TCM Diary

TCM Diary: Roman Springs and Golden Eyes

By Ina Diane Archer

June 16, 2017

Midlife Gothic: Carson McCullers and Tennessee Williams on the horror of a certain age, as adapted for the big screen

TCM Diary: Raoul Walsh Looks Back

By Steven Mears

June 12, 2017

The good ol’, bad ol’ days: the critical representations of the past in The Strawberry Blonde and They Died with Their Boots On

TCM Diary: Jo Van Fleet

By Dan Callahan

May 10, 2017

Change of life: an appreciation of the actress whose unique talents helped define East of Eden and Wild River

TCM Diary: Danielle Darrieux

By Steven Mears

May 1, 2017

Luxury import: on the French star's 100th birthday, a look back at her range from finely etched portrayals to klutzy antics

TCM Diary: The Great Man

By Steven Mears

April 21, 2017

One for the history books: José Ferrer directs and stars in a newsroom drama about a journalist who refuses to simply print the legend of a wholesome broadcaster

TCM Diary: Omnibus x 2

By Steven Mears

April 10, 2017

Pick your pleasure: O. Henry’s Full House and Dead of Night offer something for everybody

TCM Diary: Kim Stanley

By Sheila O'Malley

April 3, 2017

Burning bright: the Method legend blow-torched her place in acting history through just a handful of performances

TCM Diary: Paul Newman Directs

By Dan Callahan

March 24, 2017

Newman's own: the actor's forays behind the camera more often than not featured complicated female anti-heroes

TCM Diary: The Strange Case of Two Arabian Knights

By Nick Davis

March 1, 2017

No mission too difficult: the progenitor of the buddy comedy (and the only film to win an Academy Award for Best Comedy Direction)

TCM Diary: Wartime England

By Steven Mears

March 1, 2017

Stay calm and go to the pictures: the grace under fire of Waterloo Bridge, Mrs. Miniver, and The White Cliffs of Dover