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Monsters and Matinees: A tribute to Carl Kolchak, monster hunter

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Toni Ruberto on Sep 10, 2022

Let’s be honest creature feature fans. We may love the monsters, but we enjoy the hunt, too. Van Helsing, Hellboy, Solomon Kane and yes, the Scooby Gang, are among the most well-known of that special breed of monster hunters, but tops on my list is Carl Kolchak. Without this fictional newspape read more

Noir Nook: Best Noir of the Year – Part I

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry on Sep 8, 2022

Noir Nook: Best Noir of the Year – Part I If you know me, you’ll know I love a good list. And what better lists to make than lists about classic film noir features? This time around, I’m serving up my favorite film noir from each year of the classic noir era which, in my estimation, started read more

Film Noir Review: The Brasher Doubloon (1947)

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Danilo Castro on Sep 1, 2022

“Rule 1 for private detectives: always deposit retainer before client changes mind.” We all love Philip Marlowe. He’s the essence of film noir distilled to a single character, and he’s responsible for more classics than most screen detectives combined. The roster of actors who have read more

Western RoundUp: Western Film Book Library – Part 6

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Laura Grieve on Aug 29, 2022

Western RoundUp: Western Film Book Library – Part 6 It’s been over a year since my last “Western Film Book Library” post, and in the intervening time I’ve made several interesting additions to my library, so this seems like a good time for a fresh look at some books read more

Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At – The Sheik (1921)

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Lea Stans on Aug 18, 2022

Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At – The Sheik (1921) One of the great sensations of the early 1920s screen, The Sheik (1921)is the kind of silent film that’s almost too easy to mock: it’s melodramatic, it’s cheesy, it’s based on a florid romance novel, and it features plenty of that read more

Monsters and Matinees: Exploring the cinematic roads to ‘The Lost World’

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Toni Ruberto on Aug 14, 2022

Meet Professor George Edward Challenger, a clever and gruff man with an adventurous spirit but impossible behavior. He lives up to his name by being a challenge to everyone he meets while also issuing challenges to colleagues and foes. He’s a meaty character who is a “full-charged battery of read more

Noir Nook: Femme Entrances – Part 2

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry on Aug 11, 2022

Noir Nook: Femme Entrances – Part 2 Last month, I offered up four femmes who provided us with some of the best entrances in film noir: Cora Smith (Lana Turner) in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck) in Double Indemnity (1944), Kathie Moffat (Jane Greer) read more

Silver Screen Standards: Bombshell (1933)

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 10, 2022

Silver Screen Standards: Bombshell (1933) With tousled curls, Lola wakes to another day of chaos and early morning studio calls. Played a different way, Bombshell (1933) would be a tragic drama about the relentless pressures and manipulation faced by a young actress in 1930s Hollywood, and cer read more

Exclusive Interview with Greg Schreiner of Marilyn Remembered

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Aug 6, 2022

Marilyn Monroe – Her Life and Legacy Classic Movie Hub is proud to share an exclusive interview — our friend and fellow film fan, Nina Boski interviews Greg Schreiner, the founding member and president of Marilyn Remembered, the longest-running Marilyn Monroe fan club in existence tod read more

Classic Movie Travels: Betty Grable

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annette Bochenek on Aug 4, 2022

Classic Movie Travels: Betty Grable Betty Grable Betty Grable was one of World War II’s most celebrated pin-up girls, in addition to being a gifted actress, singer, model, and dancer. A top box office star, she was one of the highest-paid women of her day. Elizabeth Ruth Grable was born on read more

Film Noir Review: The Wrong Man (1956)

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Danilo Castro on Jul 28, 2022

“An innocent man has nothing to fear, remember that.” Alfred Hitchcock was nothing if not a dramatist. He loved taking trivial settings and inundating them with so much tension that something as trivial as delivering a glass of milk or watching a neighbor could be a matter of life or read more

Western RoundUp: Another Look at Western Movie Locations!

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Laura Grieve on Jul 26, 2022

Western RoundUp: Another Look at Western Movie Locations! It’s time for another look at some Western movie locations! This year I’ve visited several interesting film-related places, starting with Bronson Canyon in Los Angeles’s Griffith Park. Bronson Canyon is home to a cave read more

Silents are Golden: The Rise Of The “Underworld”– 5 Gangster Films From The 1910s

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Lea Stans on Jul 21, 2022

Silents are Golden: The Rise Of The “Underworld”– 5 Gangster Films From The 1910s Long before James Cagney and Edward G. Robinson starting making a splash in Hollywood, gangsters had been showing up on the American silent screen. While the “gangster” genre wasn’t as well defined as it read more

Noir Nook: Femme Entrances

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry on Jul 14, 2022

Noir Nook: Femme Entrances Recently, during a viewing of The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) on TCM, I tweeted about Lana Turner’s first appearance in the film, stating that it was one of the best screen entrances, ever. One of my followers suggested that I conduct a poll to garner opinions on read more

Silver Screen Standards: Celebrating Screwball

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 12, 2022

Silver Screen Standards: Celebrating Screwball The world can be a sad, scary place much of the time, and when I feel overwhelmed by bad news there are certain kinds of classic movies that ease my anxiety and remind me to embrace joy where I find it. The screwball comedy is one of my favorite toni read more

Monsters and Matinees: Taking a Look at Eye Creature Films

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Toni Ruberto on Jul 9, 2022

Taking a Look at ‘Eye’ Creature Films Of all the monsters in horror films, the “eye” creature is one of the most bizarre. I’m not talking about the great one-eyed giant called the cyclops – he tends to make a grand appearance in movies and is a force to be reckoned with. This read more

Classic Movie Travels: Kay Kyser

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annette Bochenek on Jul 7, 2022

Classic Movie Travels: Kay Kyser Kay Kyser in Kay Kyser’s Kollege of Musical Knowledge, 1940s Bandleader and radio personality James Kern Kyser was born on June 18, 1905, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. His parents, Paul and Emily Kyser, worked as pharmacists. Kyser was one of six childr read more

Film Noir Review: Il bidone (1955)

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Danilo Castro on Jun 30, 2022

“We’ve gotta figure out something better. We can’t go on like this.” Film noir was an American phenomenon during the 1940s and 50s. It was built on the foundation of stateside pulp writers, and thrived on the sex appeal and allure of stateside actors. Still, the style prov read more

Western RoundUp: “B” Movie Sampler

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Laura Grieve on Jun 29, 2022

Western RoundUp: “B” Movie Sampler I’ve written here on multiple occasions about my love for “B” Westerns. While I love these films at all times, over the years I’ve found that they’re the perfect thing to watch on road trips – they’re short and sweet, read more

Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At – Tol’able David (1921)

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Lea Stans on Jun 17, 2022

Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At – Tol’able David (1921) One of the great joys of American silent film is not only the “up close and personal” look at times gone by, but seeing how people regarded even earlier times gone by. We associate the early to mid-20th century with Americana today, read more
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