2025 Western News RoundUp
I was surprised to realize it’s been a couple of years since my last “Western News RoundUp,” and with lots of interesting new developments on the Western movie front, this is a particularly good month to share news!
In this column I’ll be shari......
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Top 1980’s Movies (see all)
- The Elephant Man (1980)
- Airplane! (1980)
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- The Shining (1980)
- ¡Three Amigos! (1986)
- Superman II (1980)
- Flash Gordon (1980)
- Caddyshack (1980)
- Nine to Five (1980)
- Xanadu (1980)
Fan Top Comedy Movies (see all)
- Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
- Bringing up Baby (1938)
- It Happened One Night (1934)
- Top Hat (1935)
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- The Lady Eve (1941)
- The Band Wagon (1953)
- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
- Ball of Fire (1941)
- After the Thin Man (1936)
Fan Top Aviation Movies (see all)
- Air Force (1943)
- Above and Beyond (1952)
- Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
- Test Pilot (1938)
- Passage to Marseille (1944)
- A Yank in the RAF (1941)
- A Guy Named Joe (1943)
- Boeing Boeing (1965)
- The Dawn Patrol (1938)
- Battle of Britain (1969)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Warren Beatty
Mar 30, 1937
Anna Q. Nilsson
Mar 30, 1888
Harcourt Williams
Mar 30, 1880
Herman Bing
Mar 30, 1889
Western RoundUp
Silents are Golden
A Closer Look At: Lois Weber?s Shoes (1916)
Some of the most powerful silent films were
crafted with surprising realism, especially in the early years that we often
assume are full of ?stagey? acting and hokey melodrama. The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912), The Italian (1915), Regeneration
(19......
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Noir Nook
Minor But Memorable
There are
characters in film noir that are bigger than life, that are in nearly every
scene and who tower over the movie itself like the eponymous inferno.
And then there
are those that you hardly see at all ? characters so minor that they often
don?t even warrant a last na......
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Silver Screen Standards
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
On my most recent visit to London, I went to see a
stage production of Agatha Christie?s 1953 play, Witness for the Prosecution,
and of course I had to rewatch the 1957 film adaptation again as soon as I got
home so that I could see how they compared to one anot......
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Monsters and Matinees
Her lips are as red as a rose, her skin as white as snow and
though we can?t see her hair, the dark wimple wrapped around her head and
throat is as black as ebony.
In the 90 years since she was introduced in Walt Disney?s 1937 animated classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, she has remained an ......
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Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan
Francis Phillip Wuppermann was born on June 1, 1890, in New
York, New York, to Josephine Wright and George Diogracia Wuppermann. His father
was born in Venezuela and of Spanish and German descent, while his mother was
born in the United States a......
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Western RoundUp
More Western Filmmakers Final Resting Places
This
month it’s time for another of my periodic tributes to Western filmmakers as we
visit their final resting places throughout the Los Angeles area.
During
my visits to these sites over the years I’ve spent time reflecting on the
enjoy......
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Legend Tribute: Jane Powell
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Jane Powell, born April 1st, 1929! Some classic movie stars are timeless. Whether gracing the cover of Vogue in the 1950?s or having their likeness used for a product campaign in the 2000?s, they seem to never be out of style. Other classic movie stars, however,... Read more...
Mini Tribute Producer Pandro S. Berman
Born March 28, 1905 Legendary Producer Pandro S. Berman! Before I start, I must add a quick ‘disclaimer’ –? this post is only labeled a ‘Mini’ tribute because it is ‘mini’ in ‘written’ content — but given that Pandro S. Berman produced some... Read more...
Caught in the silly grasp of ‘The Giant Claw’
Monsters, by their very name, are supposed to be monstrous. Perhaps hideous like The Hideous Sun Demon, or beastly like Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. ?Just throw an exclamation point on the title like Them! or Tarantula! so we know something terrible is coming. Just give us a monster – it?s why w......Read more
Meet these obscure werewolves from classic film
A werewolf walks into a bar and ?.
No, that?s not a joke. It?s the opening scene of a 1956
low-budget film with the straightforward and generic title of The Werewolf.
And if you?ve seen other werewolf films, you?ll guess right away that the
disheveled and anxious man who stumbles into a small-to......Read more
Mysteries of Oz Documentary Celebrates 85th Anniversary of The Wizard of Oz
Hollywood’s crowning achievement is its greatest enigma
Here’s some exciting news for The Wizard of Oz fans (and who isn’t :))
Coming Soon! Mysteries of Oz: 85 Questions Answered is a new documentary from AMS Pictures that explores the magic, music, and myths surrounding the ......Read more
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Classic Movie Travel Sites
Did you know that there is a Jack Benny Home (1910) in Waukegan, IL?
Designate a city landmark in 2006, the house at 518 Clayton Street in Waukegan, IL is where Jack Ben... .. read more
National Film Registry
In 1992, Carmen Jones starring the legendary Harry Belafonte, was inducted into The National Film Registry, 38 years after its initial release (1954).see more National Film Registry inductees...
Grauman's Chinese Theater
Mary Pickford's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1927. So were Douglas Fairbanks, Norma Talmadge, Norma Shearer, Harold Lloyd... see more