Judy Garland on TCM

Judy Garland vehicles are a Turner Classic Movies staple, so the "Summer Under the Stars" day — Thursday, Aug. 6 — dedicated to the star of The Wizard of Oz and A Star Is Born brings nothing new.
Yet, those who have never watched or who don’t mind watching yet again and again some of Judy Garland’s classics and not-so-classics might want to check out or rewatch Meet Me in St. Louis (above, 1944), The Clock (1945), Summer Stock (1950), A Child Is Waiting (1962), and I Could Go On Singing (1963).
Directed by Garland’s soon-to-be husband, Vincente Minnelli, Meet Me in St. Louis is a charming — if a little overlong — family musical. By that I don’t [...]

by Andre Soares | August 5, 2009   
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London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2009: DOLLS, THE DEVIL’S CLEAVAGE

London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2009
Saturday, March 28, highlights
Schedule and synopses from the LLGFF website
 

Dolls

Directed by:
Karin Babinská

Cast:
Marie Dolezalová, Sandra Nováková, Petra Nesvacilova

Country:
Czech Republic

Year:
2007

Running time:
99min

 
This debut feature from Karin Babinská is a beautifully made and poignant coming of age tale, about three best friends from high school embarking on their last summer together before going their separate ways at summer’s end. Iska, struggling to understand her burgeoning sexuality and why she feels different from other girls, has been forced to join her little brother Vojta at a summer camp for athletes. Whilst he can back flip and somersault like a pro, the timid Iska can barely hold her own against a punch [...]

by Andre Soares | March 26, 2009   
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