Film writer and commentator. Author of TCM’s The Essentials Vols 1 & 2 — and CHRISTMAS IN THE MOVIES, now in a deluxe expanded edition
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Tonight's Movie: Night World (1932) - A @KinoLorber Blu-ray Review laurasmiscmusings.blogspot.c… This 58-minute pre-Code is all over the place in the most delightful way - romance, murder, & Busby Berkeley! Great commentary by @jt_arn From @KLStudioClassic
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Seeing Jeremy Arnold on Hollywood Boulevard just now made getting shut out worth it! #TCMFF
My latest audio commentary is for this pre-Code gem. More entertainment value in 58 min than in many movies today that run 2-3 times longer. Thanks @KLStudioClassic and Universal, and long live physical media.
Coming May 19th on Blu-ray!
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NIGHT WORLD (1932)
• Brand New HD Master - From a 2K Scan of the 35mm Finegrain!
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Jeremy Arnold
• NEW Audio Commentary by Novelist/ Critic Tim Lucas and Jazz Broadcaster/ Film Expert Joe Busam
• Optional English Subtitles
B & W/ 58 Minutes/ 1.37:1/ Not Rated
Taking a cue from Grand Hotel, this star-studded 1932 gem is set within the walls of a swanky nightclub owned by affable racketeer Happy MacDonald (Boris Karloff). In the course of a single evening, MacDonald is double-crossed by his faithless wife (Dorothy Revier) and a choreographer (Russell Hopton); the philosophical doorman (Clarence Muse) fears for his beloved wife’s life; an alcoholic socialite (Lew Ayres), the son of an acquitted murderess (Hedda Hopper), finds love in the arms of a hard-boiled chorus girl (Mae Clarke); and a beat cop (Robert Emmett O’Connor) bursts in to foil a pair of trigger-happy mobsters. Throw in a full-blown musical number by Busby Berkeley—overhead camera angles and all—and you get a true treasure trove for pre-Code movie lovers!
Very much enjoyed diving into George Brent’s career to write this programming article. Hope you enjoy as well — and see as many of the 48(!) Brent titles as you can on TCM this month.
You mean our Star of the Month George Brent?? tcm.com/articles/now-playing…
Thanks @LaurasMiscMovie - and this film will be shown on TCM on Dec 23 at 7:15a ET
Tonight's Movie: Miracle on Main Street (1939) laurasmiscmusings.blogspot.c… I thoroughly enjoyed this "B" Christmas film. Thanks to @jt_arn for advocating for this movie - I'm glad it's now regularly shown on #TCM at Christmas!
I have contributed to two new Blu-ray releases I hope you can check out: audio commentary on DANGEROUS TO KNOW (1938), a very worthwhile Paramount B w/Anna May Wong from Indicator. And a video interview on IVY (1947), strong period noir w/Joan Fontaine from @viavisionent
So looking forward to introducing a beautiful 35mm print of this underseen B movie gem, Saturday at the TCM Classic Film Festival: “The Preview Murder Mystery.” Never been on home video, was on TCM once (when I programmed it!), and is almost never screened theatrically. #tcmff
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Tonight's Movie: Lighthouse (1947) - A @Film_Masters Blu-ray Review laurasmiscmusings.blogspot.c… I love this PRC "B" ("C"?) film which some may recall was introduced by Jeremy Arnold @jt_arn on #TCM in 2023. It's now out on Blu-ray! My review is at this link.
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I can't wait to see @jt_arn introduce this at TCMFF. Next to The Enchanted Cottage, it's the screening I'm most looking forward to.
One week from today begins the annual @tcm Classic Film Festival in the heart of Hollywood. I’m honored to once again introduce a B movie rarity in 35mm — THE PREVIEW MURDER MYSTERY (1936). This is very seldom screened. I programmed it for a TCM B spotlight I co-hosted in… 1/
One week from today begins the annual @tcm Classic Film Festival in the heart of Hollywood. I’m honored to once again introduce a B movie rarity in 35mm — THE PREVIEW MURDER MYSTERY (1936). This is very seldom screened. I programmed it for a TCM B spotlight I co-hosted in… 1/
this fun little B gem, a murder mystery set in and around a Hollywood studio and which incorporates moviemaking fully into its screen story. Directed by the underrated Robert Florey and shot by the great Karl Struss, it’s a must-see in 35mm! #TCMFF /end
All the festival details: filmfestival.tcm.com
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rarely screened pic featuring a great performance by blues singer Josh White!
Jazz & murder form a potent mixture in this forgotten B murder mystery — THE CRIMSON CANARY (1945) presented by author Jeremy Arnold @jt_arn as this week’s ’Sunday Print Edition’ 📰
Playing in 35mm on March 9th at 1 pm at LF3.
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Thrilled to present another rare B in 35mm this Sunday at the @am_cinematheque THE CRIMSON CANARY (1945) is 64 mins of jazz-infused mystery and features ultra rare appearances by jazz artists Coleman Hawkins and Oscar Pettiford. A truly unique little film. tinyurl.com/3xjz84cy
Thanks @am_cinematheque for having me and thanks to the wonderful, enthusiastic audience for making this screening last weekend so enjoyable. Great turnout on a raw rainy LA day for a 61-min old B movie that most had never even heard of let alone seen.
Author Jeremy Arnold @jt_arn introducing THE PREVIEW MURDER MYSTERY (1936) over the weekend at LF3 🎞️
Visit our ‘Sunday Print Edition’ series page to see what other black-and-white films in 35mm we have coming up!
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