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Last Year was so Awesome (Thank You), We’re Doing it Again… The Give A Gift, Get a Gift Holiday Contest. ….. Greetings CMH Fans and Followers!  We had so much fun last year – and are truly grateful that you all took the time to read and comment on our Contributor posts – read more

  Christmas in the West In the 1951 Christmas standard “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,” composer Meredith Willson pays tribute to the popularity of Westerns in that era with the line “A pair of Hopalong boots and a pistol that shoots is the wish of Barney a read more

Singing and Dancing Through the Holidays Christmas in Musicals Music can set the mood for the holidays. While tunes may blare out of our radios, some favorites originated in movie musicals, such as the songs “White Christmas” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” I’m a big fan read more

Exclusive Guest Post by Gwenda Young, Author of Clarence Brown: Hollywood’s Forgotten Master “Garbo’s Favorite Director” was how many journalists chose to eulogize Clarence Brown when he died in 1987. By referring to Garbo — then alive, still elusive and still the object of curiosity — read more

Vitaphone View: Vitaphone’s Most Prolific Director Joseph Henabery. Not a name even most seasoned film buffs know. Yet his career in motion pictures spanned the beginning of the teens to the television era, and he directed some of the biggest stars in Hollywood. Joseph Henabery as Abraham Linc read more

“Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers” DVD/Blu-Ray Giveaway! We’re giving away 3 copies of this historic box set! “A thrilling look at the variety of films made by women, most before they won the right to vote.” - Manohla Dargis, The New York Times A scene from Salome CMH read more

The TCM Classic Film Tour NYC Ticket Giveaway We’re giving away THREE PAIRS of Tickets in Nov and Dec! “New York, New York, It’s a Wonderful Town” We are VERY EXCITED to announce our longterm partnership with NYC’s On Location Tours, the Concierge Choice Award Winner read more

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

Celebrating #Noirvember with Kino Lorber! DVD/Blu-Ray Giveaway, Winner’s Choice of 4 Classic Titles Now it’s time for the Facebook/Blog version of our contest! That said, there’s still two more chances to win our Kino Lorber #Noirvember giveaway, courtesy of Kino Lorber. Each of our two read more

Silents are Golden: Silent Superstars – Colleen Moore, The Definitive Flapper During the silent era, there were thousands of young girls who dreamed of being movie stars. For most girls, of course, these were merely daydreams, and the intrepid few who tried their luck in Hollywood often faced disapp read more

Noir Nook: Elisha Cook I recently appeared on a podcast hosted by Carl over at the Movie Palace; the topic was film noir, and one of the questions focused on actors who frequently appeared in the features from this era. Along with such stars as Robert Ryan, Dan Duryea, and Richard Widmark, I also me read more

Celebrating Noirvember with a Classic Kino Lorber Giveaway! Winner’s Choice of 4 Classic Titles Time for our next contest! This time we’re celebrating Noirvember with another cool Kino Classics giveaway… We are happy to say that we have EIGHT classic DVD or Blu-Rays to giveaway on Twitter read more

“Now I know I’ve got a heart, ’cause it’s breaking” - The Tin Man Well, what can I say? I know in the scheme of things, there are much worse things in life, but I have to say that my heart sunk when I found out that FilmStruck was shutting down. Honestly, at first I tho read more

The CMH Guide for November 2018: Movie Screenings, TV Schedules, Contests and More! Welcome to our monthly ‘CMH Guide’ for Classics! And welcome November! We’re hoping this classic movie and TV guide will help you plan some classic viewing fun… If we’re missing a classic channel, just read more

Frances Langford: Armed Forces Sweetheart We have TEN Copies to Give Away! We are happy to say that it’s time for our next book giveaway! This time CMH will be giving away TEN COPIES of  Frances Langford: Armed Forces Sweetheart by Ben Ohmart,  courtesy of Bear Manor Books. ….. In order to read more

“Clarence Brown: Hollywood’s Forgotten Master” We have Five Books to Give Away via Twitter or this Blog It’s time for our next book giveaway! CMH is happy to say that we will be giving away FIVE COPIES of  Clarence Brown: Hollywood’s Forgotten Master by Gwenda Young, courtesy of University read more

Classic Movie Travels: Toby Wing Martha Virginia “Toby” Wing. When thinking of some of the top stars of the 30s, Toby Wing’s name does not immediately come to mind. A chorus girl that went unbilled often, Wing was never a big name in the business. However, Wing made her mark quietly in read more

Pre-Code Corner: Scarface – An Anti-Gangster Picture? When I set out to research Scarface (1932) in the Academy’s Production Code Administration (PCA) files, I was met with an overwhelming amount of material; so much so that it took me five Tuesday evenings to conquer all 356 pages of this file, read more

Western Roundup: Universal Gems I love Westerns of all kinds, from John Ford and John Wayne to Tim Holt and Hopalong Cassidy…that said, it just might be that my favorite Westerns are those released by Universal Pictures from the late ’40s to mid-’50s. I’ve sometimes described read more

Win tickets to see “White Christmas” on the big screen!  In Select Cinemas Nationwide Sun Dec 9 and Wed Dec 12! “How can a guy THAT ugly have the nerve to have sisters?” CMH continues into our 3rd year of our partnership with Fathom Events - with the 13th of our 13 movie read more