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Noir Noir: Oscar Omission – Barbara Stanwyck
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry on Mar 26, 2024
Noir Noir: Oscar Omission – Barbara Stanwyck It’s about that time again – awards season! My favorite time of year. As I write this, I’m in the midst of my annual quest to see as many Oscar-nominated films and peformances as possible. (Luckily, with streaming, I’m now able to see all of read more
Western RoundUp: Final Resting Places, More Western Filmmakers
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Laura Grieve on Mar 23, 2024
Final Resting Places: More Western Filmmakers
This
month we’ll be taking another of our unique tours through Western film history,
paying tribute to a variety of actors as we visit their final resting places.
We begin
with longtime “B” Western star Johnny Mack Brown. I was gl read more
Silver Screen Standards: Heaven Can Wait (1943)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 14, 2024
Silver Screen Standards: Heaven Can Wait (1943) While you might expect a movie about the balance of a man’s life being judged at the gates of Hell to be heavy existential stuff, Ernst Lubitsch’s Heaven Can Wait (1943) serves it up as a sparkling romantic comedy in the director’s quintessential read more
Classic Movie Travels: Bobby Hutchins
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annette Bochenek on Mar 10, 2024
Classic Movie Travels: Bobby Hutchins
Bobby Hutchins
Robert
Eugene Hutchins was born on March 29, 1925, in Tacoma, Washington, to James and
Olga Constance Hutchins. As a child, Hutchins was extremely outgoing and family
friends persuaded his parents to take him to Hollywood to be photographed. read more
Monsters and Matinees: Meeting The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Toni Ruberto on Mar 9, 2024
Louise Mandore was just a child when she
wandered off during a family funeral and accidentally locked herself in a
burial chamber. The experience left her haunted by nightmares and with a
lifelong fear of being buried alive.
She made sure that would never happen.
Her will mandated the followin read more
Western RoundUp: Joe Kidd
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Laura Grieve on Feb 27, 2024
Western RoundUp: Joe Kidd
It may be hard to believe, given my love for Westerns, but up to this point the only Clint Eastwood Western I’d seen was his early film Ambush at Cimarron Pass (1958), which I reviewed here close to two years ago.
I watch relatively few post read more
Classic Movie Travels: Jean Darling
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annette Bochenek on Feb 25, 2024
Classic Movie Travels: Jean Darling
Jean Darling
Dorothy Jean LeVake was born on August
23, 1922, in Santa Monica, California, to Rollin Darling and Dorothy Hamilton. Her
name was changed to Jean Darling at five months old when her mother and father
separated. By the next month, she began appe read more
Silents are Golden: Fresh From The Vaudeville Stage: Buster Keaton Joins The Movies
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Lea Stans on Feb 22, 2024
Buster Keaton Joins The Movies Even compared to his fellow stars, Buster Keaton’s early life was uniquely colorful. Born to medicine show performers in 1895 and first appearing onstage when he was barely old enough to walk, he became the star of his family’s vaudeville act when he was a child, read more
Noir Nook: 75th Anniversary Noir – 2024 Edition
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry on Feb 15, 2024
Noir Nook: 75th Anniversary Noir – 2024 Edition It has become my tradition around these parts each year to celebrate the 75th anniversary release of some of film noir’s many first-rate offerings. And this year is no different! There were a number of outstanding noirs released in 1949, includin read more
Monsters and Matinees: 1924 in horror – ‘Hand’ it to Conrad Veidt
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Toni Ruberto on Feb 10, 2024
As someone always looking to find new classic horror films to watch, I like to take time early in the year to look back at what our favorite genre was like in the early days of cinema. Going back 100 years is always a good place to look.
Overall, the 1920s gave us timeless horror films from Germa read more
Silver Screen Standards: The Pirate (1948)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Feb 8, 2024
Silver Screen Standards: The Pirate (1948)
I always say that a splashy Technicolor musical is the
best remedy for the dreary days of winter, and The Pirate (1948)
certainly makes waves with its lively comedy and energetic dance numbers, even
though it proved a box office flop when it first appear read more
Classic Movie Travels:
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annette Bochenek on Jan 30, 2024
Classic Movie Travels: Harry Spear
Harry Spear was born Harry Sherman Bonner on December 16,
1921, in Los Angeles, California, to Joseph Bonner and Louise Spear. He was
born at French Hospital in Los Angeles and initially resided at 5619 Fernwood
Ave., Hollywood, California. His father served read more
Classic Movie Travels: Harry Spear
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annette Bochenek on Jan 30, 2024
Classic Movie Travels: Harry Spear
Harry Spear was born Harry Sherman Bonner on December 16,
1921, in Los Angeles, California, to Joseph Bonner and Louise Spear. He was
born at French Hospital in Los Angeles and initially resided at 5619 Fernwood
Ave., Hollywood, California. His father served read more
Classic Conversations: Talking with the Creators of TCM’s Documentary Series ‘The Power of Film’
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Danny Miller on Jan 29, 2024
Have you been watching the amazing new original documentary series on Turner Classic Movies called The Power of Film? This riveting six-part series explores some of the most popular and memorable American films of all time. New episodes will premiere every Thursday night through February 8. As read more
Western RoundUp: Lone Pine Locations 2024
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Laura Grieve on Jan 28, 2024
Lone Pine Locations
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been a full year since this column last spent time looking at Western locations outside Lone Pine, California.
As many readers will be aware, hundreds of Westerns were
filmed in the Alabama Hills and other areas surroundi read more
Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At: The Big Parade (1925)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Lea Stans on Jan 23, 2024
A Closer Look At: The Big Parade (1925) Renée Adorée and John Gilbert In 1928, the great star John Gilbert wrote in an article for Photoplay: “Have any of you ever gone through an experience at school, or at college, or while in love, or while on a farm, or in the mountains, or exploring, read more
Noir Nook: Ripped From the Headlines – While the City Sleeps (1956)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry on Jan 18, 2024
Ripped From the Headlines – While the City Sleeps (1956) Most classic movie fans are well acquainted with the Barrymore acting clan, which began with Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew, and continued down the line to Drew Barrymore. Sandwiched somewhere in there was John Drew Barrymore – John read more
Silver Screen Standards: Storms and Silence in The Spiral Staircase (1946)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jan 11, 2024
Silver Screen Standards: Storms and Silence in The Spiral Staircase (1946) Gothic atmosphere churns tempestuously in Robert Siodmak’s 1946 mystery, The Spiral Staircase, with a terrific storm in the natural world that mirrors the psychological turbulence experienced by both heroine and killer. read more
Western RoundUp: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Laura Grieve on Dec 31, 2023
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
This
month it’s back to Tombstone with a look at Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957).
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was a first-time watch for me, part of my ongoing series of reviews of Wyatt Earp films. Five years ago I cover read more
Silents are Golden: Jessica Borthwick, A Forgotten Front Lines Filmmaker
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Lea Stans on Dec 21, 2023
Jessica Borthwick, A Forgotten Front Lines Filmmaker We’re all familiar with the adventurous silent era cameramen who coolly took their equipment into dangerous situations, whether by trekking Arctic tundras or crossing broiling deserts. The excitement of capturing actual life led many to take read more