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Noir Nook: February Facts

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry on Feb 13, 2019

Noir Nook: February Facts I just love trivia. So in this month of love, I’m celebrating by serving up a bouquet of trivial facts about some of my favorite noir guys and gals! Peggie Castle Peggie Castle was the first actress to sign with Universal Studios under its “cheesecake” contract clause, read more

Win Tickets to see “TCM Big Screen Classics: To Kill a Mockingbird” (Giveaway runs now through Mar 9)

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Feb 10, 2019

Win tickets to see “To Kill a Mockingbird” on the Big Screen! In Select Cinemas Nationwide Sun Mar 24 & Wed Mar 27 “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” CMH continues with our 4th read more

Silents are Golden: Silent Superstars – Charlie Chaplin, the Eternal King of Comedy

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Lea Stans on Feb 6, 2019

Silents are Golden Column: Silent Superstars–Charlie Chaplin, the Eternal King of Comedy Of the many iconic performers that we all recognize today – Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, James Dean – there is one that stands alone as the most recognizable of all. Even people who’ve never seen read more

Classic Movie Travels: Bert Lahr – New York, NY and Seattle, WA

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annette Bochenek on Feb 5, 2019

Classic Movie Travels: Bert Lahr – New York, NY and Seattle, WA Bert Lahr (1895 – 1967) Bert Lahr was lucky enough to have an iconic role in one of the most beloved films of all time. While many will recall his performance as the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz (1939), his experience as an read more

Ron Hutchinson

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Feb 3, 2019

Ron Hutchinson It is with profound sadness that we at Classic Movie Hub share the news of the passing of our friend and colleague, Ron Hutchinson, who lost his battle with cancer this Saturday. Ron was one of our own. As a regular contributor to CMH, Ron provided a wealth of unique expertise in the read more

The Funny Papers: Patsy Kelly and Thelma Todd, The Slapstick Buddy Duo

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Kellee Pratt on Jan 29, 2019

The Funny Papers: Patsy Kelly and Thelma Todd, The Slapstick Buddy Duo Lately, I’ve been binge-watching an Amazon Prime show which has also garnered attention at the Golden Globes, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. It’s a hilarious delight that many classic film fans may likely enjoy for its classic 1950s/ read more

Musical Interlude: Musicals of Hollywood’s Greatest Year

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jessica Pickens on Jan 26, 2019

Musical Interlude: Musicals of Hollywood’s Greatest Year It’s known as Hollywood’s greatest year: 1939. As we celebrate films released 80 years ago, we think of some of the most obvious film achievements the storied year brought us: Gone with the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, read more

Silents are Golden: The Good, The Bad, And The Not-So-Bad Of Silent Era Acting

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Lea Stans on Jan 25, 2019

Silents are Golden: The Good, The Bad, And The Not-So-Bad Of Silent Era Acting So you’re thinking of taking the plunge and exploring the world of silent films! You’re intrigued by those flickery, black and white images from a time gone by, and are looking to expand your film history knowledge– read more

Western Roundup: Canyon Passage and The Autry

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Laura Grieve on Jan 24, 2019

Western Roundup: Canyon Passage and The Autry Canyon Passage (1946) Movie Poster Classic film fans in Southern California are fortunate to have a wide variety of opportunities to see classic films, including Westerns, on a big screen. I recently had the chance to see a 35mm screening of the wonderfu read more

Vitaphone View: The View from the Vitaphone Projection Booth

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Hutchinson, Founder of The Vitaphone Project on Jan 22, 2019

Vitaphone View: The View from the Vitaphone Projection Booth The life of the early Vitaphone projectionist was a tough one. Although well compensated at an average $150/week (about $2158 in 2018 dollars), it was not an easy job. In the silent days, there was normally just one projectionist and no wo read more

Announcement: Fay Wray and Robert Riskin, The Blogathon

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Jan 21, 2019

Fay Wray and Robert Riskin, The Blogathon February 26, 2019 marks the release of a must-read dual Hollywood biography and we are honoring it with a special blogathon. Commemorating the lives and careers of one of classic Hollywood’s greatest stars and one of its most memorable screenwriters, F read more

Win Tickets to see “TCM Big Screen Classics: My Fair Lady” (Giveaway runs now through Feb 2)

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Jan 21, 2019

Win tickets to see “My Fair Lady” on the Big Screen! In Select Cinemas Nationwide Sun Feb 17 and Wed Feb 20 “Aowh, wouldn’t it be lover-ly.” CMH continues with our 4th year of our partnership with Fathom Events - with the 2nd of our 14 movie ticket giveaways for 2019, courtesy of Fathom read more

Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story – Book Giveaway (Facebook/Blog Nov/Dec)

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Jan 20, 2019

Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story Book Giveaway via Facebook and this Blog Okay, now it’s time for the Facebook/Blog version of our Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story Giveaway Contest! This time we’ll be giving away one copy of the book via Facebook and this blog, courtesy of University read more

Pre-Code Corner: Baby Face (1933) – Ten Steps to Perfectly Pre-Code

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Kellee Pratt on Jan 12, 2019

Pre-Code Corner: Baby Face (1933) – Ten Steps to Perfectly Pre-Code In the era of Pre-Codes, there are a few films that stand out. When I think of Pre-Code films, sometimes it’s the violent nature, or perhaps a few nods to bathtub gin with women barely clad in lingerie, casually checking their stock read more

Noir Nook: Quoteable Noir

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry on Jan 9, 2019

Noir Nook: Quotable Noir As we enter a new year, I thought I’d ring in 2019 at the Noir Nook with 10 of my favorite noir quotes. Enjoy! And Happy Noir Year! Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett in The Woman in the Window (1944). “There are only three ways to deal with a blackmailer. You can pay him read more

Win Tickets to see “TCM Big Screen Classics: The Wizard of Oz 80th Anniversary” (Giveaway runs now through Jan 13)

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Jan 8, 2019

Win tickets to see “The Wizard of Oz” on the big screen! In Select Cinemas Nationwide Sun Jan 27, Tues Jan 29, Wed Jan 30 “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas any more.” CMH continues into our 4th year of our partnership with Fathom Events - with the 1st of our 14 movie read more

Announcing our 2019 Year-Long Partnership with Fathom Events: “TCM Big Screen Classics” Movie Tickets Giveaways!

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Jan 7, 2019

Classic Movie Hub and Fathom Events Partnership Continues! Year-Long Movie Ticket Giveaways to TCM Big Screen Classics For the fourth consecutive year, Fathom Events and TCM present TCM Big Screen Classics — a year-long series of 14 fabulous movie classics shown on the Big Screen, each accompanied read more

Classic Movie Travels: Mel Tormé – Chicago

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annette Bochenek on Jan 3, 2019

Classic Movie Travels: Mel Tormé – Chicago Mel Tormé Mel Tormé was one of the great jazz singers of his day. Nicknamed “The Velvet Fog,” he was responsible for entertaining many audiences with his singing, in addition to composing the holiday classic, “The Christmas Song”. An American musician, read more

Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story – Book Giveaway (January)

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Dec 30, 2018

Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story We have Five Books to Give Away via Twitter or this Blog “The legacy of stuntwomen in the film industry is finally getting a comprehensive telling“” — Los Angeles Magazine And now for our first giveaway contest in 2019! And we’re read more

Musical Interlude: Musical Remakes

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jessica Pickens on Dec 27, 2018

  Musical Remakes Remakes are nothing new. Since films began, they were remade. Stories are revised, plot lines are shifted and new actors are cast in roles someone else made their own years before. Other times, the story, scenes and lines are exactly the same as they were in the original. Toda read more
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