Call me a cephalophile. Or an octo-enthusiast. Either one
speaks to my obsession with the octopus in film.
It is such a dramatic creature with those eight elongated tentacles
that even a brief appearance can jolt a movie awake. An octopus lurking in a
cave is like a killer in a closet. ?Run!? you......
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Top 1930’s Movies (see all)
- Bringing up Baby (1938)
- It Happened One Night (1934)
- Top Hat (1935)
- After the Thin Man (1936)
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- The Thin Man (1934)
- Swing Time (1936)
- The Awful Truth (1937)
- The Gay Divorcee (1934)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Fan Top Science Fiction Movies (see all)
- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
- Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
- Frankenstein (1931)
- Monkey Business (1952)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
- The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
- On the Beach (1959)
- Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
- Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
Fan Top Satire Movies (see all)
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
- My Man Godfrey (1936)
- Duck Soup (1933)
- The Fortune Cookie (1966)
- Dr. Strangelove: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
- The Great Race (1965)
- Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
- Tom Jones (1963)
- The Court Jester (1956)
- To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Errol Flynn
Jun 20, 1909
Gail Patrick
Jun 20, 1911
Audie Murphy
Jun 20, 1924
Martin Landau
Jun 20, 1928
Monsters and Matinees
Noir Nook
Noir Nook: Darkest Noirs
One of the features of film noir that I love most is the
sheer ?darkness? of the plots, characters, and themes. The darker, the better,
in fact ? no happy endings for me!
This month, at the Nook, I?m shining the spotlight on two of
my favorite films noirs which ? perha......
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Silver Screen Standards
Silver Screen Standards: The Devil Doll (1936)
There?s
nothing standard about the wild plot of the 1936 horror film, The Devil Doll,
with its miniaturized zombie killers, mad scientists, use of drag as part of an
elaborate scheme for revenge, and extensive special effects work showcasing its
titu......
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Western RoundUp
California Gold Country Western Locations
From Iverson
Ranch to Lone
Pine,
Moab
to Kanab,
Corriganville
to Pioneertown,
I love visiting Western movie locations!
This spring a road trip took us to California?s ?Gold
Country.?
St. James, Sonora
We spent a day in the little towns of ......
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Silents Are Golden
Georges M?li?s Amongst The Stars
Mankind dreamed of going to the moon and
flying through the stars long before the actual rocket ships were invented. And
at the turn of the 20th century, these dreams had a distinct tinge of Victorian
whimsy. Poetry, fantasy stories, and the popular stage traditio......
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Read Lea’s article
Noir Nook
Stranger than Fiction ? Part 2(Leon Ames and Ruth Roman)
?Truth is stranger than fiction,? Mark Twain once informed
us, ?but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth
isn?t.?
This month?s Noir Nook serves up the next installment in my series
that looks at ?strange......
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Read Karen’s article
Monsters and Matinees
The ?national day? trend of recent years can be fun. National Doughnut Day (June 5) is something I celebrate every day, but I do take advantage of doughnut specials offered for this day. National Go Barefoot Day (June 1) is a big no for me (I always wear my socks), but you can go ahead and take off ......
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Legend Tribute: Errol Flynn
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Errol Flynn, born today, June 20th, 1909! Although Errol Flynn is often remembered most as the?nefarious, swashbuckling hero of a bygone era, his?abilities?as an actor can often be overlooked. So today, the day of this glorious classic star’s birth, I would... Read more...
Mini Tribute Billy Wilder at Work
Born June 22, 1906 Legendary Director Billy Wilder! There’s really nothing ‘mini’ about this Tribute except for a lack of ‘written’ content — but, really, anything I could say here would be a gross understatement anyway. So, here is a Pictorial Tribute to Billy Wilder... Read more...
Ahead of its time, John Carpenters ‘The Thing’ honored by the National Film Registry
At an isolated Antarctic research station, scientists battle
a deadly alien with such extraordinary shape-shifting capabilities that the men
don?t know if the person next to them is still human. The truth is only revealed
when the alien is threatened and violently abandons its current inhabitant.
......Read more
Tracking Vera Miles – Exclusive Guest Post by Christopher McKittrick, author of Vera Miles: The Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away
I’m very happy to share this exclusive guest post by Christopher McKittrick, author of Very Miles: The Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away. A Big Thank You to Christopher for this article! –Annmarie at Classic Movie Hub
Tracking Vera Miles:Clarifying a Golden Age Hollywood Star?s ......Read more
It Came From Texas Film Festival: Classic Films and True Tales
So excited to announceThe Third Annual It Came From Texas Film Festival ...Read more
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Did you know that there is a James Dean Gallery in Fairmount, IN?
The James Dean Memorial Gallery was established in 1988 in the actor's hometown of Fairmount, Indian... .. read more
National Film Registry
Porgy and Bess, starring the legendary Sidney Poitier, was released in 1959. In 2011, 52 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
Ginger Rogers's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1939. So were Judy Garland, Jane Withers... see more