Silent Superstars: The ?It? Girl Clara Bow
Clara Bow, the ‘It’ Girl
When novelist, screenwriter, and supreme
arbiter of taste Elinor Glyn declared in 1927 that Clara Bow had ?It?–her term
for a rare type of magnetism?the public must have heartily agreed. After all,
the beauti......
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Top 1950’s Movies (see all)
- The Band Wagon (1953)
- Some Like It Hot (1959)
- The African Queen (1951)
- North by Northwest (1959)
- Alice in Wonderland (1951)
- All About Eve (1950)
- Rear Window (1954)
- Ben-Hur (1959)
- Born Yesterday (1950)
- Funny Face (1957)
Fan Top Historical Movies (see all)
- Ben-Hur (1959)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
- The Black Swan (1942)
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- Spartacus (1960)
- The Ten Commandments (1956)
- Anastasia (1956)
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
- Quo Vadis (1951)
- Billy the Kid (1941)
Fan Top Brother Sister Movies (see all)
- Royal Wedding (1951)
- Wuthering Heights (1939)
- The Little Foxes (1941)
- Because You're Mine (1952)
- Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
- Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Shirley Temple
Apr 23, 1928
Simone Simon
Apr 23, 1910
Basil Sydney
Apr 23, 1894
Lee Majors
Apr 23, 1939
Silents are Golden
Noir Nook
Five Things I Love About New York Confidential (1955)
I can?t recall
how or when I first came across New York Confidential (1955), but I
clearly remember being sucked into the film from practically the opening scene
and counting it among my noir favorites by the last.
Directed by
Russell Rous......
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Classic Conversations
I am counting the seconds until this Thursday when TCM?s Classic Film Festival begins in Hollywood.??The annual festival is sheer nirvana for classic movie fans. Over the years we’ve gotten to see so many amazing movies and people at the four-day festival. The list of special guests who have r......
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Monsters and Matinees
Sun Block can?t Help The Hideous Sun Demon
The Hideous Sun Demon is a fantastic film title.
It screams Beware! Danger! Turn back!
I?m hideous and I?m a demon!
It?s such a robust title, that it deserves an exclamation
point in the hallowed tradition of Them!
Dinosaurus! Scooby Doo: Where ......
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Silver Screen Standards
Silver Screen Standards: The Ghost Goes West (1935)
Supernatural romance and comedy are unique but often
overlapping subgenres with some truly outstanding movies among their ranks,
from Topper (1937), Blithe Spirit (1945), and The Ghost and
Mrs. Muir (1947) to the more recent blockbuster, Ghost (......
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Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Dorothy DeBorba
Dorothy DeBorba
Dorothy Adelle DeBorba was born on March 28, 1925, in Los
Angeles, California, to Raymond and Lillian DeBorba. Her mother had a
background as a singer, dancer, and actress, while her father played the drums
in Paul Whiteman?s orchestra. Ra......
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Silents are Golden
7 Remarkable Lillian Gish Films
You may have heard about the great actress
Lillian Gish, whose film career lasted from the early days of film in the 1910s
all the way to her final movie appearance in The Whales of August (1987). But if you haven?t seen much of her
work, you might be wondering whe......
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Legend Tribute: Shirley MacLaine
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Shirley MacLaine, born April 24th, 1934! The ?Hooker with a Heart of Gold? is pretty common trope, dating back to ole the pre-feudalism days. The trope is pretty self-explanatory: you have a character who?s profession is outside of what polite society deems acceptable... Read more...
Mini Tribute Eddie Albert
Born April 22, 1906 Eddie Albert! Eddie Albert appeared in over 200 film and TV roles, including Roman Holiday, Oklahoma and The Longest Day. Perhaps Albert’s most famous role was on TV sitcom Green Acres as lawyer-turned-farmer Oliver Wendell Douglas! Eva Gabor and Eddie Albert as Lisa and Oliver... Read more...
Noir Noir: Oscar Omission Barbara Stanwyck
Noir Noir: Oscar Omission ? Barbara Stanwyck
It?s about that time
again ? awards season! My favorite time of year. As I write this, I?m in the
midst of my annual quest to see as many Oscar-nominated films and peformances
as possible. (Luckily, with streaming, I?m now able to see all of the entrie......Read more
Revisiting the shades of fear in ‘The Leopard Man’
We?ve
all been there.
There’s a noise behind us.
A rustling of bushes.
Or a movement in a dark street corner.
Is someone there? We casually walk a little faster while telling ourselves it?s just our imagination ? or is it?
Yes,
we?ve all been there (admit it, guys) and that?s wh......Read more
A killer gaze: Richard Burton and his ‘Medusa Touch’
A severely beaten man who has survived a heinous assault is
unconscious in a London hospital.
His head and face are wrapped in bandages with only his eyes (a key thing) and mouth visible. The heart monitor near his bed is flatlined, but inexplicably there is a small blip of brain activity. He isn......Read more
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Did you know that there is a Jackie Gleason Statue in NY, NY?
TV Land honors The Honeymooners with a statue of Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden which stands at the... .. read more
National Film Registry
In Cold Blood, starring the legendary Robert Blake, was released in 1967. In 2008, 41 years later, it was inducted into The National Film Registry. Thank you National Film Registry!see more National Film Registry inductees...
Grauman's Chinese Theater
Joe E. Brown's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1936. So were Al Jolson, Freddie Bartholomew, Bing Crosby, Victor McLaglen... see more