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Special! The Moon ( 1969 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jul 18, 2019
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Neil Armstrong took those famous first steps upon the lunar surface for all of mankind on July 21, 1969. It was an unprecedented achievement that took years of research and experiments. It also took ten prior Apollo missions to make read more
From the Archives: The Valley of Gwangi ( 1969 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jul 11, 2019
This month's From the Archive photo isn't really from our archives but it was such a great shot we could not resist sharing it: James Franciscus and Gila Golan were captured in this candid snapshot on the set of The Valley of Gwangi ( 1969 ). This adventure film is most famous for its special effect read more
Hello Down There (1969, Jack Arnold)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 5, 2019
Hello Down There is a family comedy. Its target audience is families who want to see a sexy mom Janet Leigh and sexless teenagers. I think it’s for dads who somehow got stuck taking their tweens to the movies in the late sixties? When the movie starts, it almost seems like Leigh’s going to play read more
Hello Down There (1969, Jack Arnold)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jul 5, 2019
Hello Down There is a family comedy. Its target audience is families who want to see a sexy mom Janet Leigh and sexless teenagers. I think it’s for dads who somehow got stuck taking their tweens to the movies in the late sixties? When the movie starts, it almost seems like Leigh’s going to play read more
Hello Down There (1969, Jack Arnold)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jul 5, 2019
Hello Down There is a family comedy. Its target audience is families who want to see a sexy mom Janet Leigh and sexless teenagers. I think it’s for dads who somehow got stuck taking their tweens to the movies in the late sixties? When the movie starts, it almost seems like Leigh’s going to play read more
Hello Down There (1969, Jack Arnold)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 5, 2019
Hello Down There is a family comedy. Its target audience is families who want to see a sexy mom Janet Leigh and sexless teenagers. I think it’s for dads who somehow got stuck taking their tweens to the movies in the late sixties? When the movie starts, it almost seems like Leigh’s going to play read more
Musical Monday: Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Apr 22, 2019
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) – read more
Tintin et le Temple du Soleil ( 1969 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Feb 16, 2019
Tintin, the beloved comic book creation of Belgium illustrator Herge, was transferred to the big screen as a fabulous full-length feature film in 1969 - Tintin et le Temple du Soleil. It was based upon one of Tintin's most famous escapades, his search for the missing Professor Calculus and a ba read more
THE FIRST ANNUAL VALENTINE'S DAY MEET-CUTE BLOGATHON: Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
Caftan Woman Posted by on Feb 13, 2019
The First Annual Valentine's Day Meet-Cute Blogathon is the brainchild of Phyllis Loves Classic Movies. Click HERE for all the wonderful movie moments.
The cliches of even the finest westerns lend themselves to kidding, and fans are always up for a laugh. Writer/director Burt Kennedy (Seven read more
Alice in Acidland (1969)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Feb 2, 2019
US / 54 minutes / bw and color / Unit 10, Bernhard Dir & Pr: John Donne (i.e., Donn Greer) Scr: Gertrude Steen (yeah, right) Cine: uncredited Cast (according to IMDB): Sheri Jackson, Julia Blackburn, Roger Gentry, Janice Kelly, Donn Greer (voice). Others may tell you that Alice in Acidland is a read more
The Happy Ending (1969, Richard Brooks)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jan 29, 2019
Jean Simmons doesn’t smile until over halfway through The Happy Ending. The movie runs almost two hours and has a present action of like eighteen years. The first eight minutes are a mostly wordless summary of John Forsythe courting Jean Simmons in the early fifties. The time period’s n read more
The Happy Ending (1969, Richard Brooks)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jan 29, 2019
Jean Simmons doesn’t smile until over halfway through The Happy Ending. The movie runs almost two hours and has a present action of like eighteen years. The first eight minutes are a mostly wordless summary of John Forsythe courting Jean Simmons in the early fifties. The time period’s n read more
The Happy Ending (1969, Richard Brooks)
The Stop Button Posted by on Jan 29, 2019
Jean Simmons doesn’t smile until over halfway through The Happy Ending. The movie runs almost two hours and has a present action of like eighteen years. The first eight minutes are a mostly wordless summary of John Forsythe courting Jean Simmons in the early fifties. The time period’s n read more
The Happy Ending (1969, Richard Brooks)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jan 29, 2019
Jean Simmons doesn’t smile until over halfway through The Happy Ending. The movie runs almost two hours and has a present action of like eighteen years. The first eight minutes are a mostly wordless summary of John Forsythe courting Jean Simmons in the early fifties. The time period’s n read more
The Christmas Tree (1969)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Dec 23, 2018
I’m on a constant quest for new-to-me Christmas movies. I search for them like I have a job in it with benefits. And that’s how I found Terence Young’s “A Christmas Tree” (1969), also titled “L’arbre de Noël” and “When Wolves Cry.” Starring William Holden, Virna Lisi, Bourvil read more
THE CHRISTMAS TREE (1969)
Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on Dec 3, 2018
Holidays are times that people love to watch the staple films of the season. Every generation has their favorites they put on and quite frankly watch without thinking. The films can become like the poinsettia plant that someone brings you each year for no apparent reason other than they to read more
Captain Voyeur (1969, John Carpenter)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Oct 31, 2018
Captain Voyeur starts better than it finishes, which is too bad since it gets better as it goes along. Writer and director Carpenter opens the short with a long tracking shot of some boring workplace. Excellent black and white photography from Joanne Willens (save two shots later on) makes the open read more
Tarantino turns the Boulevard back to 1969
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Jul 24, 2018
Carole Lombard loved Hollywood Boulevard -- heck, she even lived on the street for several years (the photo above was taken in the house she called home in the mid-1930s). So I have a feeling she'd appreciate the work being done to recapture the spirit of the street by this man......Quentin Tarantin read more
Skippy and the Intruders ( 1969 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jun 9, 2018
It's Lassie Down Under! ....
....only he jumps... and clucks! Some may say that a dog is a man's best friend, but Skippy the kangaroo can best a dog any day - especially in a boxing match. Skippy premiered as a television series in March 1968, in Australia, and quickly became one of the countr read more
Um Golpe à Italiana (1969) / The Italian Job (1969)
Critica Retro Posted by Lê on Mar 14, 2018
Um Golpe à Italiana (1969) / The Italian Job (1969) Charlie Croker (Michael Caine) acaba de sair da cadeia e já está envolvido em um novo plano de roubo. Cabe a Charlie encontrar um novo “patrocinador” para o golpe, e isto não é muito difícil: Mr. Bridger (Noel Coward), companh read more