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Top 1950’s Movies (see all)

  1. The Band Wagon (1953)
  2. Some Like It Hot (1959)
  3. The African Queen (1951)
  4. North by Northwest (1959)
  5. Alice in Wonderland (1951)
  6. All About Eve (1950)
  7. Rear Window (1954)
  8. Ben-Hur (1959)
  9. Born Yesterday (1950)
  10. Funny Face (1957)




Fan Top Crime Movies (see all)

  1. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
  2. Double Indemnity (1944)
  3. The Lady Eve (1941)
  4. Ball of Fire (1941)
  5. After the Thin Man (1936)
  6. The Thin Man (1934)
  7. The Big Sleep (1946)
  8. Another Thin Man (1939)
  9. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
  10. Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

Fan Top Korean War Movies (see all)

  1. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
  2. The Hook (1963)
  3. The Hunters (1958)
  4. Hold Back the Night (1956)
  5. I Want You (1951)
  6. Time Limit (1957)
  7. Battle Hymn (1957)
  8. Battle Circus (1953)
  9. The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
  10. Take the High Ground! (1953)






Silents Are Golden

Silent Superstars: John Gilbert, Idol Of The 1920s John Gilbert There are certain silent film stars who, for whatever reason, are mainly remembered for the myths about them. A prime example is John Gilbert, the darkly-handsome idol of countless moviegoers. When he?s remembered at all, it?s usu......
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Western Roundup

Western “B” Movie Sampler – Vol. 4 Summertime means travel time for me, and that in turn means it’s time for my annual “B” Western sampler! I find “B” Westerns, which often run under an hour, the perfect thing to relax with after a long day of tr......
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Noir Nook

Four Noirs for Free I may have mentioned this around these parts before, but there are few things more frustrating to a classic film lover than to read a glowing recommendation about a movie that they?re unable to find. Well, the Noir Nook doesn?t go for frustration, so this month, I?m serving up......
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Monsters and Matinees

In a quaint English village, people are sitting in a parlor by the fire doing what proper Brits do: elegantly smoking and drinking tea. It?s all so genteel inside, yet outside the situation is dire as ?The Earth Dies Screaming.? That?s the excellent name of a 1964 film that is much quieter than t......
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Silver Screen Standards

Silver Screen Standards: The Big Clock (1948) Time looms over us all, but not as literally as it does over Ray Milland in director John Farrow?s fascinating noir, The Big Clock (1948), which features Milland as a magazine editor framed for murder by his powerful tycoon boss. With its emphasis on ......
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Classic Movie Travels June

?Classic Movie Travels June: Helen Chandler Helen Chandler Helen Chandler was born on February 1, 1909, in New York, New York, to Leland and Frances Chandler. Across different census records and documents, her year of birth, however, has been widely disputed, documented as 1906, 1909, and 1911......
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Western RoundUp

Pioneertown As longtime readers of this column will be aware, one of my favorite pastimes is to visit Western film locations. I recently had the opportunity to visit Pioneertown, located in California’s Yucca Valley, roughly 16 miles from Joshua Tree National Park. Pioneertown is ......
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Legend Tribute: George Cukor

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, George Cukor, born today, July 7 in 1899! Woman?s Director. That is the title Hollywood bequeathed upon George Cukor, a title he of course resented. And, to be perfectly honest, I almost resent it, too. To call Cukor a ?woman?s director? is to insult his craft...  Read more...

Mini Tribute Sam Wood at Work

Born July 10, 1883 Director Sam Wood! Sam Wood directed over 80 films in his 30-year film career (1920-1950) including Goodbye Mr. Chips, Kitty Foyle, Kings Row, A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Pride of the Yankees, The Devil and Miss Jones and Saratoga Trunk....  Read more...


We Need 2 Talk Podcast: What Makes a Classic Movie Classic?

What Makes a Classic Movie Classic?Inquiring Minds Want to Know I?m so excited to share this podcast episode with you all! I was honored to be a Special Guest on the We Need 2 Talk podcast where we chatted about — you guessed it — classic movies! Podcast hosts Kristy & K......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

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Did you know that there is a Laurel & Hardy Museum in Ulverston, England?

The Museum began as one man's collection, stemming from his lifelong love of 'the boys'. Starting ou... ..  read more

National Film Registry

In 2003, Young Mr. Lincoln starring the legendary Henry Fonda, was inducted into The National Film Registry, 64 years after its initial release (1939).
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Grauman's Chinese Theater

Clark Gable's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1937. So were W.S. Van Dyke, Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Fredric March...  see more