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The Bellboy (1960) - Comedian Jerry Lewis Takes His Hobby to the Lobby of a...
By December 1959, Jerry Lewis was wrapping up production on his gender-bending version of Cinderella. Paramount Studios wanted to release the film in summer when Lewis usually garnered a blockbuster...
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July Movie Blogathons
Dynamic Duos in Classic Film Blogathon Dates: July 13th - July 14, 2013Hosts: Once Upon a Screen and Classic Movie HubWeblink: http://www.classicmoviehub.com/blog/?p=4746Dynamic Duos is "dedicated to...
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21 Classic Movies for Independence Day
This is a list of movies which highlight the establishment or maintenance of freedom in the U.S. or which celebrate the nation in general.War/ Military 1776 (1972) - This is a musical of the days...
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A Little Summer Housekeeping
There have been a few minor decor changes at Java's Journey, a little shuffling of the furniture, for easier access to information. This may also be of help to some of our newest followers as they...
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It Should Happen to You (1954)- Comedy with Judy Holliday and Jack Lemmon
The more things change, the more they remain the same.Take for instance It Should Happen to You(1954).One day, Gladys Glover (Judy Holliday) decides she would like her name plastered on one of New York...
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Which Movie Stars Did You First Discover on Television Shows?
Which movie stars did you know first as television performers? What was your reaction when you first saw them in a movie?Jessica Fletcher is a...What?!Yours truly knew Angela Lansbury first as Jessica...
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Donald Duck Forever?
viaDisney's smart-alack, anthropomorphic, pants-less duck has appeared in over 200 feature films and film shorts. Donald Duck often appears as a drawing, but at times his presence on film is as an...
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Edith Head's Fashions Tell a Story in What a Way to Go! (1964)
When 20th Century Fox borrowed costume designer Edith Head from Paramount to build a wardrobe for the lead female character in What a Way to Go! (1964), they received the very best.Says Ms. Head of the...
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August Blogathons
Summer Under The Stars BlogathonDate: Every day in August 2013 Hosts: Michael and...
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Superman: The Movie (1978) - Watching It for the First Time
I probably shouldn’t admit this to you DC Comics fans nor to those of you who enjoy movies made during Travolta's Polyester Pelvis era, but I have never watched the original Superman movie. It's called...
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A Mad, Mad Press Junket
Fifty years ago, producer-director Stanley Kramer released what he called a "comedy catharsis" in the movie It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963). A group of people stop to help an accident victim on...
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7 1/2 Labor Day Movies
Ah! The vacation day that celebrates work. Here is a list of job-centered classic movies for Labor Day. Enjoy!Bedtime Story (1941) - Loretta Young and Fredric March star as a married couple -an actress...
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Gigi's Wardrobe in Gigi (1958)
Released 55 years ago last May, the movie Gigi is still visually arresting. With director Vincente Minnelli's trained artistic eye, each frame is a beautiful composition. And the clothing, designed by...
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9 More Autumn-Themed Classic Movies: Campus Edition
Summer is cooling off. It's time to sip a cup of cider and relax with one of these autumn-themed classic movies. Last time, we made a general list of classic movies for fall. This time, we're going...
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Martha Raye's Hairstyle from the 1930s Travels Forward 50 Years
Have you seen Martha Raye's hair in the finale of College Swing (1938)? She has a hairstyle the name of which I do not know, but it is seen again in the 1980s. It's a style that is usually shaved close...
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It Started With a Kiss (1959) - A Risqué Comedy with Debbie Reynolds
Debbie Reynolds was (and is) one of America's cinematic sweethearts. By the late 1950s, the actor was growing out of her ingenue roles. However, these characterizations of the Singin' in the Rain...
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Gene Kelly's Makeovers Tell a Story in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
There's a movie within a movie in the classic musical Singin' in the Rain (1952) called The Dancing Cavalier (aka Broadway Melody Ballet). Actor Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) tells his next movie idea and...
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The Band Wagon (1953): The Martons
Lilly and Lester Marton are a New York writing team who convince former film star and friend Tony Hunter (Fred Astaire) to try Broadway for a career comeback. They are secondary characters as the plot...
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Jumbo (1962) - Doris Day's Circus Romcom
Make it stop! I cannot tear my eyes away from this train wreck.Jimmy Durante owns the little circus with the big elephant in Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962). You'd think this plot would be a source of...
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Would This Scene Be Better If...? Garland's Shouting Match in A Star is Born...
Spoiler alert.Sometimes even highly-acclaimed movies leave you wondering if some scene "would have been better if." Take, for instance, the second to last scene ofthe award-winning drama A Star Is Born...
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