Silver Screen Standards: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
While I?ve never had any interest in diamonds, I do
enjoy watching Marilyn Monroe sing about them in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
(1953), the Technicolor film adaptation of the 1949 stage musical based on
Anita Loos? flapper era novel. Monroe?s......
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Top 1970’s Movies (see all)
- The Godfather Part II (1974)
- Family Plot (1976)
- A Little Romance (1979)
- Night Moves (1975)
Fan Top Sports Movies (see all)
- Woman of the Year (1942)
- Golden Boy (1939)
- The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
- Damn Yankees (1958)
- National Velvet (1944)
- Pat and Mike (1952)
- The Set-Up (1949)
- A Day at the Races (1937)
- Angels in the Outfield (1951)
Fan Top Christmas Movies (see all)
- The Bishop's Wife (1947)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
- Holiday Inn (1942)
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
- Meet John Doe (1941)
- Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
- White Christmas (1954)
- Going My Way (1944)
- The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Frank Sinatra
Dec 12, 1915
Edward G. Robinson
Dec 12, 1893
Harry Warner
Dec 12, 1881
Jean Anderson
Dec 12, 1907
Silver Screen Standards
Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Dinah Shore
Frances ?Fanny? Rose Shore was born on February 29, 1916, to
Anna and Solomon Shore in Winchester, Tennessee. She had a sister, Elizabeth,
who was eight years older. When Fanny was eighteen months old, she suffered
from polio. After extensive care, an exerci......
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Western RoundUp
Western Film Book Library ? Part 9
It’s
time for another survey of books on Western movies!
This month’s column is prompted in large part by the publication of an important new book,?The Cavalry Trilogy: John Ford, John Wayne, and the Making of Three Classic Westerns?by Michael F. ......
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Silents Are Golden
The Growing Pains of (Very) Early Cinema
It?s easy to assume
that ?moving pictures? burst onto the scene in the late 19th century all at
once. We often imagine that pop culture history can be neatly sliced into
?before cinema? and ?after cinema,? positive that the traditional forms of
stage ente......
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Noir Nook
Thankful Noir
Noirvember and Thanksgiving season.
The weather is getting cooler and the leaves are continuing to turn and fall. So, what better time to pull up a chair, grab a cup o? cider, and join me as I serve up a heaping platter of noir-related goodies that I?m thankful for? Here goes . ......
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Silver Screen Standards
My Favorite Wife (1940)
I?ve shown a lot of comedies to my lifetime learners
over the years, but I?ve rarely heard an audience laugh as uproariously as they
did during a recent screening of My Favorite Wife (1940), which we
watched as part of a series featuring Cary Grant. The peals of laughter p......
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Monsters and Matinees
As classic movie fans, we?ve all had those ?wow? moments with actors we may not expect to see in a film as in ?Wow! Is that (fill in the blank) ?? Or ?Wait ? I think that?s ?? This usually happens in their early films and it?s always fun to make that connection.
One of my favorite ?wow? moments w......
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Legend Tribute: Margaret Hamilton
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend Margaret Hamilton, born on December 9, 1902. ….. When you think Margaret Hamiliton it?s easy to picture a crotchety old woman with an icy stare and menacing disposition. I mean, she is the woman who portrayed The Wicked Witch of The West, one of the most... Read more...
Mini Tribute Margaret Hamilton
Born December 9, 1902 Character Actress, Margaret Hamilton! Character Actress, Margaret Hamilton appeared in over 115 film/TV roles — and is most famously known for her iconic role as The Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz!? I must confess, however, that I also remember her fondly as... 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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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
The Band Wagon, starring the legendary Fred Astaire, was released in 1953. In 1995, 42 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
Debbie Reynolds's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1965. So were Marcello Mastroianni, Frank Sinatra... see more