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Top 1980’s Movies (see all)

  1. The Elephant Man (1980)
  2. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  3. Airplane! (1980)
  4. The Shining (1980)
  5. ¡Three Amigos! (1986)
  6. Superman II (1980)
  7. Flash Gordon (1980)
  8. Caddyshack (1980)
  9. Xanadu (1980)
  10. Nine to Five (1980)




Fan Top Romance Movies (see all)

  1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
  2. Gone with the Wind (1939)
  3. The African Queen (1951)
  4. Casablanca (1942)
  5. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
  6. Ben-Hur (1959)
  7. The Sound of Music (1965)
  8. On the Waterfront (1954)
  9. Grand Hotel (1932)
  10. An Affair to Remember (1957)

Fan Top Doctors Movies (see all)

  1. The Thrill of It All (1963)
  2. Cactus Flower (1969)
  3. Magnificent Obsession (1954)
  4. Send Me No Flowers (1964)
  5. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
  6. The Citadel (1938)
  7. Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
  8. Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
  9. Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963)
  10. Arrowsmith (1931)






Noir Nook

Thankful Noir Noirvember and Thanksgiving season. The weather is getting cooler and the leaves are continuing to turn and fall. So, what better time to pull up a chair, grab a cup o? cider, and join me as I serve up a heaping platter of noir-related goodies that I?m thankful for? Here goes . ......
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Silver Screen Standards

My Favorite Wife (1940) I?ve shown a lot of comedies to my lifetime learners over the years, but I?ve rarely heard an audience laugh as uproariously as they did during a recent screening of My Favorite Wife (1940), which we watched as part of a series featuring Cary Grant. The peals of laughter p......
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Monsters and Matinees

As classic movie fans, we?ve all had those ?wow? moments with actors we may not expect to see in a film as in ?Wow! Is that (fill in the blank) ?? Or ?Wait ? I think that?s ?? This usually happens in their early films and it?s always fun to make that connection. One of my favorite ?wow? moments w......
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Classic Movie Travels

Valeska Suratt Valeska Suratt Valeska Suratt was born on June 28, 1882, in Owensville, Indiana, to Ralph and Anna Suratt. When Suratt was six years old, her family relocated to Terre Haute, Indiana. By 1899, she dropped out of school to work at a photography studio, later moving to Indianapoli......
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Western RoundUp

Lone Pine Film Festival 2024 I had an amazing time again this year at the annual Lone Pine Film Festival held in Lone Pine, California. This was the 34th festival, of which I’ve attended around 10. As has become our habit in recent years, we arrived in town a day ahead of the four-da......
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Noir Nook

Noir Nook: Noir?s Scariest Characters October is a month for ghosts and goblins, bats and jack-o?-lanterns, black cats and skeletons. Not necessarily the characteristics that come to mind when one thinks of film noir. But there?s one thing that?s common to both October and noir ? scary charact......
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Silver Screen Standards

House on Haunted Hill (1959) I fell in love with the wacky low-budget horror films of the 1950s and 60s as a kid, when public domain chillers aired late at night and I secretly stayed up to watch them on the tiny black-and-white TV in my room. I didn?t pay much attention to the filmmakers behind ......
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Legend Tribute: Boris Karloff

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Boris Karloff, born on November 23, 1887! Horror Icon, Boris Karloff, played some of the best (and scariest) monsters, madmen and villains of all time! Of course there’s Frankenstein (aka ‘The Monster” or — as listed in the opening credits...  Read more...

Mini Tribute Boris Karloff

Born November 23, 1887 Horror Icon Boris Karloff Boris Karloff appeared in over 200 film and television roles, silent and sound, including Frankenstein, The Mummy, Tower of London, The Body?Snatcher, The Black Cat — and of course The Grinch! Boris Karloff?as Frankenstein, himself, and The Grinch...  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

Supportive Fellas of Film Noir: Part II

Supportive Fellas of Film Noir: Part II More than a year ago, I started a series, ?Supportive Fellas of Film Noir,? which focused on  . . . well . . . the supporting male characters in film noir features. It?s been a while since I promised to shine the spotlight on these gents, so I figured ......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

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Did you know that there is a Hollywood Heritage Museum in Hollywood, CA?

The Hollywood Heritage Museum is housed in the beautifully restored Lasky-DeMille Barn. The Museum f... ..  read more

National Film Registry

In 1995, The Adventures of Robin Hood starring the legendary Errol Flynn, was inducted into The National Film Registry, 57 years after its initial release (1938).
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Grauman's Chinese Theater

Charlton Heston's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1962. So were Sophia Loren, Kirk Douglas...  see more