High Noon
I’ve seen High Noon (1952) multiple times over the years, including a memorable theatrical screening at the FilmEx festival when I was in my teens. The FilmEx screening, which took place in Century City, California, was part of a 50-hour movie marathon honoring the 50th ......
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Top 1990’s Movies (see all)
Fan Top Lost Films (see all)
- Heart and Soul (1917)
- Her Double Life (1916)
- Words and Music (1929)
- Treasure Island (1920)
- Brewster's Millions (1914)
- The Awful Truth (1929)
- The Gold Diggers (1923)
- Growing Pains (1928)
- Hold Everything (1930)
- Hats Off (1927)
Fan Top Doctors Movies (see all)
- The Thrill of It All (1963)
- Cactus Flower (1969)
- Magnificent Obsession (1954)
- Send Me No Flowers (1964)
- The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
- The Citadel (1938)
- Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
- Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963)
- Arrowsmith (1931)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Johnny Weissmuller
Jun 2, 1904
Gil Stratton
Jun 2, 1922
Jerry Mathers
Jun 2, 1948
Max Showalter
Jun 2, 1917
Western RoundUp
Silents are Golden
A Closer Look At: Metropolis (1927)
By the mid-1920s, cinema had reached incredible heights. Lighting and cinematography had evolved into fine art. The camera itself was liberated from the stagnant wooden tripods, made to float along elaborate tracks and swing from ceilings. The screen captur......
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Noir Nook
Spring Trivia – Laraine Day, Van Heflin, Robert Taylor and More
Classic movie
trivia and the budding of spring ? two things that go great together . . . at
least, they do here at the Noir Nook! This month?s Nook celebrates the new
season with some tasty tidbits about six great performers an......
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Silver Screen Standards
Transformative Drag in Some Like It Hot (1959)
Some Like It Hot (1959) is widely celebrated as one of classic Hollywood?s greatest comedies, even though its cross-dressing plot roused conservative ire and caused the movie to be released without Hays Code approval in 1959. Thanks to the brilliant ......
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Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Beverly Bayne
Beverly Gayne
Pearl Beverly Bain was born on November
11, 1893, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Augustus and Jessie Bain. When she was
six years old, her family moved briefly to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before
settling in Chicago, Illinois. There, she atte......
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Western RoundUp
Western Film Book Library ? Part 8
It’s
been just about a year since my last column on books on the Western movie
genre, so it’s time for a look at some more interesting books in my collection!
The books featured in this post range from one of the
earliest books in my collection to......
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Silents are Golden
Silent Superstars: The ?It? Girl Clara Bow
Clara Bow, the ‘It’ Girl
When novelist, screenwriter, and supreme
arbiter of taste Elinor Glyn declared in 1927 that Clara Bow had ?It?–her term
for a rare type of magnetism?the public must have heartily agreed. After all,
the beauti......
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Legend Tribute: Marilyn Monroe
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Marilyn Monroe, born today, June 1 in 1926! Marilyn Monroe as Evie (waitress) in Dangerous Years, her first ‘real’ role — although it was a small role, it was her first credited and her first speaking part. ….. Marilyn Monroe as the gorgeous... Read more...
Mini Tribute Mel Blanc
Born May 30, 1908 Legendary Voice Actor Mel Blanc! Mel Blanc ?appeared? in an amazing 1,025+ shorts and films, and is the voice of some of the most iconic, lovable, and sometimes ‘despicable’ cartoon characters — including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the Cat, Yosemite... Read more...
Robot Monster: Movie Monster Legend 3D Graphic Novel
Returning Robot Monsterto its Comics-Inspired Roots
I’m very happy to share that there is a Kickstarter Campaign to help return sci-fi cult classic, Robot Monster, to its comics-inspired roots, spearheaded by film historian Bob Furmanek of the 3D Film Archive. The campaign is ending in abou......Read more
Noir Noir: Oscar Omission Barbara Stanwyck
Noir Noir: Oscar Omission ? Barbara Stanwyck
It?s about that time
again ? awards season! My favorite time of year. As I write this, I?m in the
midst of my annual quest to see as many Oscar-nominated films and peformances
as possible. (Luckily, with streaming, I?m now able to see all of the entrie......Read more
Revisiting the shades of fear in ‘The Leopard Man’
We?ve
all been there.
There’s a noise behind us.
A rustling of bushes.
Or a movement in a dark street corner.
Is someone there? We casually walk a little faster while telling ourselves it?s just our imagination ? or is it?
Yes,
we?ve all been there (admit it, guys) and that?s wh......Read more
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Did you know that there is a Rudolph Valentino's Home in Bayside, Queens, NY?
Patrizia?s Italian Restaurant pays homage to former resident, Rudolph Valentino. It is his only surv... .. read more
National Film Registry
The Quiet Man, starring the legendary John Wayne, was released in 1952. In 2013, 61 years later, it was inducted into The National Film Registry. Thank you National Film Registry!see more National Film Registry inductees...
Grauman's Chinese Theater
John Wayne's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1950. So were Lana Turner, Bette Davis, William Lundigan... see more