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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Top 1920’s Movies (see all)
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
- The Gold Rush (1925)
- The Circus (1928)
- The General (1926)
- Sherlock Jr. (1924)
- Nosferatu (1922)
- The Kid (1921)
- Wings (1927)
- Sunrise (1927)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
Fan Top Musical Movies (see all)
- Top Hat (1935)
- The Band Wagon (1953)
- The Gay Divorcee (1934)
- Swing Time (1936)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- Holiday Inn (1942)
- The Sound of Music (1965)
- Funny Face (1957)
- The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
- Shall We Dance (1937)
Fan Top Brothers Movies (see all)
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
- The Public Enemy (1931)
- Beau Geste (1939)
- My Darling Clementine (1946)
- East of Eden (1955)
- In Old Chicago (1937)
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
- All Fall Down (1962)
- The Birth of a Nation (1915)
- The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Henry Fonda
May 16, 1905
![Margaret Sullavan Margaret Sullavan](http://img-assets.classicmoviehub.com/images/thumbs/1179.jpg)
Margaret Sullavan
May 16, 1909
![Harry Carey Jr. Harry Carey Jr.](http://img-assets.classicmoviehub.com/images/thumbs/1389.jpg)
Harry Carey Jr.
May 16, 1921
![Julius Tannen Julius Tannen](http://img-assets.classicmoviehub.com/images/thumbs/2246.jpg)
Julius Tannen
May 16, 1880
Silver Screen Standards
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Classic Movie Travels
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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
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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
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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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Noir Nook
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Five Things I Love About New York Confidential (1955)
I can?t recall
how or when I first came across New York Confidential (1955), but I
clearly remember being sucked into the film from practically the opening scene
and counting it among my noir favorites by the last.
Directed by
Russell Rous......
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Classic Conversations
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I am counting the seconds until this Thursday when TCM?s Classic Film Festival begins in Hollywood.??The annual festival is sheer nirvana for classic movie fans. Over the years we’ve gotten to see so many amazing movies and people at the four-day festival. The list of special guests who have r......
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Monsters and Matinees
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Sun Block can?t Help The Hideous Sun Demon
The Hideous Sun Demon is a fantastic film title.
It screams Beware! Danger! Turn back!
I?m hideous and I?m a demon!
It?s such a robust title, that it deserves an exclamation
point in the hallowed tradition of Them!
Dinosaurus! Scooby Doo: Where ......
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Legend Tribute: Henry Fonda
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Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Henry Fonda, born May 16th, 1905! Some people are introduced to Henry Fonda via The Grapes of Wrath. For others, it?s On Golden Pond. As for me, well, my first Henry Fonda film was something a little darker, a little spaghetti western called Once Upon a Time in... Read more...
Mini Tribute Barbara Luddy
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Born May 25, 1908 Barbara Luddy! Barbara Luddy ‘appeared’ in over 35 roles but is probably best remembered as the voice of Lady in?Walt Disney?s animated classic, Lady and the Tramp. Barbara Luddy as herself and as Lady from Disney?s Lady and the Tramp ….. Annmarie Gatti from Classic... Read more...
Robot Monster: Movie Monster Legend 3D Graphic Novel
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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
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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’
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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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Classic Movie Travel Sites
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The Wilson-McConnell House, located in California's Columbia State Historic Park (aka High Noon's to... .. read more
National Film Registry
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Grauman's Chinese Theater
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Ginger Rogers's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1939. So were Judy Garland, Jane Withers... see more