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 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

Silver Screen Standards: Mad Love (1935) I’m firmly in the “every day is Halloween” camp when it comes to classic horror movies, and I especially love the lesser-known, off-the-wall, really weird examples of the genre, from Murders in the Zoo (1933) to Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959). It’s read more

Classic Movie Travels: Allen Jenkins Allen Jenkins Allen Curtis Jenkins was born on April 9, 1900, on Staten Island, New York, to Robert and Leona Jenkins. His parents were musical comedy performers, but Jenkins did not begin performing until he was in his 20s. Jenkins worked in the Brookl read more

Lone Pine Film Festival 2025 The 35th Lone Pine Film Festival is coming soon! Lone Pine Film Festival 2025 Poster The festival takes place in Lone Pine, California, on Columbus Day Weekend, October 9-12, 2025. This year’s theme is “Reel Adventure in Lone Pine: Color – A read more

Chaplin’s Motion Picture Debut: The First Five Films Early Charlie Chaplin If you went back in time and met a young Charlie Chaplin struggling to get through a boyhood of poverty and neglect, and told him he’d have one of the most famous “rags to riches” stories of all time, he probably read more

The idea of having Barbara Stanwyck in my Monsters and Matinees column never crossed my mind. For starters, she isn’t known for horror films and, honestly, I didn’t feel worthy. Then I found her 1970 made-for-television horror movie The House That Would Not Die and couldn’t contain my read more

Noir Nook: Autumn Noir As the leaves once again begin to fall from the trees, we bid a fond farewell to the steamy days of summer and prepare to embrace shorter days, lower temps, and Halloween décor on department store shelves. This month’s Noir Nook celebrates these changes by serving up read more

Silver Screen Standards: To Catch a Thief (1955) We mostly associate Alfred Hitchcock with tense thrillers and even horror, thanks to his later hits and TV series, but To Catch a Thief (1955) is something else entirely, a glamorous, action-filled romp that presages the age of 007 with its sun-soa read more

Classic Movie Travels: Nick Long, Jr. Nick Long, Jr While the name Nick Long may be obscure to many, Long’s talent as a dancer is well worth celebrating. In fact, Long was seen as a potential rival to Fred Astaire, though he never connected with audiences in the same way as Astaire. Nick read more

So excited to announceThe Third Annual It Came From Texas Film Festival read more

Noir Nook: Stranger Than Fiction – Part 1 (Steve Cochran) “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 introduces a new series that looks actors read more

Western RoundUp: Shane (1953) Shane (1953), the classic Western directed by George Stevens, has just been released on 4K and Blu-ray by Kino Lorber Studio Classics. Thanks to the Blu-ray I’ve revisited the movie for the first time since seeing it in 35mm at the Autry Museum read more

June Marlowe June Marlowe June Marlowe was born Gisela Valaria Goetten to Hedwig and John Goetten on November 6, 1903, in St. Cloud, Minnesota. She and her siblings—Armor E. Goetten, Louis Marlowe, Alona Marlowe, and Gerald Goetten—all eventually realized careers in the film industry. read more

Silver Screen Standards: Fifty Years of Jaws (1975) Some people watch fireworks every year on the Fourth of July, but I watch Jaws (1975). Steven Spielberg’s iconic adaptation of the novel by Peter Benchley has long been a favorite of mine, so much so that I wrote a model essay about the use of read more

A Closer Look At: Cabiria (1914) In 1914, most films ranged from one to three reels long–half an hour or less. But as filmmakers were growing more confident about telling longer, more complex stories, the occasional hour-long film was released. Arguably, it was Italy that really got the ball read more

“Amelia jerked back, pulling up her legs. A shadowy form was scurrying across the carpet toward the bed. She gaped at it. It isn’t true, she thought. She stiffened at the tugging on her bedspread. It was climbing up to get her. No, she thought; it isn’t true. She couldn’t move. She stared at read more

Western RoundUp: Western Film Book Library – Part 9 Once or twice a year I share a roundup of books on the Western movie genre here, most recently in November 2024. This month’s book column was prompted in part by some wonderful discoveries I made during recent travels. A June read more

Unlikely Ladies of Noir – Cathy O’Donnell If you’re familiar with Cathy O’Donnell, with her sweet smile and gentle demeanor, you may associate her with her first speaking role, Wilma Cameron in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946). In this post-WWII classic, O’Donnell played the loyal and read more

Exploring Douglas Fairbanks Films–Where To Begin? Although he was a major celebrity of the silent era–and we’re talking “Major” with a capital “M”–Douglas Fairbanks tends to be more overlooked than his contemporaries Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford. If you’re curious enough read more

Summer is a time when we’re drawn to oceanfront vacations with sandy beaches, rolling waves and endless sunsets. It’s a sanctuary of fun in the sun. Or is it? For 50 years, Jaws has made us afraid to go in the water, but other films showed us it’s not even safe to sit on the beach. Those read more