13 Things You May Not Know About The Killers (1946)
Ask any noir fan for a list of their favorite films from the
classic era, and The Killers (1946) is likely to appear. It?s a stellar
example of this shadowy period of filmmaking, featuring such noir tropes as the
femme fatale, the hapless fallen......
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Top 1900’s Movies (see all)
- The Great Train Robbery (1903)
- At the Altar (1909)
- Rescued from an Eagle's Nest (1908)
- The Golden Louis (1909)
- The Sealed Room (1909)
- The Lonely Villa (1909)
- Lady Helen's Escapade (1909)
- Those Awful Hats (1909)
- Resurrection (1909)
- After Many Years (1908)
Fan Top Lost Films (see all)
- Brewster's Millions (1914)
- The Awful Truth (1929)
- Heart and Soul (1917)
- Her Double Life (1916)
- Words and Music (1929)
- Treasure Island (1920)
- The Gold Diggers (1923)
- Marked Men (1919)
- The Patriot (1928)
- The Romance of Tarzan (1918)
Fan Top Angels Movies (see all)
- The Bishop's Wife (1947)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
- Angels in the Outfield (1951)
- Cabin in the Sky (1943)
- Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
- A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
- Forever, Darling (1956)
- I Married an Angel (1942)
- The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
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Frank Capra
May 18, 1897
James Donald
May 18, 1917
Ezio Pinza
May 18, 1892
Robert J. Wilke
May 18, 1914
Noir Nook
Monsters and Matinees
Thoughts of flying saucers and alien invasions make me nervous.
Though intrigued by the concept enough as a kid to watch movies and read books on the topic, the fact that flying saucers could be real freak me out. (I remember reading War of the Worlds when I was about 10 and pulling the shade dow......
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Silver Screen Standards
Dr. Morbius, Mr. Hyde, and ?Monsters from the Id?
I happened
to watch both the 1941 adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and the
1956 science fiction classic, Forbidden Planet, in the last few weeks,
and the thematic overlap between the two movies inspired me to think about the
ways in which cla......
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Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Marcia Mae Jones
Marcia Mae Jones
Marcia Mae Jones was born on August 1, 1924, in Los Angeles,
California, to William and Margaret Freda Jones. She was the youngest of four
children, with siblings Margaret, Macon, and Marvin.
When Jones was two years old, she made he......
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Western RoundUp
Western RoundUp: Apache Rifles (1964)
Over the
last few years I’ve periodically reviewed new-to-me Westerns with one of my
favorite Western stars, Audie Murphy.
Previous Murphy Westerns reviewed in this column are?Destry?(1954),?Seven Ways From Sundown?(1960),?Hell Bent for Leather?(1960......
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Noir Nook
Ten Things You May Not Know About Sunset Blvd
There are numerous noirs that I could among my favorites,
and countless features from the era that I watch over and over again. Sunset
Blvd. (1950) fits both of these descriptors. As one of the film?s reviewers
raved, it?s ?undoubtedly the best Hollyw......
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Monsters and Matinees
One of nature?s most powerful killing machines is loose. Not
only is it the deadliest in its class, but the fastest, too. Beyond its
physical abilities are its lethal personality traits: it is unpredictable, paranoid
and deadly aggressive.
That?s the key to the 1981 British horror thriller Venom ......
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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...
Caught in the silly grasp of ‘The Giant Claw’
Monsters, by their very name, are supposed to be monstrous. Perhaps hideous like The Hideous Sun Demon, or beastly like Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. ?Just throw an exclamation point on the title like Them! or Tarantula! so we know something terrible is coming. Just give us a monster – it?s why w......Read more
Meet these obscure werewolves from classic film
A werewolf walks into a bar and ?.
No, that?s not a joke. It?s the opening scene of a 1956
low-budget film with the straightforward and generic title of The Werewolf.
And if you?ve seen other werewolf films, you?ll guess right away that the
disheveled and anxious man who stumbles into a small-to......Read more
Mysteries of Oz Documentary Celebrates 85th Anniversary of The Wizard of Oz
Hollywood’s crowning achievement is its greatest enigma
Here’s some exciting news for The Wizard of Oz fans (and who isn’t :))
Coming Soon! Mysteries of Oz: 85 Questions Answered is a new documentary from AMS Pictures that explores the magic, music, and myths surrounding the ......Read more
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Did you know that there is a Culver Studios in Culver City, CA?
The Culver Studios is most commonly known as the place where Gone With The Wind was filmed. The mans... .. read more
National Film Registry
From the Manger to the Cross, starring the legendary Robert Henderson-Bland, was released in 1912. In 1998, 86 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
Clark Gable's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1937. So were W.S. Van Dyke, Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Fredric March... see more