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Warner Brothers studio had a hit on their hands with Giant back in 1956. It was a dynastic epic of Texan cattle barons and oil tycoons that was adapted from Edna Ferber's best-selling novel of 1952. Since they struck black gold with that film, they instantly snatched up her latest creation "Ice Pala read more

American International Pictures must have thought that if teenagers would flock to theaters to see Frankie Avalon at the beach, they’d happily watch him having fun in the mountains, and they weren’t wrong. Ski Party, released in 1965, was the snow-covered sibling of the sun-drenched Beac read more

Dell comics were best known for their TV series tie-ins (click here to read an older post about them) but they gave Gold Key some competition in the 1960s with movie tie-ins as well. This series was known as the Dell Movie Classics and there were quite a few titles in their line-up, all of them feat read more

 It's a new year and a new round of Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie game puzzles begins with this juicy entry. There are some small clues in this screenshot to help you identify the film but really not enough to make this anything less than impossibly difficult! As always, if you are read more

This is a wonderful album. Pepe Jaramillo was a fantastic pianist and the arrangements of these popular film themes are lovely. In an era when all of these songs appeared on countless instrumental albums, it seems impossible to create a new and unique arrangement for each and yet Ken Thome, the musi read more

Every year on the day before we take our Christmas tree down, we watch The Moon-Spinners (1964). It's such a lovely tradition and I don't even recall how it started, but this is one of my favorite scenes in the film. Nikki (Hayley Mills) and Mark (Peter McEnery) spend the night in the ruins of a Gre read more

Happy New Year dear readers! Let the new year ring out with happiness and don't plug your ears - keep them and your eyes wide open, let surprises happen in 2026! Blessings to all!  read more

Even with this man's face in full view, this month's Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie Game is especially tricky so, because of that, we are offering two prizes instead of one! If you are the first to identify this screenshot, then in addition to a vintage photo of your choice from our onlin read more

In our family, the Christmas season just wouldn't be the same without a viewing of the 1970 musical Scrooge. My sister and I grew up watching this film with our "Oma" Rozi because it was one of her favorites. Since her passing, we have watched it every year with our father because it is one of his f read more

Ever since Victorian times, it has been a tradition in England to tell ghost stories at Christmastime and the BBC, in keeping with this tradition, aired an annual teleplay of a ghost story each year beginning in 1971. This series of supernatural tales were released under the title A Ghost Story for read more

Back in the late 1860s, there was a great demand for copra (the dried meat of coconuts) in order to obtain its oil. Small islands such as Yap in the South Pacific, were fought over by trading companies to get exclusive rights to these coconuts. In His Majesty O'Keefe (1954), Captain David O'Keefe ge read more

Anne Baxter makes sure that Monty Woolley has his scarf wrapped around him before heading out in this original still from the classic Fox war drama The Pied Piper (1942). That's the talented Roddy McDowall standing next to Monty. From the Archives is our latest series of posts where we sha read more

Did you know that Bette Davis cut a record in 1962? In a promotional move by Warner Brothers, Bette teamed up with singer Debbie Burton for the upbeat rock n' roll version of "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" that was released shortly before the premiere of the titular film. This was not Ms. Davis' read more

MGM films are easily distinguished by their production values, which were top in the industry. If you turn the TV on midway through an MGM movie, you are likely to know it is an MGM movie just by the quality of the set design, the music, the costumes, the cinematography, and of course the "big name" read more

Dig into that bird, Howard! Back in the day, Hollywood stars were required to pose for holiday images such as this, but I don't doubt that Howard Keel had such a turkey on his table for Thanksgiving.... a big man gotta eat! Happy Thanksgiving to all of our readers! We hope you have a blessed da read more

Last week, I read in the news that the Kessler twins passed away. In Germany, assisted suicide has been legalized since 2019, and Alice and Ellen Kessler, 89, chose this way to die together. They were an internationally renowned pair of entertainers and gained the spotlight stateside through their n read more

Over 12 years ago, my sister and I started Silverbanks Pictures, a hobby business of buying/selling original vintage movie photos that turned into a partnership and a storefront on eBay. For a long time we had hoped to have a website to go with this business and now we finally took the time to build read more

This month we have a really tricky screenshot to share... not because the scene is particularly hard but rather because the screenshot is so fuzzy! This woman appears in motion because she wouldn't stand still long enough to get a decent "shot" at. Anyway, we are sure some of our keen-eyed readers w read more

There is nothing as exciting for us as discovering something "new"..... and luckily, this thrill comes weekly. After finding that certain something special, the next best feeling is sharing it. So this week, we have something special to share with you: the Tale Spinners series. If you enjoy aud read more

Wanda Hendrix and MacDonald Carey display a striking pose in this original Paramount Pictures publicity photo where they play two lovers caught in a "song of surrender."From the Archives is our latest series of posts where we share photos from the Silverbanks Pictures collection. Some of these read more