Call me a cephalophile. Or an octo-enthusiast. Either one
speaks to my obsession with the octopus in film.
It is such a dramatic creature with those eight elongated tentacles
that even a brief appearance can jolt a movie awake. An octopus lurking in a
cave is like a killer in a closet. ?Run!? you......
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Top 1930’s Movies (see all)
- Bringing up Baby (1938)
- It Happened One Night (1934)
- Top Hat (1935)
- After the Thin Man (1936)
- The Awful Truth (1937)
- The Gay Divorcee (1934)
- The Thin Man (1934)
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- Swing Time (1936)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Fan Top Epic Movies (see all)
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- Ben-Hur (1959)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- How Green Was My Valley (1941)
- The Ten Commandments (1956)
- Union Pacific (1939)
- Quo Vadis (1951)
- Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
Fan Top New York Movies (see all)
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- Swing Time (1936)
- Rear Window (1954)
- Holiday Inn (1942)
- Shall We Dance (1937)
- An Affair to Remember (1957)
- Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
- You Can't Take It With You (1938)
- The Seven Year Itch (1955)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Irene Worth
Jun 23, 1916
Donald MacBride
Jun 23, 1889
Dennis Price
Jun 23, 1915
Edmund Cobb
Jun 23, 1892
Monsters and Matinees
Noir Nook
Noir Nook: Darkest Noirs
One of the features of film noir that I love most is the
sheer ?darkness? of the plots, characters, and themes. The darker, the better,
in fact ? no happy endings for me!
This month, at the Nook, I?m shining the spotlight on two of
my favorite films noirs which ? perha......
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Silver Screen Standards
Silver Screen Standards: The Devil Doll (1936)
There?s
nothing standard about the wild plot of the 1936 horror film, The Devil Doll,
with its miniaturized zombie killers, mad scientists, use of drag as part of an
elaborate scheme for revenge, and extensive special effects work showcasing its
titu......
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Western RoundUp
California Gold Country Western Locations
From Iverson
Ranch to Lone
Pine,
Moab
to Kanab,
Corriganville
to Pioneertown,
I love visiting Western movie locations!
This spring a road trip took us to California?s ?Gold
Country.?
St. James, Sonora
We spent a day in the little towns of ......
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Silents Are Golden
Georges M?li?s Amongst The Stars
Mankind dreamed of going to the moon and
flying through the stars long before the actual rocket ships were invented. And
at the turn of the 20th century, these dreams had a distinct tinge of Victorian
whimsy. Poetry, fantasy stories, and the popular stage traditio......
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Noir Nook
Stranger than Fiction ? Part 2(Leon Ames and Ruth Roman)
?Truth is stranger than fiction,? Mark Twain once informed
us, ?but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth
isn?t.?
This month?s Noir Nook serves up the next installment in my series
that looks at ?strange......
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Monsters and Matinees
The ?national day? trend of recent years can be fun. National Doughnut Day (June 5) is something I celebrate every day, but I do take advantage of doughnut specials offered for this day. National Go Barefoot Day (June 1) is a big no for me (I always wear my socks), but you can go ahead and take off ......
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Legend Tribute: Billy Wilder
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Billy Wilder, born today, June 22 in 1906! The dictionary describes a hero as follows: A person who is admired for courage or noble qualities. And of course, every child has a hero growing up. For some it was Superman, for others it was their parents and for me?... Read more...
Mini Tribute Billy Wilder at Work
Born June 22, 1906 Legendary Director Billy Wilder! There’s really nothing ‘mini’ about this Tribute except for a lack of ‘written’ content — but, really, anything I could say here would be a gross understatement anyway. So, here is a Pictorial Tribute to Billy Wilder... Read more...
Ahead of its time, John Carpenters ‘The Thing’ honored by the National Film Registry
At an isolated Antarctic research station, scientists battle
a deadly alien with such extraordinary shape-shifting capabilities that the men
don?t know if the person next to them is still human. The truth is only revealed
when the alien is threatened and violently abandons its current inhabitant.
......Read more
Tracking Vera Miles – Exclusive Guest Post by Christopher McKittrick, author of Vera Miles: The Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away
I’m very happy to share this exclusive guest post by Christopher McKittrick, author of Very Miles: The Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away. A Big Thank You to Christopher for this article! –Annmarie at Classic Movie Hub
Tracking Vera Miles:Clarifying a Golden Age Hollywood Star?s ......Read more
It Came From Texas Film Festival: Classic Films and True Tales
So excited to announceThe Third Annual It Came From Texas Film Festival ...Read more
Fan Favorites: Silent Films (see full chart)
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Did you know that there is a Bing Crosby Birth Home in Tacoma, WA?
Bing Crosby (Harry Lillis Crosby) was born May 3, 1903, in a house that his father built at 1112 Nor... .. read more
National Film Registry
Knute Rockne All American, directed by the legendary Lloyd Bacon, was released in 1940. In 1997, 57 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
Linda Darnell's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1940. So were George Raft, John Barrymore... see more