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The Fabulous Films of the 30′s: Follow the Fleet starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and… I distinctly remember the first time I saw Follow the Fleet.  It was many years ago, during one of those ‘vacation weeks’ between Christmas and New Years. I was staying up really late, thorou read more

Carol Burnett and Crew have “Went with the Wind”… I’m sure that just about every Classic Movie fan knows this one VERY well, and I’m equally sure that it brings a big smile and even a laugh-out-loud chuckle to many of us as well. So without further adieu, here is the fa read more

Celebrating World Penguin Day with Three Favorite ‘Classic’ Penguins… According to online sources, there are between 17 and 20 living species of Penguins in the world today. That’s kind of cool (forgive the pun). But…for many of us pop culture fans, that seems to be qui read more

Four TCM Fans to Share their Favorite Films with us on TCM Saturday April 11! Another exciting day for TCM fans… As a follow-up to their November salute to Fan Favorite Films, TCM will be airing their latest “Fan Favorites” programming today.  That said, Ben Mankiewicz will be video chatting read more

“The Sound of Music” 50th Anniversary Edition CD Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task for Facebook/Blog Contest As part of our month-long “The Sound of Music” 50th Anniversary Celebration, we will be giving way TWO copies of The Sound Of Music 50th Anniversary Edition CD via Facebook and read more

“We’ll Have Manhattan” Book Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task for Facebook/Blog Contest As part of this month’s Rodgers and Hart book giveaway contest, we’ll also be giving away TWO copies of  “We’ll Have Manhattan: The Early Work of Rodgers & Hart” on Facebook and this read more

Win Tickets to see “The Sound of Music” on the Big Screen! A Special Event in Select Cinemas Nationwide April 19 & April 21 The cinemas are alive with The Sound of Music! And, CMH is very happy to say that, in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the release of the film, we’ll be giving read more

“We’ll Have Manhattan” Book Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task for Twitter Contest “Manhattan,” “My Funny Valentine,” “Blue Moon,” “Bewitched,” “The Lady is a Tramp,” “Isn’t It Romantic?” — shall I go on… I am happy to announce that CMH will be giving away FOUR copies read more

Win Tickets to see “The Sound of Music” on the Big Screen! A Special Event in Select Cinemas Nationwide April 19 & April 21 The cinemas are alive with The Sound of Music! And, CMH is very happy to say that, in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the release of the film, we’l read more

“The Sound of Music” 50th Anniversary Edition CD Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task for Twitter Contest I’m happy to say that it’s another exciting month here at CMH for “The Sound of Music” fans! As part of our month-long celebration of the film’s release 50 ye read more

  “In the Company of Legends” in stores April 16 Exclusive Interview with authors Joan Kramer and David Heeley Starting with their award winning profiles of Fred Astaire in 1980, Joan Kramer and David Heeley documented the lives and careers of some of Hollywood’s greatest legends, establi read more

“I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.” -Mae West With her voluptuous figure, suggestive manner and risque dialog, Mae West is arguably the most iconic ‘come on’ queen of her time. Groundbreaking, and at times even controversial, she was known for her blunt se read more

  The Rise and Fall of the American Gangster Scarface “As far back as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be a gangster.” -Henry Hill – Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas. Yes, gangsters seem to have it all: the clothes, the money, the respect, and the girls. However, there is another read more

 Day Four TCMFF Screen Grabs and “Quotables”… Day Four… Wrapping up quotes today! And bidding a Fond Farewell to the Film Festival and all my film fan friends… Counting the days until next year! Calamity Jane (1953) So I told a friendly star, the way that dreamers often read more

Hailing from the small town of Linton, Indiana… If you don’t recognize Phil Harris by name, you’ll certainly recognize him by his voice. Hailing from the small town of Linton, Indiana, Harris developed a career as an established bandleader in the 1930s. Afterwards, he took a job as musical director read more

Celebrating the TCM Classic Film Festival! Okay, the LAST day, you know what to do! But if you don’t, See this blog post for all the details - including the list of fabulous TCM prizes! Today’s contest question for our Facebook and Blog entrants is… NAME THE FILM (in the comment read more

Celebrating the TCM Classic Film Festival! Day Three… you know what to do! But if you don’t, See this blog post for all the details - including the list of fabulous TCM prizes! One more day to go! Today’s contest question for our Facebook and Blog entrants is… NAME THE FILM read more

 Day Three TCMFF Screen Grabs and “Quotables”… Day Three… And, don’t forget, you can enter to win some really fun TCM prizes (from tote bags to t-shirts to DVDs and more) by entering our Twitter and Facebook “Name That Film” giveaway contests…   read more

Green Acres is the Place to Be!  Sorry, I just couldn’t resist that. How could I? Every time I hear the Green Acres Theme Song, I just have to smile. Maybe it’s because I have such fond memories of watching it with my father growing up, maybe it’s because I still laugh out loud eve read more

Celebrating the TCM Classic Film Festival! Okay, Day Two, you know what to do! But if you don’t, See this blog post for all the details - including the list of fabulous TCM prizes! Two more days to go! Today’s contest question for our Facebook and Blog entrants is… NAME THE FILM (i read more