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Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend Harold Lloyd, born April 20th, 1893! Harold Lloyd in Safety Last (1923, Fred C. NewMeyer director) You see that still frame above you? The only one that’s there? With Harold Lloyd? Well,  in my opinion, that still frame is the embodiment of the silent era read more

Just for Fun: The Marx Brothers — not in character! To be quite honest, I don’t think I would have recognized any of them on the street!  Took me a while to pick out Harpo. Nice to see them all together like this… Zeppo, Groucho, Chico, Gummo and Harpo ….. –Annmarie Gat read more

Oh this is an easy one, so you’ll need to be quick…  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 read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, William Holden, born on April 17th, 1918! William Holden, the Golden Boy I’ll be honest with you, (hopefully) loyal reader, it took me a while to ‘get’ William Holden. My first experience with Holden was in Billy Wilder’s Sabrina, and I read more

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Charles Chaplin, born April 16th, 1889! I’m certainly not a film expert by any stretch of the imagination; I am simply ‘just’ a film fan.  And yet, while I may not understand the technical underpinnings of Chaplin’s great artistry, I am read more

Born April 15, 1917 Character Actor Hans Conried! Character Actor Hans Conried appeared in over 200 film and television roles — including Disney’s Peter Pan (as Captain Hook) and My Friend Irma (as Professor Kropotkin). He also most famously played Danny Thomas’ Uncle Tonoose on T read more

Just for Fun! In honor of everyone scrambling for ‘tax day’ today…  One of my favorite scenes from You Can’t Take It With You: Lionel Barrymore (as Grandpa Vanderhoff) and Charles Lane (as Wilbur G. Henderson from the IRS) in You Can’t Take It With You (1938, Frank Capr 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 Friday, April 19 at 7PM EST (i.e. any time between now and Friday, April 19 at 7PM EST): In Beyond Casablanca: 100 Classic Movies Worth read more

Bond, James Bond— in Goldfinger, played by Sean Connery Like many people, I’ve had a love affair with James Bond for years. I only chose Goldfinger, because it was my very first Bond movie. I mean, c’mon—who doesn’t love a suave, sophisticated and sexy secret agent? The character oozes charm read more

  Born April 13, 1924 Director and Choreographer Stanley Donen! Short and sweet, three of my favorite Stanley Donen dance scenes, in no particular order: “I’m singin’ and dancin’ in the rain” – Gene Kelly, Singin’ in the Rain (1952, director Stanley Donen) read more

Happy Birthday to Classic  Movie Legend, Stanley Donen, born April 13th, 1924! Stanley Donen has a special place in my heart. Though never reaching the levels of cultural fame achieved by his peers such as Vincent Minnelli or frequent co-worker Gene Kelly, his contribution to the movie musical is un read more

Okay!  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, Beyond Casablan read more

Born April 12, 1926 Child Star Jane Withers! Happy Birthday Jane Withers — who turns 87 years old today!  Withers ‘big break’ came at age 8 when she won her first credited film role –as the brat who ‘terrorizes’ Shirley Temple in Bright Eyes. That role won her a read more

Born April 12, 1908 Actress Virginia Cherrill! Virginia Cherrill appeared in only 15 films, retiring from acting in 1933 after her marriage to Cary Grant. Cherrill is undoubtedly best known for her role as the Blind Flower Girl in Charlie Chaplin’s silent masterpiece City Lights. Virginia Che read more

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend Max Von Sydow, born April 10th, 1929! Fate has an interesting way of creating legends. One way (although I am in no way advocating this) is to go out while you’re on top — as in ‘live fast, die young, and leave a beautiful corpse’ for us all 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 Friday, April 12 at 7PM EST (i.e. any time between now and Friday, April 12 at 7PM EST): Jennifer Garlen, the author of Beyond Casablanc read more

Happy Birthday to CLassic Movie Lengend, Bette Davis, born April 5th, 1908. “Well behaved women seldom make history” Wonderful saying, right? One thing I’ve always loved about Classic Hollywood is that you can find a whole slew of history-making ‘not-so well behaved’ women. And read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Gregory Peck, born April 5th, 1916! Sometimes I can’t help but wonder if Gregory Peck is actually human. I can’t help it. He is almost too perfect to be of this world. Is it really so crazy to think he is some short elaborate alien experiment to create read more

Okay, this is it!  Time for the Trivia Question (red font below) that 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, Beyond read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Anthony Perkins, born April 4th, 1932! Anthony Perkins’ acting career has fascinated me. Sure, there are a lot of actors who are either typecast or who only have a single memorable role, but with Perkins, it’s different.  I mean, it’s one thing read more