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Uncommon Ladies of Noir: Jeanne Crain Sweet-faced Jeanne Crain was perhaps best-known for her performances in such fluffy, lighthearted romps as State Fair (1945), Margie (1946), and Cheaper By the Dozen (1950). But Crain also shared her talents with the dark side, with appearances in three featu read more

“All singing! All dancing!” Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer touted its first full-length musical sound film with these lines that now are immortalized in Hollywood history. The Broadway Melody (1929) was not only Hollywood’s first full-length talking musical, but also the first sound film and movie read more

TCMFF’s 10th Anniversary Red Carpet Event Well, another TCM Classic Film Festival has come and gone, and as always, as soon as I start heading home, I also start counting the days until next year’s Festival. For me, the TCMFF is not only about wonderful films and special events; it read more

May Classic Movie Travels: Leslie Caron[Leslie] Leslie Caron The musical genre is one that is incredibly multifaceted in terms of how it tells a story. Though there are scripts and lyrics that can further the plot along, musicals also tell stories where words fall short. Musicals employ a wide read more

Western Roundup: TCMFF and Winchester ’73 The 10th Annual TCM Classic Film Festival, also known as TCMFF, recently took place in Hollywood, California. It was my eighth time to attend the festival, which ran from April 11th through 14th, 2019. TCMFF 2019, a classic movie-goers paradis read more

Win tickets to see “Steel Magnolias” on the Big Screen!In Select Cinemas Nationwide Sun May 19, Tues May 21 & Wed May 22 “I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a very bad mood 40 years!“ CMH continues with our 4th year of our partnership with Fathom Events – with the 6th of read more

Silents are Golden: A Closer Look at: Intolerance (1916) Along with my “Silent Superstars” series, I thought it would be fun to dive into the history behind specific films. Let’s start with a look at one of biggest spectacles ever put on film–Intolerance! It is one of the grandest, read more

Audrey Hepburn’s Spaghetti al Pomodoro Audrey Hepburn When I choose a star to write about each month for Cooking with the Stars, I usually try to have some sort of rhyme or reason behind the timing of my decision, such as a star’s birthday or a special holiday. However, I knew that this read more

Noir Nook: Noir Good Guys From the corrupt cop who covers up a murder to the gullible everyman who’s talked into a crime by a pair of lying lips, film noir is practically bursting at the seams with bad guys. But the gents in these gems aren’t all bad! This month’s Noir Nook takes a look at read more

Silents Are Golden: Flapper Culture in the Films of the Roaring Twenties Having written about the famed flapper actress Colleen Moore in the past, I thought it’d be fun to examine 1920s screen flappers and the role cinema played in popular culture at the time. Hope you enjoy! Of all the cultur read more

Classic Movie Travels: Fay Bainter Actress Fay Bainter was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960. American actress Fay Okell Bainter was a familiar face in many films throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Typically playi read more

Western RoundUp: “B” Western Actresses of the ’30s One of my favorite ways to spend a weekend is with a stack of “B” Westerns. For me these films are “movie comfort food,” and there’s also a definite “thrill of the hunt,” enjoying com read more

  Celebrating Springtime with Bob & Bing!Blu-Ray Giveaway, Each Winner wins 6 ‘Road’ Blu-Rays, yes SIX! I’m sooooo excited to announce this very special Blu-Ray Giveaway, just in time for some springtime fun! We are happy to say that we will be giving away FOUR SETs of SIX R read more

Win tickets to see “True Grit” 50th Anniversary on the Big Screen! In Select Cinemas Nationwide Sun May 5 & Wed May 8 “Most people around here have heard of Rooster Cogburn and some people live to regret it.“ CMH continues with our 4th year of our partnership with Fathom Events – read more

Charlie Chaplin Picture Book Giveaway We have Ten Books to Giveaway This Month! “Children meet Chaplin in this intimate biography of the iconic silent-film comedian… ” – Publisher’s Weekly And now for something a little different… This month, we are thrilled read more

  Part Two of our Exclusive Interview with Victoria Riskin, author of “Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir” Today we’re sharing Part Two of our Exclusive Interview with Victoria Riskin (daughter of Fay Wray and Robert Riskin) about her new book “Fay Wray and Robert read more

Maureen O’Hara’s Tuna Crush Salad Maureen O’Hara The snow is slowly melting around town, I’ve been seeing green everywhere I go, and the TCM Classic Film Festival is just over a month away. All of this can only mean one thing: March is upon us! I’ve been so enthusiastic to pen read more

Pre-Code Corner: Girls About Town (1931) Things were a bit turned on its heels from the norm in 1931. The stock market crashed in October of 1929 creating the start of The Great Depression, the Dust Bowl was ramping up in the Midwest, and FDR was not yet elected into office to save the day. Pre-Code read more

Noir Nook: YouTube Noir – Private Hell 36 (1954) This month’s Noir Nook offers another entry in my series on film noir features that can be found on YouTube. This time, I’m focusing on Private Hell 36, released in 1954 and featuring a first-rate cast that included Ida Lupino, Steve Cochran, Howard read more

“If I were a cop, and not a very bright cop at that, I’d say that your story was as phony as a three dollar bill.” The quality of a film can usually be gauged by a few key elements. A quality director? A capable writer? A cast of talented actors? If the answer is yes to most of, if read more