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Out of the Past has always been one of those features that I consider to be a near-perfect example of the film noir era. It has a lot to recommend it – the performances of Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas (as well as the supporting cast), the memorable and oh-so-quotable dialogue, the read more

Pola Negri & Rudolph Valentino by Federico Beltrán Masses Should two of the silent era's most glamorous, exotic stars have had a dignified, low-profile romance? Back in the day, running almost parallel with Garbo and Gilbert (called Gilbo or Garbert by the press -and we thought we were so witty read more

Love Is a Racket (1932). Directed by William A. Wellman. Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Lyle Talbot, George Raft. Broadway gossip columnist Jimmy Russell, is in love with actress Mary Wodehouse, and writes about her in his column whenever he can. Mary, has left some bad checks around town and when read more

This is my entry in the Classic Movie Blog Association's "Blogothon" about movies made in that incredible year of 1939. Click here for a complete listing of all entrants and turn back the setting on your time machine to 1939! Just as the Empire State Building looms large in the background of this read more

Page has a large collection of classic movie star autographs, and she has used them as the starting point for an enormously entertaining blog. Her star profiles always shed a little more light on the actors I thought I already knew so well and I look forward to her amusing screen shot movie reviews read more

Love in the Afternoon(1957). Romantic/comedy produced and directed by Billy Wilder. The screenplay by Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond is based on the Claude Anet novel Ariane, jeune fille russe (trans., Ariane, Russian Girl), which previously was filmed as Scampolo in 1928 and Scampolo, ein Kind der St read more

This August marks legendary comedienne Lucille Ball’s 100th birthday. We here at True Classics are huge Lucy-philes, and it has occured to us that it might be nice to host a blogathon focusing on Lucy’s memorable (and perhaps not-so-memorable) screen roles. Right now, we’re just cu read more

Natalie Wood, had a long Hollywood career. Her versatility served her well, maybe because she began performing in movies by the age of four and was a successful child actor in films such as, Miracle on 34th Street (1947). She also gave a wonderful performance in, Rebel Without a Cause (1955), whic read more

This review was part of the For the Love of Film: The Film Preservation Blogathon to benefit the Film Noir Foundation. One of the great dames of film noir, and quite a bit more, Ida Lupino was born in London in 1918. Her father was Stanley Lupino, a star of the West End stage who wrote many of read more

This review was part of the For the Love of Film: The Film Preservation Blogathon to benefit the Film Noir Foundation. One of the great dames of film noir, and quite a bit more, Ida Lupino was born in London in 1918. Her father was Stanley Lupino, a star of the West End stage who wrote many of read more

This review was part of the For the Love of Film: The Film Preservation Blogathon to benefit the Film Noir Foundation. One of the great dames of film noir, and quite a bit more, Ida Lupino was born in London in 1918. Her father was Stanley Lupino, a star of the West End stage who wrote many of read more

This post is our contribution to the ongoing For the Love of Film (Noir) blogathon. As we mentioned last week, the blogathon is being held in support of the Film Noir Foundation, and all of the funds collected will be dedicated to the restoration of 1950′s The Sound of Fury, starring Lloyd Bridges. read more

This review is being posted in support of the For the Love of Film (Noir) blogathon taking place this week. The event will be raising money to assist the Film Noir Foundation and Paramount Pictures in funding UCLA's restoration of The Sound of Fury(1950), featuring Lloyd Bridges. Please conside read more

This review was part of the For the Love of Film: The Film Preservation Blogathon to benefit the Film Noir Foundation. San Francisco's annual film noir festival, Noir City 9, ran for ten days at the end of January. From all reports the festival, an event that showcased 24 films, was a great su read more

This review was part of the For the Love of Film: The Film Preservation Blogathon to benefit the Film Noir Foundation. San Francisco's annual film noir festival, Noir City 9, ran for ten days at the end of January. From all reports the festival, an event that showcased 24 films, was a great su read more

This review was part of the For the Love of Film: The Film Preservation Blogathon to benefit the Film Noir Foundation. San Francisco's annual film noir festival, Noir City 9, ran for ten days at the end of January. From all reports the festival, an event that showcased 24 films, was a great su read more

Jacqueline Lynch's enlightening and informative treatise on Shane in Another Old Movie Blog has prompted today's post. Like a lot of small-town 60s kids I went to the movies every Saturday and, contrary to accepted tradition, every Sunday I could get. Most often I attended with my sister Paula, s read more

Last Christmas, Brandie and Carrie each talked about some of their favorite Christmas movies so since this is my first year as an official contributor, I decided to do the same. Here’s a list of some of my favorites: Santa Claus's Reindeer? ... Dopey, Sneezy, Grouchy, Happy, Sleepy, Rudol read more

During my formative teenage years, I developed a fondness for the British cinema of the mid-to-late 1960s. These films spanned several genres: the serious spy film (The Deadly Affair); social satire (Nothing But the Best); quirky thriller (Bunny Lake Is Missing); and pop culture comedy (Georgy Girl read more

Tough or Tender? . Sigh... I know I shouldn't love you, Jimmy, but I do. You won't be good to me, you won't do right by me, you might even be mean to me, but, gee, I sure think you're swell. There are others more handsome, but hands down James Cagney wins the charisma contest. He is, at every stage read more