The year is 2022.
Smokestacks spew thick, dark fumes. Fires burn out of control. People wear masks to shield themselves from dangers in the air. Garbage overflows. Hunger and unemployment are rampant.
We understand all of that from the impressive two-minute opening montage for Soylent Green.
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Top 1990’s Movies (see all)
Fan Top Drama Movies (see all)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- The African Queen (1951)
- North by Northwest (1959)
- All About Eve (1950)
- Casablanca (1942)
- Ben-Hur (1959)
- Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
- Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
- Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Fan Top Romance (Comic) Movies (see all)
- Bringing up Baby (1938)
- It Happened One Night (1934)
- Top Hat (1935)
- The Lady Eve (1941)
- Ball of Fire (1941)
- The Gay Divorcee (1934)
- Adam's Rib (1949)
- Some Like It Hot (1959)
- Swing Time (1936)
- The Awful Truth (1937)
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
Monsters and Matinees
Noir Nook
Spring Trivia ? Joan Bennett, Robert Mitchum, Ann Blyth, Robert Ryan, Jean Hagen, and Richard Widmark
There aren?t
many things I love in life more than classic movie trivia. In celebration of
spring, this month?s Noir Nook is serving up some trivial tidbits on some of my
favorite noir actors an......
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Silver Screen Standards
Silver Screen Standards: The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
The Most Dangerous Game (1932) has a lot in common with King Kong (1933): the same sets, the same producers, one of the same directors, and some of the same cast, but it?s a tighter, low-budget production without the supersized special effec......
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Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Virginia Dale
Virginia Dale
Actress and dancer Virginia Dale was born Virginia Paxton in Charlotte, North Carolina, on July 1, 1917. Her parents were mechanic Joel Paxton and Lula Helms Paxton. Dale was one of six children: Jay, Frances, Frieda, Joey, and an unnamed infa......
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Western RoundUp
Western RoundUp: Ambush at Cimarron Pass (1958)
Ambush at Cimarron Pass (1958) movie poster
A frequently seen theme in the Western film
genre is a disparate band of travelers banding together against a common foe,
most often Indians.
One of the most famous Westerns featuring this theme is J......
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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...
Five Fun Facts: A Star is Born (1937)
Five Fun Facts: A Star is Born (1937)
1) Pick a number, four or five…
So, how many versions of this movie are there, really? Well, most classic film fans would say a definite ‘four,’ end of story — which would be the 1937 film starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March......Read more
Whats Streaming on Best Classics Ever in May 2022
What?s Streaming on Best Classics Ever in May 2022John Wayne, Moms Love Mystery, and More!
May is a big month for movies, as our friends at Best Classics Ever are debuting three all-new collections just in time for Memorial Day, Mother?s Day, and John Wayne?s birthday.
Are
you a fan of classi......Read more
Lives Behind the Legends: Greta Garbo Social Butterfly
Lives Behind the Legends: Greta Garbo ? Social Butterfly
Greta Garbo?s most famous quote is undoubtedly ?I want to be alone.? But it wasn?t Garbo who said this, it was her character in Grand Hotel who uttered those famous words. Garbo herself made a more nuanced statement: ?I never said, ?I&n......Read more
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Classic Movie Travel Sites
Did you know that there is a James Dean Bust in Los Angeles, CA?
A bronze bust of James Dean sits just outside the dome of The Griffith Observatory. The Observatory ... .. read more
National Film Registry
In 1996, The Graduate starring the legendary Anne Bancroft, was inducted into The National Film Registry, 29 years after its initial release (1967).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