Scenic City Cinephiles / The Friends of TCM

02/09/2021

JOIN US on MeetUp.com as well as the HERITAGE HOUSE site (WEST) on FACEBOOK:

https://www.facebook.com/HeritageHouseArtsandCivicCenter/videos/

https://www.meetup.com/scenic-city-cinephiles/

Our classic film library currently consists of over 50 titles, with new ones added every week for your viewing pleasure!

Take care & stay safe . . .

Kris Jones
Scenic City Cinephiles
At Heritage House Arts & Civic Center
Chattanooga, TN

Don Eaves Heritage House is an Arts & Civic Center of the Chattanooga Dept. of Community Development

01/04/2021

The BEST Sherlock?

Many would say the one we're featuring THURSDAY evenings in JANUARY at 7pm (EST) --

We'll be screening (ONLINE) a series of films featuring BASIL RATHBONE as the legendary detective and the man who DEFINED the character on screen and radio for many, many years.

SCHEDULE:

Th., Jan. 07th: SHERLOCK HOLMES & THE SECRET WEAPON
(Roy William Neill, 1942)

Th., Jan. 14th: THE WOMAN IN GREEN
(Roy William NeiI, 1945)

Th., Jan. 21st: TERROR BY NIGHT
(Roy William Neill, 1946)

Th., Jan. 28th: DRESSED TO KILL
(Roy William Neill, 1946)

* We hope you can join us!

Kris Jones
Film Series Curator
Heritage House Arts & Civic Center
Chattanooga, TN

https://lymeline.com/2020/03/a-view-from-my-porch-whos-played-sherlock-who-did-it-best/

https://www.imdb.me/filmhistorianandwriterkriscjones

Although more than a century and a quarter has passed since publication of Arthur Conan Doyle’s first story, Sherlock Holmes continues to inspire novels, movies, TV, and the stage. I will review some of the actors who played Holmes in this concluding essay in my Holmes duology; and assess how true...

11/25/2020

11/06/2020

NOIR-VEMBER is here --

Watch the first of our three-film salute to the great cinematographer JOHN ALTON --

HE WALKED BY NIGHT (1948)

A diabolically clever electronics expert commits a series of robberies, kills a cop, and anticipates police moves by eavesdropping on their radio frequencies.

This well-made film noir includes an exciting chase through the underground storm drains beneath Los Angeles.

The semi-documentary style of the film influenced Jack Webb's Dragnet series.

* RATED 86% fresh on RottenTomatoes

https://www.facebook.com/HeritageHouseArtsandCivicCenter/videos/785056175668774/

11/03/2020

A Hollywood legend returns to the screen --

Six years ago, Sophia Loren emerged from retirement to film Jean Cocteau’s “The Human Voice” — her version of the one-act play that Tilda Swinton and Pedro Almodóvar recently adapted during lockdow…

11/02/2020

WHAT to WATCH (i.e.: 'STREAM') in the month of NOVEMBER . . .

Freaky, Ammonite, and Stardust are among the films coming to theaters this Thanksgiving season

11/01/2020

Actor SEAN CONNERY has died --

The legendary actor was 90.

Sean Connery's performances in films far beyond his most famous one as James Bond will endure for future generations.

10/29/2020

Just in time for HALLOWEEN --

AND the coming month of NOIR-VEMBER!

:-)

These films fit seamlessly into the spirit of Halloween, and the outfits will transport you to an era of great cinematic fashion.

10/28/2020

Just in time for HALLOWEEN --

Two of the greatest 'monster films' (not to MENTION just plain GREAT) still loom large during Gothic Season . . .

With a little less than two weeks to go in October, the Halloween season is in full swing. This year is going to be quite different regarding traditional activities, but watching movies in our own homes still can be an enjoyable way to celebrate the holiday.

10/23/2020

Just in case you've ever wondered . . .

AND, our ol' friend BELA is at #07 with the Tod Browning directed DRACULA from 1931.

* p.s.: We're celebrating "all things Lugosi" in October with our '12 NIGHTS OF BELA'.

** You can check out each week's offerings as well as the "Bela back-catalog" of STREAM-ABLE CLASSICS AT:

https://www.facebook.com/pg/HeritageHouseArtsandCivicCenter/videos/

*** They're all FREE, FREE, FREE!

https://www.vulture.com/article/best-classic-universal-monster-movies-ranked.html

A look back at the studio that created the blueprint for generations of horror films.

09/27/2020

Looks like AARON SORKIN may have done it again . . .

Looking forward to catching this in the near future!

Sorkin has moulded a super-group of stars into a finely-tuned ensemble in the retelling of a notorious trial.