Silver Screen Standards: The Gay Divorcee (1934)
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
I knew I wanted to write about Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers for this month?s column, but with ten movies to choose from the hard part was deciding which one I particularly wanted to watch again. Top Hat (1935) and Swing......
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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 Action Movies (see all)
- North by Northwest (1959)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
- Ben-Hur (1959)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- The Black Swan (1942)
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- Captain Blood (1935)
- Gunga Din (1939)
Fan Top Prison Movies (see all)
- Brute Force (1947)
- Cool Hand Luke (1967)
- Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
- Johnny Apollo (1940)
- Ladies They Talk About (1933)
- San Quentin (1937)
- Caged (1950)
- A Man Escaped (1956)
- Castle on the Hudson (1940)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Dennis Hopper
May 17, 1936
Maureen O'Sullivan
May 17, 1911
Ruth Donnelly
May 17, 1896
Ralf Harolde
May 17, 1899
Silver Screen Standards
Monsters and Matinees
In a continuing
quest to enjoy as many classic movie monsters as possible, it was time to
revisit The Day of the Triffids.
Seeing it with fresh eyes after so long brought a sense of D?j? vu in the most unexpected way. There, in Day of the Triffids, was one of my favorite sequences from The Walkin......
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Read Toni’s article
Classic Conversations
George Chakiris, Rita Moreno, and Russ Tamblyn of West Side Story
I have attended all of the TCM Classic Film Festivals since TCM premiered the festival in Hollywood in April 2010. It is my favorite classic movie event and many of us look forward to it all year long, talking about it on our Faceb......
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Read Danny’s article
Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Tom Drake
Tom Drake
While Tom Drake is arguably best remembered as the ?Boy Next Door? to Judy Garland?s Esther Smith in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), Drake also made his mark as an actor in a variety of films as well as television appearances.
Drake was born Alfred ?......
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Read Annette’s article
Silents are Golden
Silents are Golden: A Closer Look ? The General (1926)
Often called one of the finest silent films of all time ? some people even consider it the finest ? Buster Keaton?s masterwork The General (1926) still feels wonderfully fresh nearly 100 years later. Handsomely photographed and proudly recrea......
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Read Lea’s article
Legend Tribute: Henry Fonda
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Henry Fonda, born May 16th, 1905! Some people are introduced to Henry Fonda via The Grapes of Wrath. For others, it?s On Golden Pond. As for me, well, my first Henry Fonda film was something a little darker, a little spaghetti western called Once Upon a Time in... Read more...
Mini Tribute Barbara Luddy
Born May 25, 1908 Barbara Luddy! Barbara Luddy ‘appeared’ in over 35 roles but is probably best remembered as the voice of Lady in?Walt Disney?s animated classic, Lady and the Tramp. Barbara Luddy as herself and as Lady from Disney?s Lady and the Tramp ….. Annmarie Gatti from Classic... Read more...
The 2021 TCM Classic Film Festival is Here!
Four Fantastic Days of Films, Interviews,Special Presentations and More!
Well, what can I say, except that, year after year, I look soooo forward to attending the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival. And, although times have changed over the past year (understatement), I have to give big kudos to......Read more
Cinemallennials: Shane (1953)
Cinemallennials: Shane (1953)
For those of you who
are unfamiliar with Cinemallennials, it is a bi-weekly podcast in which I, and
another millennial, watch a classic film that we?ve never seen before, and
discuss its significance and relevance in today?s world.
On today?s episode, I talked......Read more
Whats Streaming in May on the CMH Channel at Best Classics Ever? Angel and the Badman, Meet John Doe and Cheating Blondes
Our May Picks on the Classic Movie Hub ChannelMay Birthdays and Mysterious Mayhem!
Here we go? This month?s free streaming picks for our Classic Movie Hub Channel at Best Classics Ever (BCE) ? the mega streaming channel for classic movies and TV shows!
That said, ......Read more
Fan Favorites: Short Films (see full chart)
Classic Movie Events
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Classic Movie Travel Sites
Did you know that there is a Helen Keller Birthplace & Museum in Tuscumbia, AL?
Helen Keller was born here in 1820. The birthplace cottage became the living quarters for Keller an... .. read more
National Film Registry
How the West Was Won, starring the legendary James Stewart, was released in 1962. In 1997, 35 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
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