Classic Movie Travels: Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
Grace Patricia Kelly was born on November
12, 1929, to Margaret Majer Kelly and John Kelly Sr. in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, and was the third of their four children. Her father owned a
brickwork contracting company and won three Olympic gold med......
Read Annette’s article
Top 1980’s Movies (see all)
- Xanadu (1980)
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Nine to Five (1980)
- ¡Three Amigos! (1986)
- Superman II (1980)
- Flash Gordon (1980)
- Oh, God! Book II (1980)
- The Shining (1980)
- Caddyshack (1980)
- Airplane! (1980)
Fan Top Drama Movies (see all)
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- North by Northwest (1959)
- Casablanca (1942)
- The African Queen (1951)
- All About Eve (1950)
- Ben-Hur (1959)
- Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
- The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
- Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Fan Top Exotic Lands Movies (see all)
- The African Queen (1951)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- Casablanca (1942)
- Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- To Have and Have Not (1944)
- Blue Hawaii (1961)
- King Kong (1933)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
See more birthdays
Ingrid Bergman
Aug 29, 1915
Richard Attenboroug...
Aug 29, 1923
Preston Sturges
Aug 29, 1898
Michael Jackson
Aug 29, 1958
Classic Movie Travels
Silents are Golden
Early Civil War Films Of The Silent Screen
During the 1900s and 1910s there was one genre
of American film that skyrocketed in popularity, becoming more prevalent than
at any other time since. No, it wasn?t the western, or even the slapstick
comedy?although those aren?t bad guesses?but the Civil ......
Read Lea’s article
Read Lea’s article
Noir Nook
Pre-Code Films with Film Noir Flavor ? Part 2
Next to film noir, my favorite era of filmmaking is pre-Code
? and it?s no wonder that I?m so fond of these pictures ? so many of them served
up plots that would have made near-perfect film noirs. In my Noir Nook for July
2026, I took a look at five p......
Read Karen’s article
Read Karen’s article
Silver Screen Standards
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
I?m always
impressed at just how many Frankenstein movies Universal turned out between
1931 and 1948, and I?m also deeply entertained by the studio?s mix and match
approach to making those pictures where its stars were concerned. It might not
make for the be......
Read Jennifer’s article
Read Jennifer’s article
Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Ronnie Schell
Ronnie Schell
Ronald Ralph Schell was born on December 23, 1931, in Richmond,
California, to David and Marguerite Schell. His father worked as a stock checker
at an automobile industry plant and later worked for a naval supply center. His
mother was a waitr......
Read Annette’s article
Read Annette’s article
Western RoundUp
The Maverick Queen (1956)
Barbara Stanwyck is a favorite of many classic film fans,
myself included.
Over the years I?ve reviewed a few of her films here after
seeing them for the first time: The
Furies (1950), The
Violent Men (1955), and Forty
Guns (1957).
The Maverick Queen (1956)
One ......
Read Laura’s article
Read Laura’s article
Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Jim Nabors
Jim Nabors
James Thurston Nabors was born on
June 12, 1930, in Sylacauga, Alabama, the son of Fred Nabors, a police officer,
and Mavis Pearl Newman Nabors. He was raised in the small central Alabama
community alongside two older sisters: Freddie Mae and Annie ......
Read Annette’s article
Read Annette’s article
Legend Tribute: Ingrid Bergman
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Ingrid Bergman, born on August 29, 1915. Ingrid Bergman was not a Classic Hollywood star. No. To call her that would be limiting to her sphere of influence known as the globe.? Bergman was an International Star, a globetrotting, world-weary actress whose talent... Read more...
Mini Tribute Byron Foulger
Born August 27, 1899, Character Actor Byron Foulger! Foulger appeared in over 465 roles on film and TV — from storekeepers and hotel clerks to morticians and confidence men. He was equally adept at playing humble, as well as, shady characters. My favorite Byron Foulger role??? Train conductor... Read more...
Boldly Going to Garland: It Came From Texas Film Festival Celebrates 60 Years of Star Trek
Calling all Star Trek fans!
It?s hard to believe that it?s been 60 years since Star Trek first
invited television audiences to boldly go where no one had gone before. Six
decades, countless strange new worlds and one enormous pop-culture legacy
later, the It Came From Texas Film Festival is celeb......Read more
Humans, robots clash in remarkably relevant Creation of the Humanoids
Modern technology is crazy, isn?t it? It feels like it can take over the world – perhaps not right away but we can see it coming. We welcomed advancements that helped us, but is it going too far? I recently had to jump out of the way of a robotic floor cleaner at a grocery store. Don’t......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
Fan Favorites: College Films (see full chart)
Classic Movie Events
See Full Events Calendar
ADD Classic Movie Events: Movies, Exhibits, Festivals, Blogathons, Contests and More...
Now playing on TCM
See Full TCM Schedule
Classic Movie Travel Sites
Did you know that there is a Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum in Fremont, CA?
The Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum and Theater is a center for the history of Niles, for the Essan... .. read more
National Film Registry
In 1992, The Bank Dick starring the legendary W.C. Fields, was inducted into The National Film Registry, 52 years after its initial release (1940).see more National Film Registry inductees...
Grauman's Chinese Theater
Yul Brynner's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1956. So were Deborah Kerr, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, George Stevens... see more