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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Top 1940’s Movies (see all)
- Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
- Double Indemnity (1944)
- The Lady Eve (1941)
- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
- Ball of Fire (1941)
- The Bishop's Wife (1947)
- Adam's Rib (1949)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- The Philadelphia Story (1940)
- Casablanca (1942)
Fan Top Adventure Movies (see all)
- The African Queen (1951)
- North by Northwest (1959)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
- Ben-Hur (1959)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- Father Goose (1964)
- Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Fan Top Italy Movies (see all)
- Roman Holiday (1953)
- Bicycle Thieves (1948)
- Anthony Adverse (1936)
- Two Women (1960)
- It Started in Naples (1960)
- The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
- Summertime (1955)
- The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
- What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
- Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Lionel Barrymore
Apr 28, 1878
Carolyn Jones
Apr 28, 1930
Edith Evanson
Apr 28, 1896
Ann-Margret
Apr 28, 1941
Western RoundUp
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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Read Toni’s article
Silver Screen Standards
Silver Screen Standards: Them!
Capitalizing
on nuclear anxiety, Them! (1954) helped to usher in a new era of monster
movies guaranteed to give post-WWII Americans nightmares about the possible
consequences of the Atomic Age. In Japan, this metaphorical threat took the colossal
form of Godzilla, ......
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Read Jennifer’s article
Silents Are Golden
7 Early ?Passion Plays? And Other Religious Silent Films
The Christian tradition of the ?Passion Play,?
a stage production depicting scenes from the last days of Jesus Christ, dates
back hundreds of years. Originating in medieval Europe, these carefully staged
spectacles helped educate people......
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Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Robert Harron
Robert Emmett Harron
Robert Emmett Harron was born on April 12, 1893, to John and
Anne Harron in New York, New York. He was the second oldest of nine children
growing up in this Irish Catholic family. Over the years, his father worked
several different jobs......
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Western RoundUp
2025 Western News RoundUp
I was surprised to realize it’s been a couple of years since my last “Western News RoundUp,” and with lots of interesting new developments on the Western movie front, this is a particularly good month to share news!
In this column I’ll be shari......
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Legend Tribute: Fred Zinnemann
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Fred?Zinnemann, born April 29th, 1907! In his heyday, Fred Zinneman was as revered a name as his peers Hitchcock, Capra, and Wyler. Now enter 2013, where the other three are icons of the film industry and Zinnemann, well, people just don?t talk about him as much.... Read more...
Mini Tribute Harry Stockwell
Born April 27, 1902 Harry Stockwell! Singer/actor Harry Stockwell was a noted Broadway performer who made his feature film debut in 1935 in a film called Here Comes the Band. His most notable film ‘appearance’ however was as The Prince in Walt Disney’s animated classic Snow White and... 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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Classic Movie Travel Sites
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
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, directed by the legendary Steven Spielberg, was released in 1977. In 2007, 30 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
Bebe Daniels's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1929. So were Marion Davies, Janet Gaynor, Joan Crawford... see more