High Noon
I’ve seen High Noon (1952) multiple times over the years, including a memorable theatrical screening at the FilmEx festival when I was in my teens. The FilmEx screening, which took place in Century City, California, was part of a 50-hour movie marathon honoring the 50th ......
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Top 1960’s Movies (see all)
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- The Apartment (1960)
- The Birds (1963)
- The Sound of Music (1965)
- Charade (1963)
- Psycho (1960)
- Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
- Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
- Mary Poppins (1964)
- That Touch of Mink (1962)
Fan Top Fantasy Movies (see all)
- The Bishop's Wife (1947)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
- Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
- Mary Poppins (1964)
- Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
- Harvey (1950)
- Dracula (1931)
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
Fan Top Supernatural Movies (see all)
- Rosemary's Baby (1968)
- The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
- The Haunted Palace (1963)
- The Seventh Victim (1943)
- The Shining (1980)
- The Walking Dead (1936)
- A Place of One's Own (1945)
- House of Mystery (1934)
- The Undead (1957)
- The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Howard Hawks
May 30, 1896
Irving Thalberg
May 30, 1899
Hugh Griffith
May 30, 1912
Michael J. Pollard
May 30, 1939
Western RoundUp
Silents are Golden
A Closer Look At: Metropolis (1927)
By the mid-1920s, cinema had reached incredible heights. Lighting and cinematography had evolved into fine art. The camera itself was liberated from the stagnant wooden tripods, made to float along elaborate tracks and swing from ceilings. The screen captur......
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Noir Nook
Spring Trivia – Laraine Day, Van Heflin, Robert Taylor and More
Classic movie
trivia and the budding of spring ? two things that go great together . . . at
least, they do here at the Noir Nook! This month?s Nook celebrates the new
season with some tasty tidbits about six great performers an......
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Silver Screen Standards
Transformative Drag in Some Like It Hot (1959)
Some Like It Hot (1959) is widely celebrated as one of classic Hollywood?s greatest comedies, even though its cross-dressing plot roused conservative ire and caused the movie to be released without Hays Code approval in 1959. Thanks to the brilliant ......
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Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Beverly Bayne
Beverly Gayne
Pearl Beverly Bain was born on November
11, 1893, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Augustus and Jessie Bain. When she was
six years old, her family moved briefly to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before
settling in Chicago, Illinois. There, she atte......
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Western RoundUp
Western Film Book Library ? Part 8
It’s
been just about a year since my last column on books on the Western movie
genre, so it’s time for a look at some more interesting books in my collection!
The books featured in this post range from one of the
earliest books in my collection to......
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Silents are Golden
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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Legend Tribute: Clint Eastwood
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Clint Eastwood, born today, May 31 in 1930! Clint Eastwood as Actor: as “Blondie” in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. “Every gun makes its own tune.” ….. Clint Eastwood as Director: Million Dollar Baby starring Clint Eastwood and Hillary... Read more...
Mini Tribute Mel Blanc
Born May 30, 1908 Legendary Voice Actor Mel Blanc! Mel Blanc ?appeared? in an amazing 1,025+ shorts and films, and is the voice of some of the most iconic, lovable, and sometimes ‘despicable’ cartoon characters — including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the Cat, Yosemite... Read more...
Robot Monster: Movie Monster Legend 3D Graphic Novel
Returning Robot Monsterto its Comics-Inspired Roots
I’m very happy to share that there is a Kickstarter Campaign to help return sci-fi cult classic, Robot Monster, to its comics-inspired roots, spearheaded by film historian Bob Furmanek of the 3D Film Archive. The campaign is ending in abou......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
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Did you know that there is a Gene Autry Oklahoma Museum in Gene Autry, OK?
The Gene Autry Oklahoma Museum is dedicated to the legacy of the singing cowboys of the 'B' Western ... .. read more
National Film Registry
In 2014, House of Wax starring the legendary Vincent Price, was inducted into The National Film Registry, 61 years after its initial release (1953).see more National Film Registry inductees...
Grauman's Chinese Theater
Diana Wynyard's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1933. So were Jean Harlow, Jean Harlow, The Marx Brothers... see more