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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Top 1990’s Movies (see all)
Fan Top Comedy Movies (see all)
- Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
- Bringing up Baby (1938)
- It Happened One Night (1934)
- Top Hat (1935)
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- The Lady Eve (1941)
- The Band Wagon (1953)
- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
- Ball of Fire (1941)
- The Bishop's Wife (1947)
Fan Top Circus Movies (see all)
- I'm No Angel (1933)
- The Circus (1928)
- Dumbo (1941)
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- At the Circus (1939)
- Freaks (1932)
- Trapeze (1956)
- Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
- You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
- Dangerous Curves (1929)
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
Noir Nook
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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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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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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Silver Screen Standards
Courage and Cowardice in High Noon (1952)
They say
good help is hard to find, but Gary Cooper?s frontier marshal in High Noon
(1952) experiences a life and death example of how difficult it is to get
people to show up for you, even when it?s in their own best interest to do so.
The iconic Western......
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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
Fan Favorites: Fantasy Films (see full chart)
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Classic Movie Travel Sites
Did you know that there is a Bing Crosby Birth Home in Tacoma, WA?
Bing Crosby (Harry Lillis Crosby) was born May 3, 1903, in a house that his father built at 1112 Nor... .. 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
Don Ameche's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1938. So were Fred Astaire, Deanna Durbin, Alice Faye, Tony Martin... see more