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Top 1900’s Movies (see all)

  1. The Great Train Robbery (1903)
  2. After Many Years (1908)
  3. The Hessian Renegades (1909)
  4. A Drunkard's Reformation (1909)
  5. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1905)
  6. The Country Doctor (1909)
  7. Bill Sharkey's Last Game (1909)
  8. At the Altar (1909)
  9. Rescued from an Eagle's Nest (1908)
  10. The Golden Louis (1909)




Fan Top Historical Movies (see all)

  1. Ben-Hur (1959)
  2. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
  3. The Black Swan (1942)
  4. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
  5. Spartacus (1960)
  6. The Ten Commandments (1956)
  7. Anastasia (1956)
  8. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
  9. Quo Vadis (1951)
  10. Billy the Kid (1941)

Fan Top Mother/Son Movies (see all)

  1. Psycho (1960)
  2. Dumbo (1941)
  3. White Heat (1949)
  4. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
  5. East of Eden (1955)
  6. All That Heaven Allows (1955)
  7. No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)
  8. The Subject Was Roses (1968)
  9. Madame X (1966)
  10. The Search (1948)






Western RoundUp

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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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: Alec Guinness

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Alec Guinness, born April 2nd, 1914! Some actors are divas. We?ve all heard the rumors of insane dressing room demands and the so-called ?no-eye contact? clause. Yes, in our current celebrity culture. actors and actresses who obtain even the minutest amount of...  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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Did you know that there is a Charlie Chaplin Studios (former) in Hollywood, CA?

Chaplin built this English cottage-style studio in three months beginning in November 1917. Chaplin ... ..  read more

National Film Registry

In 2012, The Wishing Ring starring the legendary Vivian Martin, was inducted into The National Film Registry, 98 years after its initial release (1914).
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Grauman's Chinese Theater

Adolph Zukor's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1953. So were Ezio Pinza, Donald O'Connor, Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe...  see more