classic film fans have a new reason to cheer: FilmStruck is teaming up with Warner Bros. Digital Networks to expand its library to include hundreds of films from Golden Age Hollywood. Beginning today, subscribers to Turner Broadcasting’s streaming service will have access to films from the Warner Bros. catalogue including Singin’ in the Rain, Casablanca, Citizen […]