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Monsters and Matinees: 1924 in horror – ‘Hand’ it to Conrad Veidt
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Toni Ruberto on Feb 10, 2024
As someone always looking to find new classic horror films to watch, I like to take time early in the year to look back at what our favorite genre was like in the early days of cinema. Going back 100 years is always a good place to look.
Overall, the 1920s gave us timeless horror films from Germa read more
‘It Might As Well Be Spring’ from State Fair (1945)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jan 13, 2024
‘It Might As Well Be Spring’ from State Fair (1945)
On January 13, 2024 By CarolIn Uncategorized
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2024 is here! And it’s cold. Cold, very bitterly cold. January – March is just torture where I live, s read more
Day 21 of Noirvember: Have You Seen It?
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 21, 2023
The more I see William Talman, the more I like him. That is, the more I see him outside of a courtroom with Perry Mason. That’s where I first met this actor and first grew to view him with equal parts dislike and disdain. But boy, his film noir performances are a whole ‘nother thing. One of his read more
Grab Your Umbrella — It Always Rains on Sunday (1947): The Rule Brittania Blogathon
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Sep 22, 2023
I was fascinated with It Always Rains on Sunday (1947) long, long before I ever saw it. I came across a picture of the film’s poster on the Internet, was immediately drawn to it, and printed out a copy, where it decorated my work cubicle for several years. That was in the mid-2000s. I didn’t get read more
Cinematically Inspired Design - Check it Out!
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Aug 13, 2023
Today we have a real treat to share! A few months ago I stumbled upon a great website called Mockingbird Lane where a cinema-loving woman named Marina Coates shares her love of architecture and design....especially set designs found in films and television series. Two great features of the site are read more
Check it Out! Vintage Hollywood Commissary Menu Prints
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jul 30, 2023
There is a store for just about everything online. A few days ago I was thinking how interesting it would be to track down an original menu from a Hollywood studio commissary and, after doing a quick online search, came across this gem of a business: Vintage Menu Art. Someone already took the t read more
Check it Out! Iconic TV Homes Being Demolished
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 19, 2023
Recently ReMind Magazine posted an article about the famous Partridge Family and Bewitched house sets being demolished at Columbia Ranch. We are sharing the article below, which came from their website, www.remindmagazine.com. Check it out! https://www.remindmagazine.com/article/1845/iconic-tv- read more
Check it Out! - Sally Ann Howes and Howard Keel on "The Bell Telephone Hour" ( 1960 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Apr 30, 2023
Check out this wonderful clip from a rare color episode of The Bell Telephone Hour ( 1960 ) featuring Sally Ann Howes and Howard Keel singing "Tonight" from the Broadway musical West Side Story. Two beautiful actors with beautiful voices. read more
Check it Out! - Karen Wyman on The Ed Sullivan Show ( 1967 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jan 8, 2023
When Ed Sullivan says "here is something you won't forget" it means you are in for a special treat indeed. This man saw so many talented top-notch entertainers in his days as a variety show host, but he thought 16-year-old Karen Wyman's debut performance of "Why Can't I Walk Away?" ( from the read more
Abbott and Costello Films: Buck Privates, Hold That Ghost, Who Done It?
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 4, 2023
Service comedies almost feel like a rite of passage for comedy teams, and it’s no different with this early success from Abbott and Costello. Against their hijinks, there’s a blatantly obvious love triangle (Lee Bowman, Jane Frazee, and Alan Curtis) meant to lend some balance to the dram read more
Check it Out! Mary Costa Performs The Ukrainian Carol
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Dec 20, 2022
We have a special treat to share with you today: Mary Costa performing The Ukrainian Carol ( set to words ) on Bing Crosby's The Sounds of Christmas television special filmed in 1970. The lovely opera singer is best known for providing the voice of Aurora in Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty ( 1959 ), b read more
Musical Monday: Let’s Face It (1943)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Nov 28, 2022
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Let’s Face It (1943) – read more
Check it Out! - The Landing of the Pilgrims ( 1940 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Nov 24, 2022
Happy Thanksgiving to all of our readers! We hope you are having a wonderful day and counting all of your blessings. There is so much we can all be grateful for!If you have a few minutes and want to watch something Thanksgiving-related then check out this fabulous little cartoon from 1940 - The read more
What time is it? It’s time for Noirvember 2022!
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 1, 2022
It’s November 1st, y’all, and you know what that means: it’s the start of Noirvember! The brainchild of Marya over at Cinema Fanatic, Noirvember is a month-long celebration of all things noir. And here at Shadows and Satin, I celebrate by posting every day of the month. This is my ninth consecutive read more
Check it Out! - Preparing for Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Oct 22, 2022
On October 7, 1971, Walt Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks, a delightful and magical musical starring the late great Angela Lansbury and David Tomlinson, had its world premiere in London. Earlier that day, John Noakes, the host of Britain's popular children's series Blue Peter, was in Leicester read more
Musical Monday: Let’s Do It Again (1953)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Oct 3, 2022
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Let’s Do It Again (1953) read more
Check it Out! - Mitzi Gaynor singing "Love is Blue" ( 1968 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Sep 10, 2022
Can anyone top a Mitzi Gaynor performance? This glamorous woman was the full package deal....a fantastic dancer, singer, and actress, plus she had a fabulous figure! This performance from 1968 features Mitzi performing "Love is Blue", a Eurovision ballad that French orchestra leader Paul Mauri read more
Check it Out! - Giant Movie/TV Posters on Sale
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jul 23, 2022
If you have an afternoon free then here is something that will take up a good hour of your internet time - AllPosters is running a sale for new customers - 55% off all items plus free shipping. We're not affiliated with AllPosters and actually never bought from them before but this just seemed read more
Check it Out! - Maureen O'Hara singing "Heather on the Hill"
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jul 9, 2022
During the 1960s, Maureen O'Hara guest-starred a number of times on The Andy Williams Show where she got a chance to entertain the audience with her beautiful singing voice. Maureen made a lot of dramatic films but, surprisingly, no musicals....even though she sang like a lark since she was a lass i read more
The End of the Corman-verse Blogathon – Or Is It? – Day 3 Recap
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on May 28, 2022
Well,
dear readers and writers, we’ve reached Day 3 of the Corman-verse Blogathon,
and what a blogathon it’s been. Today, we have a bumper crop of posts, spanning
the many decades and multiple facets of Corman’s career. I’m still catching up
on reading all of the amazin read more