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Top 1980’s Movies (see all)

  1. The Elephant Man (1980)
  2. Airplane! (1980)
  3. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  4. The Shining (1980)
  5. ¡Three Amigos! (1986)
  6. Superman II (1980)
  7. Flash Gordon (1980)
  8. Caddyshack (1980)
  9. Xanadu (1980)
  10. Nine to Five (1980)




Fan Top Comedy Movies (see all)

  1. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
  2. Bringing up Baby (1938)
  3. It Happened One Night (1934)
  4. Top Hat (1935)
  5. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
  6. The Lady Eve (1941)
  7. The Band Wagon (1953)
  8. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
  9. Ball of Fire (1941)
  10. After the Thin Man (1936)

Fan Top Playboys Movies (see all)

  1. Pillow Talk (1959)
  2. Lover Come Back (1961)
  3. The Tender Trap (1955)
  4. All in a Night's Work (1961)
  5. Affectionately Yours (1941)
  6. Bonjour tristesse (1958)
  7. Ask Any Girl (1959)
  8. Goodbye Charlie (1964)
  9. Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)
  10. A Very Special Favor (1965)






Monsters and Matinees

Turning 80 is a big deal for anyone – or anything for that matter and that includes movies. We’ve lost thousands of films through the decades and never for a good reason. Some because they were shot on highly combustible nitrate film, others from neglect, because of old age or even be......
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Classic Movie Travels

Audrey Meadows Audrey Meadows Audrey Cotter was born on February 8, 1922, in New York, New York, as the youngest of four children (two girls and two boys). Her parents were Reverend Francis James Meadows Cotter and Ida Miller Taylor, who worked as Episcopal missionaries in Wuchang, Hubei, Chin......
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Western RoundUp

“B” Movie Western Sampler It’s time for my annual “B” Western sampler! In 2022 and 2023 I shared reviews of short “B” Westerns I watched while traveling. Once again my portable DVD player and “B” Western discs accompanie......
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Silents are Golden

The Wild Frontier of ?Inceville? ?When the movies were young,? as the saying went, filmmakers? heads were swimming with possibilities. Motion pictures cameras could take footage anywhere a tripod could rest, so why not take advantage of it? Outside the usual confines of the stage, anything was po......
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Noir Nook

Uncommon Ladies of Noir: Rhonda Fleming Rhonda Fleming was known as ?The Queen of Technicolor.? As such, she?s not necessarily the first femme who comes to mind when you?re talking noir. With her titian locks, she was a standout in films like A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur?s Court (1949), Tr......
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Silver Screen Standards

Blithe Spirit (1945) Supernatural comedy is one of my favorite movie genres any time of year, but I?m especially drawn to it once the first Halloween decorations start to materialize. After a recent viewing of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), I remembered that its leading man, Rex Harrison, also e......
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Monsters and Matinees

They were cute little honey bees ? just one or two fluttering around the walkway by my back stairs. Not an unexpected sight on a warm summer day and, knowing the importance of the pollinators, I left them alone. I should have looked closer. A few weeks later there was a swarm ? OK, maybe just......
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Legend Tribute: Lillian Gish

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend Lillian Gish, born October 14 in 1893! Lillian Gish has a particularly important role, not only is the realm of Classic Hollywood Cinema, but in the world of Hollywood Cinema as a whole. And why is she so important you ask? Well, it?s simple, really. Lillian Gish...  Read more...

Mini Tribute Melville Cooper

Born October 15, 1896 Character Actor Melville Cooper! Plump-faced, droopy-eyed, Character Actor, Melville Cooper, appeared in over 100 film and TV roles — playing pompous ineffectual types — blunderers, cowards, thieves, disdainful servants, snobs. Most notably, he played the High Sheriff...  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

Supportive Fellas of Film Noir: Part II

Supportive Fellas of Film Noir: Part II More than a year ago, I started a series, ?Supportive Fellas of Film Noir,? which focused on  . . . well . . . the supporting male characters in film noir features. It?s been a while since I promised to shine the spotlight on these gents, so I figured ......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

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Did you know that there is a Hollywood Heritage Museum in Hollywood, CA?

The Hollywood Heritage Museum is housed in the beautifully restored Lasky-DeMille Barn. The Museum f... ..  read more

National Film Registry

In 1996, The Thief of Bagdad starring the legendary Douglas Fairbanks, was inducted into The National Film Registry, 72 years after its initial release (1924).
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Grauman's Chinese Theater

Jane Wyman's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1952. So were Ava Gardner, Clifton Webb, Olivia de Havilland...  see more