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TCM Festival Day Two: Friday, April 26 The Night of the Hunter (Egyptian Theater): Charles Laughton’s directorial debut, and an interesting choice for me given that I enjoy mostly ‘light-hearted’ fare — but I couldn’t resist the thought of seeing such a bold and iconic read more

Turner Classic Movies Film Festival Day One: April 25th So, where do I begin? This was my first ever TCM Film Festival — and I wish it wasn’t over! But that said, although it is over, I have wonderful memories to share and I’ve met some marvelous classic movie fans who I now happi read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Gary Cooper, Born May 7th, 1901! In an episode of the Sopranos, Mob Boss Tony Soprano asks “What ever happened to Gary Cooper?” Of course he’s not actually talking about the actual Gary Cooper. The real Gary Cooper was laid to rest decades before read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Orson Welles, born May 6th, 1915.  Orson Welles during his Boy Genius phase The genius of Orson Welles can not be denied. Through his long lenses, long takes, and deep focus, he was able to create the greatest technological achievement since sound enter read more

First of all, thanks to everyone who participated in the Beyond Casablanca Book Giveaway! Your support is greatly appreciated by Classic Movie Hub and Jennifer Garlen! Now, for the contest ‘finale’… one of our five book winners will receive an autographed copy (by author Jennifer G read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Audrey Hepburn, born May 4th, 1929! In one way or another, classic movies have always been in my life. As a child The Wizard of Oz was my favorite movies and, like any kid with a favorite flick, I watched it obsessively.  My mother was a huge Shirley Te read more

Born May 3, 1926 Character Actress and TV Star Ann B. Davis! Ann B. Davis appeared in over 25 movie and TV roles, including Lover Come Back and All Hands on Deck — but she is most famously known as the lovable housekeeper, Alice, on TV’s The Brady Bunch! Ann B. Davis, then and now ̷ read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Mary Astor, born May 3rd, 1906. The Lovely Mary Astor Sometime between the Golden Age of Hollywood and the Modern era, a lot has changed. Take for instance the media’s treatment of, and the populace relationship with Celebrity. You see, back in the read more

Here we go… the very last question and the very last book to giveaway… Are your ready?  Okay — here is the Trivia Question (red font below) which will determine this week’s winner of Beyond Casablanca: 100 Classic Movies Worth Watching!  (remember, in order to win, you must have already read more

BEYOND CASABLANCA: This Week’s Qualifying Entry Task: First of all, apologies for the delay in posting this Qualifying Task (which was due to my hectic schedule at the TCM Film Festival)… Hopefully the task will be easy and fun so that it won’t take long to complete In order to qualif read more

Born May 2, 1878 Roy Atwell! Roy Atwell appeared in over 35 films and shorts from 1922 to 1947, but is probably best known for being the voice of Doc in Walt Disney‘s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)… Roy Atwell as himself and Roy Atwell as Disney’s Doc ….. –Annm read more

Groucho Marx — in anything! Whether he’s playing Captain Spaulding in Animal Crackers, Dr. Hackenbush in A Day at the Races, or Otis B. Driftwood in A Night at the Opera, Groucho Marx will always have that instantly recognizable and unforgettable mark of confidence. Photo: Groucho Marx as Rufus read more

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Fred Zinnemann, born April 29th, 1907! In his heyday, Fred Zinneman was as revered a name as his peers Hitchcock, Capra, and Wyler. Now enter 2013, where the other three are icons of the film industry and Zinnemann, well, people just don’t talk about him as read more

Okay, here we go… It’s time for the Trivia Question (red font below) which will determine this week’s winner of Beyond Casablanca: 100 Classic Movies Worth Watching!  (remember, in order to win, you must have already pre-qualified via the Qualifying Entry Task) THE QUESTION: In the book, read more

Roll-’Em, Action! Classic Movie Cartoon Tribute! Although Cary Grant did not do the voice acting for his cartoon debut in The Flintstones, I guess you could still say that he still was ‘immortalized in stone’ — as Hollyrock Matinee Idol, Gary Granite — in The Flintstone read more

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Shirley MacLaine, born April 24th, 1934! The “Hooker with a Heart of Gold” is pretty common trope, dating back to ole the pre-feudalism days. The trope is pretty self-explanatory: you have a character who’s profession is outside of what polite society deems read more

Born April 22, 1906 Eddie Albert! Eddie Albert appeared in over 200 film and TV roles, including Roman Holiday, Oklahoma and The Longest Day. Perhaps Albert’s most famous role was on TV sitcom Green Acres as lawyer-turned-farmer Oliver Wendell Douglas! Eva Gabor and Eddie Albert as Lisa and O read more

BEYOND CASABLANCA: This Week’s Qualifying Entry Task: In order to qualify for this week’s Beyond Casablanca Book Giveaway, you must complete the following task by Monday, April 29 at 2PM EST (i.e. any time between now and Monday, April 29 at 2PM EST): Jennifer Garlen, the author of Beyond Casablanc read more

Born April 21, 1925 Child Actor Rex Downing! Rex Downing appeared in over 25 films but is probably best known for his roles as the young Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights and the young Juan in Blood and Sand. Rex Downing (above), and Rex Downing (below) as Young Heathcliff with Sarita Wooton as Young read more

Just for Fun: A fitting Tribute to The King of Daredevil Comedy… This Harold Lloyd Video Tribute, set to The Beatles song “Help!”, includes clips from An Eastern Westerner (1920), The Freshman (1925), Girl Shy (1924), Hot Water (1924), The Kid Brother (1927), Safety Last! (1923) read more