Silent Superstars: The Enigmatic Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo
Of the many talented and charismatic 1920s
female stars, there were perhaps few who inspired such rapturous fan magazine
articles as Greta Garbo. Motion Picture
Magazine once declared: “Everyone feels, without being able to explain......
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Top 1960’s Movies (see all)
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- The Apartment (1960)
- The Birds (1963)
- The Sound of Music (1965)
- Charade (1963)
- Psycho (1960)
- Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
- Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
- Mary Poppins (1964)
- That Touch of Mink (1962)
Fan Top Historical Movies (see all)
- Ben-Hur (1959)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
- The Black Swan (1942)
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- Spartacus (1960)
- The Ten Commandments (1956)
- Anastasia (1956)
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
- Quo Vadis (1951)
- Billy the Kid (1941)
Fan Top Spinsters Movies (see all)
- The Heiress (1949)
- Now, Voyager (1942)
- Cactus Flower (1969)
- Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
- Summertime (1955)
- Quality Street (1937)
- The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)
- Quality Street (1927)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Howard Hawks
May 30, 1896
Irving Thalberg
May 30, 1899
Hugh Griffith
May 30, 1912
Michael J. Pollard
May 30, 1939
Silents Are Golden
Noir Nook
13 Things You May Not Know About The Killers (1946)
Ask any noir fan for a list of their favorite films from the
classic era, and The Killers (1946) is likely to appear. It?s a stellar
example of this shadowy period of filmmaking, featuring such noir tropes as the
femme fatale, the hapless fallen......
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Monsters and Matinees
Thoughts of flying saucers and alien invasions make me nervous.
Though intrigued by the concept enough as a kid to watch movies and read books on the topic, the fact that flying saucers could be real freak me out. (I remember reading War of the Worlds when I was about 10 and pulling the shade dow......
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Silver Screen Standards
Dr. Morbius, Mr. Hyde, and ?Monsters from the Id?
I happened
to watch both the 1941 adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and the
1956 science fiction classic, Forbidden Planet, in the last few weeks,
and the thematic overlap between the two movies inspired me to think about the
ways in which cla......
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Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Marcia Mae Jones
Marcia Mae Jones
Marcia Mae Jones was born on August 1, 1924, in Los Angeles,
California, to William and Margaret Freda Jones. She was the youngest of four
children, with siblings Margaret, Macon, and Marvin.
When Jones was two years old, she made he......
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Western RoundUp
Western RoundUp: Apache Rifles (1964)
Over the
last few years I’ve periodically reviewed new-to-me Westerns with one of my
favorite Western stars, Audie Murphy.
Previous Murphy Westerns reviewed in this column are?Destry?(1954),?Seven Ways From Sundown?(1960),?Hell Bent for Leather?(1960......
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Noir Nook
Ten Things You May Not Know About Sunset Blvd
There are numerous noirs that I could among my favorites,
and countless features from the era that I watch over and over again. Sunset
Blvd. (1950) fits both of these descriptors. As one of the film?s reviewers
raved, it?s ?undoubtedly the best Hollyw......
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Legend Tribute: Clint Eastwood
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Clint Eastwood, born today, May 31 in 1930! Clint Eastwood as Actor: as “Blondie” in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. “Every gun makes its own tune.” ….. Clint Eastwood as Director: Million Dollar Baby starring Clint Eastwood and Hillary... 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...
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 Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum in Fremont, CA?
The Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum and Theater is a center for the history of Niles, for the Essan... .. read more
National Film Registry
Gun Crazy, starring the legendary Peggy Cummins, was released in 1950. In 1998, 48 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
Jane Wyman's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1952. So were Ava Gardner, Clifton Webb, Olivia de Havilland... see more