Classic Films

I was lucky enough to see my first silent films on a local station (PBS, I expect) back when I was in high school, and my parents also took us to screenings of classics when possible. And fortunately when I was growing up, some of the films from the Golden Era of Hollywood were in fact afternoon, evening, and late-night fare.

But it was going off to a state university that really opened my eyes to all the possibilities. Our student union had an amazing film roster, including silent movies (sometimes with live musical accompaniment), international classics, film noir, screwball comedies, and of course all the swashbuckling Errol Flynn fare we could want.