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Silver Screen Standards: The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) Our new house got a surprise addition last month when a neighbor showed up with a little stray kitten in her arms. Mojo Jinx Mephisto is now an official member of the family, bringing the total number of cats up to three, and I spen read more

Classic Movie Travels: Burl Ives Burl Ives In reflecting upon the many stars who entertained audiences throughout the Golden Age of Hollywood, it is easy to notice that the vast majority of these individuals were multi-talented. Their combination of many skills made them highly employable and read more

Cooking with the Stars: Lucille Ball’s Apple John Lucille Ball cooking It’s the most wonderful time of the year! As the temperature drops, I’ve begun thinking about where Cooking with the Stars was at this time last year. I had decided to turn the concept into a column, but on my read more

That’s Right, We’re Doin’ It Again! The Give A Gift, Get a Gift Holiday Contest. Greetings CMH Fans and Followers!  For the past 2 years, we’ve run a special holiday giveaway contest to express my sincere gratitude to our followers and our columnists. That sa read more

Celebrating Thanksgiving with Fond Memories! I have such fond memories of the Macy’s Day Parade from when I was a little kid… waking up early in the morning, running downstairs to the living room, and turning on the TV to see what awesome and fun balloons would be making their way down t read more

Tarantula – Or why I’m afraid to look out my bedroom window My childhood bedroom had two windows: one by the headboard and one near the other end of the bed. They were great to let a cool breeze in the room, but they also held a darker side where my overactive imagination freely roame read more

Last summer I shared a few of the favorite books on Westerns in my library.  Some of the books I wrote about encouraged my love of Westerns from an early age, while other titles were fairly recent. At the time I promised there would be a “Part 2,” and here it is, just in time for Chri read more

Silver Screen Standards: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) I’m in the process of moving houses this fall, and Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) is one of the reasons. Faced with the terrifying prospect of completely remodeling our old house, I thought of the expression of pure read more

“Buttons: A Christmas Tale”We have TWO DVDs to Give Away!“ CMH is thrilled to announce this very special giveaway – just in time for the holidays! Over the next few weeks, we’ll be giving away TWO COPIES of the DVD “Buttons: A Christmas Tale” starring beloved classic movie read more

“Lewis Milestone: Life and Films”We have FOUR Books to Give Away this month! It’s time for our next book giveaway contest! CMH is happy to announce that we will be giving away FOUR COPIES of “Lewis Milestone: Life and Films” by Harlow Robinson, courtesy of University Press of Kentucky read more

A Visit to Harpo’s Place: The Marx Brothers Family Rules and More As many of you may already know, I am a huge fan of The Marx Brothers. I’ve enjoyed their movies ever since I was a little kid, thanks to my father, who introduced me to their movies. As I watched these films with my da read more

Silents are Golden: What Was The Deal With Silent Film Makeup? If you’re a new fan of silent films, you’re probably getting used to the slightly quicker speed, the old-fashioned acting styles, and the occasional scratchy film print. But maybe there’s one thing that still stands out, and keeps read more

Noir Nook: YouTube Noir – Cry of the City (1948) The other night, I participated in a #FilmNoirFriday thread on Twitter, where I offered up a film noir recommendation. I selected The Big Combo (1955), which is one of the many noirs that I love, but which doesn’t get a lot of attention. This first read more

Win tickets to see “TCM Big Screen Classics: Meet Me in St. Louis (75th Anniversary)” on the Big Screen!In Select Cinemas Nationwide Sun Dec 8 and Wed Dec 11 “But the main thing is, Tootie, that we’re all going to be together, just like we’ve always been. That’s what really read more

As classic movie lovers, we can be a very sensitive group when it comes to messing with our favorites. Even movies that seem to get a new version for each successive generation get severely criticized by those of us who are devotees of the originals. While Lady Gaga received a lot of acclaim read more

Classic Movie Travels: Marion Stadler Marion Stadler When viewing the restored The King of Jazz (1930) film, the act that captivates my attention most is the energetic duo performance by Marion Stadler and Don Rose. In learning about the vaudeville backgrounds of several other performers read more

Cooking with the Stars: Joel McCrea’s (and Frances Dee’s) Boot Kicking Range Top Casserole Joel McCrea & Frances Dee As the leaves have started to fall from the trees and I’ve begun bringing out the autumnal decorations in the house, my mind has been wandering towards com read more

Western RoundUp: Hop-a-long Cassidy (1935) on Location in Lone Pine Earlier this month I had a wonderful time at the 30th Lone Pine Film Festival, which I previewed here in September. 2019 Lone Pine Film Festival programs My seventh year attending the festival was a busy long week read more

“Film’s First Family: The Untold Story of the Costellos” We have FOUR Books to Give Away this month! “It is as gripping as an epic novel” – Kevin Brownlow, Filmmaker and Film Historian It’s time for our next book giveaway contest! This month CMH is very happy read more

Win tickets to see “TCM Big Screen Classics: When Harry Met Sally” on the Big Screen!In Select Cinemas Nationwide Sun Dec 1 and Tues Dec 3 “I’ll have what she’s having.” CMH continues with our 4th year of our partnership with Fathom Events – with the 14th of our 14 movie read more