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Western RoundUp: Western Film Book Library – Part 7
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Laura Grieve on May 30, 2023
Western RoundUp: Western Film Book Library – Part 7
Every year or so I share some interesting titles on the Western film genre in this column. Here’s my 2023 look at a mixture of brand-new and vintage books on Westerns!
There’s an exciting new series of paperback books on Wes read more

Silents are Golden: Silent Superstars – The Sensational Pola Negri
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Lea Stans on May 18, 2023
Silents are Golden: Silent Superstars – The Sensational Pola Negri We’re all familiar with the stereotype of the flamboyant silent film actress: the lavishly-dressed temptress being chauffeured around Hollywood in gold-plated automobiles, stalking through the most exclusive parties, leaving a read more

Monsters and Matinees: When worlds collide, moviegoers love to watch
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Toni Ruberto on May 13, 2023
It’s 1910 and the world is in a panic. Halley’s Comet is on its way, and people are terrified. They buy gas masks to save themselves from poisonous fumes and take anti-comet pills for protection from other bad things. They pray in the streets and seek shelter in caves. The comet comes read more

Noir Nook: Top 10 Favorite Bad Boys – Part 2
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry on May 11, 2023
Noir Nook: Top 10 Favorite Bad Boys – Part 2 Last month, here at the Noir Nook, I served up the first half of my top 10 bad boys of noir. I’m finishing up the list this month with another spate of dastardly dudes. Watch yourself – they’re up to no good! ….. Whit Sterling (Kirk read more

Silver Screen Standards: A Woman’s Face (1941)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 9, 2023
Silver Screen Standards: A Woman’s Face (1941) Although it’s not as iconic as films like The Women (1939) or Mildred Pierce (1945), I really enjoy the George Cukor murder melodrama A Woman’s Face (1941) because it gives us a different view – quite literally – of star Joan Crawford. When read more

Classic Movie Travels: Arlene Golonka
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annette Bochenek on May 4, 2023
Classic Movie Travels: Arlene Golonka
Arlene Golonka
Arline Leanore Golonka was born on January 23, 1936, in Chicago,
Illinois, to Elinor Wroblewski Golonka and Frank Golonka. Her father passed
away when she was two years old and her mother later married Edward Rejba. Elinor
and Edward then ha read more

Classic Movie Travels: Arlene Golonka
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annette Bochenek on May 4, 2023
Classic Movie Travels: Arlene Golonka
Arlene Golonka
Arline Leanore Golonka was born on January 23, 1936, in Chicago,
Illinois, to Elinor Wroblewski Golonka and Frank Golonka. Her father passed
away when she was two years old and her mother later married Edward Rejba. Elinor
and Edward then ha read more

Western RoundUp: Final Resting Places, Western Filmmakers
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Laura Grieve on Apr 25, 2023
Western RoundUp: Final Resting Places,Western Filmmakers
In this month’s Western RoundUp column we’ll return to the topic of the final resting places of Western filmmakers, visiting the gravesites of 13 actors, actresses, and directors.
We’ll start in the little town of Marys read more

Western RoundUp: Final Resting Places, Western Filmmakers
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Laura Grieve on Apr 25, 2023
Western RoundUp: Final Resting Places,Western Filmmakers
In this month’s Western RoundUp column we’ll return to the topic of the final resting places of Western filmmakers, visiting the gravesites of 13 actors, actresses, and directors.
We’ll start in the little town of Marys read more

Silents are Golden: What Were the Top Box Office Hits Of 1923?
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Lea Stans on Apr 20, 2023
Silents are Golden: What Were the Top Box Office Hits Of 1923? Recently I attended the Kansas Silent Film Festival (and yes, that is my plug for that delightful–and free–event!) where the theme was the silent films of 1923. It got me pondering: what were the highest-grossing films from exactly read more

Silents are Golden: What Were the Top Box Office Hits Of 1923?
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Lea Stans on Apr 20, 2023
Silents are Golden: What Were the Top Box Office Hits Of 1923? Recently I attended the Kansas Silent Film Festival (and yes, that is my plug for that delightful–and free–event!) where the theme was the silent films of 1923. It got me pondering: what were the highest-grossing films from exactly read more

Noir Nook: Top 10 Favorite Bad Boys – Part 1
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry on Apr 13, 2023
Noir Nook: Top 10 Favorite Bad Boys – Part 1 The days are getting longer, the flowers are starting to bud… and it’s a great time for a list! (No, there’s no real connection, but still – what a great time for a list, am I right?) This month’s Noir Nook takes a look at some of my read more

Noir Nook: Top 10 Favorite Bad Boys – Part 1
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry on Apr 13, 2023
Noir Nook: Top 10 Favorite Bad Boys – Part 1 The days are getting longer, the flowers are starting to bud… and it’s a great time for a list! (No, there’s no real connection, but still – what a great time for a list, am I right?) This month’s Noir Nook takes a look at some of my read more

Classic Conversations: Eddie Muller and Dave Karger Preview the 2023 TCM Classic Film Festival
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Danny Miller on Apr 11, 2023
As a huge classic movie fan, I find myself counting the days until the TCM Classic Film Festival that takes place in Hollywood every spring — for us fans it’s like the movie version of Woodstock. I’ve attended every festival since it began in 2010, and have gotten the chance to hear from so many read more

Western RoundUp: Tombstone (1993)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Laura Grieve on Apr 11, 2023
Western RoundUp: Tombstone (1993)
Was the 1881 gunfight at the OK Corral the most-filmed true incident in Western film history? I’ve never tried counting how many movies the gunfight appears in, but it’s a significant number. I’ve previously written here about four different fi read more

Silver Screen Standards: Ruby Keeler in 42nd Street (1933)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 11, 2023
Silver Screen Standards: Ruby Keeler in 42nd Street (1933)
Every time I watch 42nd Street (1933) I fall in love with Ruby Keeler all over again. Just like Peggy Sawyer, the character she plays in the movie, Keeler was a bright newcomer getting her big break; although she had been dancing on stage read more

Silver Screen Standards: Ruby Keeler in 42nd Street (1933)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 11, 2023
Silver Screen Standards: Ruby Keeler in 42nd Street (1933)
Every time I watch 42nd Street (1933) I fall in love with Ruby Keeler all over again. Just like Peggy Sawyer, the character she plays in the movie, Keeler was a bright newcomer getting her big break; although she had been dancing on stage read more

Western RoundUp: Tombstone (1993)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Laura Grieve on Apr 11, 2023
Western RoundUp: Tombstone (1993)
Was the 1881 gunfight at the OK Corral the most-filmed true incident in Western film history? I’ve never tried counting how many movies the gunfight appears in, but it’s a significant number. I’ve previously written here about four different fi read more

Classic Conversations: Eddie Muller and Dave Karger Preview the 2023 TCM Classic Film Festival
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Danny Miller on Apr 11, 2023
As a huge classic movie fan, I find myself counting the days until the TCM Classic Film Festival that takes place in Hollywood every spring — for us fans it’s like the movie version of Woodstock. I’ve attended every festival since it began in 2010, and have gotten the chance to hear from so many read more

Classic Movie Travels: Mickey Daniels
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annette Bochenek on Apr 10, 2023
Classic Movie Travels: Mickey Daniels Richard Michael “Mickey” Daniels Richard Michael “Mickey” Daniels was born on October 11, 1914, in Reliance, Wyoming, to Richard and Hannah Reese Daniels. Per his draft card, his birthplace is listed as Reliance. He was one of eleven children in the read more