Articles by Brandie Ashe

About Brandie Ashe

Brandie Ashe is a freelance writer and editor from Alabama. She is the co-founder of and head writer for the film blog True Classics, a site dedicated to the Golden Age of Hollywood film and animation. Brandie will never outgrow her love for cartoons, both old and new. Her passion for Cary Grant is absolute and damn near legendary. If she were a character in the Harry Potter series, Brandie's patronus would be Robert Osborne.

Movies

DVD Review: Anything Goes (1956)

Aug 26, 2013 Brandie Ashe 0

Bill Benson (Bing Crosby) has just wrapped up his latest smash show, and is set to open a new one on Broadway in eight weeks. His manager coerces him into hiring young television star Ted […]

Movies

William Holden, the “Golden Boy”

Aug 21, 2013 Brandie Ashe 3

William Holden had a long and storied career in Hollywood, ultimately starring in more than sixty films and garnering an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in 1953’s Stalag 17. His breakthrough had come […]

Animation

Movie Review: Planes

Aug 12, 2013 Brandie Ashe 2

The ethos of Disney’s newest animated feature Planes can be summed up in the advertisements before the film even begins, in which the movie’s characters are used to promote Target and American Airlines. And to further hone […]

Animation

Movie Review: Turbo

Jul 29, 2013 Brandie Ashe 2

The Fast and the Furious with snails. That’s how writer-director David Soren pitched Turbo, the latest release from DreamWorks Animation. And yes, the film is just that implausibly simple: gastropod Theo (Ryan Reynolds) yearns to […]

Animation

Animation 2013: Coming Attractions (and Prior Distractions)

Jul 15, 2013 Brandie Ashe 7

These days, the art of producing animated features in Hollywood feels like a hit-or-miss game. Some films succeed spectacularly–and deservedly–due to stunning visuals, intriguing story lines, and spot-on vocal performances (a majority of the Pixar […]