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Werewolf of London (1935)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Aurora Bugallo on Oct 20, 2016
Neither Man nor Wolf… Stuart Walker’s Werewolf of London (1935) succeeds in terrifying sensitive souls. The movie tells the story of botanist, Wilfred Glendon (Henry Hull) who goes on an expedition to Tibet where the rare mariphasa lupina lupina can be found. Also known as the moon flower, read more
Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest TV Shows": Standing the test of time?
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Daniel de Visé on Oct 18, 2016
“Our list is guaranteed to start plenty of loud arguments” Tastes change. When Entertainment Weekly ranked the “100 Greatest CDs” (remember those?) in 1993, the resulting list included an entry from the musical artist Slayer – - no doubt a worthy ensemble, but not one likely to populate read more
A Classic Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Hollywood’s Golden Age Stars
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Oct 17, 2016
A “CLASSIC” QUIZ Test Your Knowledge of Hollywood’s Golden Age Stars A Big Thank You to authors James Bawden and Ron Miller of Conversations with Classic Film Stars for putting together this fun little quiz for us! Test your ‘Classic Knowledge’ by answering these fun questions read more
TCM Trailblazing Women: Anna May Wong
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by minooallen on Oct 16, 2016
Turner Classic Movies Trailblazing Women in Film
Breaking Barriers: Anna May Wong
Continuing on the success of last year’s programming, Turner Classic Movies will once again host the series Trailblazing Women of Hollywood, celebrating the actresses who have made a difference. Airing eve read more
Conversations with Classic Film Stars: about Bing Crosby and John Wayne – Exclusive Post by Authors James Bawden and Ron Miller
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Guest Post on Oct 10, 2016
THE GOLDEN AGE OF GOSSIP What Legendary Movie Stars Said about Each Other Part Four of a Four-Part Series The dominant musical movie star of the “golden age” surely was Bing Crosby, but not all his co-stars were big fans, most especially Dorothy Lamour, his leading lady in the highly popular series read more
Film Noir Review: The Big Steal (1949)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Danilo Castro on Oct 5, 2016
“It’ll be getting dark soon. I hate the thought of spending the night with an empty revolver.”
Robert Mitchum, the owner of the sleepiest eyes in Hollywood, was arrested for smoking marijuana in 1948. The scandal shocked few within the industry, but for the reefer-fearing public, t read more
Top 100 Classic Horror Movies as Rated by CMH Fans!
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Oct 4, 2016
Celebrating Classic Horror with our Fan Favorites Chart! As many of you already know, Classic Movie Hub publishes over 200 Classic Movie Charts — all generated by fans. From genres to topics, and even decades, these charts are a fun way for us to share fan favorites and recommendations for read more
Conversations with Classic Film Stars: about Greta Garbo and Marilyn Monroe – Exclusive Post by Authors James Bawden and Ron Miller
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Guest Post on Oct 3, 2016
THE GOLDEN AGE OF GOSSIP What Legendary Movie Stars Said about Each Other Part Three of a Four-Part Series Melvyn Douglas, who first co-starred with Greta Garbo in As You Desire Me [1932], remembered her as “icy and distant.” He also said she had no flair for comedy and believes it was her “humorles read more
TCM Star of the Month October: Christopher Lee
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by minooallen on Oct 2, 2016
Turner Classic Movies: Star of the Month Renaissance Man Sir Christopher Lee Singing. Dancing. Acting. When a person has mastered all three skills it’s known as a Triple Threat. Some people even go beyond that and master the art of directing, producing, writing, etc. But what do you call a person read more
Kino Lorber “Buster Keaton: The Shorts Collection 1917-1923” DVD and Blu-Ray Giveaway (Facebook and Blog)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Oct 2, 2016
Buster Keaton Birthday Celebration DVD/Blu-Ray Giveaway! Qualifying Entry Task for Facebook/Blog Okay, now it’s time for the Facebook/Blog version of our “Buster Keaton: The Shorts Collection 1917-1923″ giveaway contest courtesy of Kino Lorber! And, remember, we’re also giving away FIVE read more
Conversations with Classic Film Stars: about Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn – Exclusive Post by Authors James Bawden and Ron Miller
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Guest Post on Sep 26, 2016
THE GOLDEN AGE OF GOSSIP What Legendary Movie Stars Said about Each Other Part Two of a Four-Part Series Though two-time Oscar winner Spencer Tracy is widely regarded as one of the acting greats of the “golden age,” not all of his co-stars were so keen on him. For instance, Melvyn Douglas complain read more
“TCM Big Screen Classics: The Shining” Movie Event Ticket Giveaway (September 30 – October 15)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Sep 25, 2016
Win Tickets to see “The Shining” on the Big Screen! in Select Cinemas Nationwide October 23 & October 26! CMH is thrilled to announce the October edition of our monthly movie ticket giveaways, courtesy of Fathom Events! This month, we’ll be giving away EIGHT PAIRS of tickets to see “TCM read more
Happy Halloween! Young Frankenstein DVD Giveaway (October)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Sep 25, 2016
Announcing our Happy Halloween “Young Frankenstein” DVD Giveaway!
We decided to do something a little special this year for Halloween — so this will be the first of two Halloween-themed DVD giveaways we’ll be doing this month. That said, we will be paying tribute to the late read more
Kino Lorber “Buster Keaton: The Shorts Collection 1917-1923” DVD and Blu-Ray Giveaway (October via Twitter)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Sep 25, 2016
Buster Keaton Birthday Celebration DVD/Blu-Ray Giveaway! Qualifying Entry Task for Twitter Comic Legend Buster Keaton was born on October 4th, way back in 1895 (over 120 years ago!) – and yet we still laugh and marvel at his work today! That said, in celebration of Buster Keaton’s birthd read more
Hitchcock Halloween DVD Giveaway (October)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Sep 25, 2016
Announcing The CMH “Hitchcock Halloween” DVD Giveaway!
I am very happy to announce the second of our very special Halloween Contests this month! And this time, it is in honor of the Master of Suspense! That said, from Monday September 25 through Saturday, October 29, Classic Movie Hub w read more
The Many Sides of Eddie Cantor: Five Anecdotes
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Sep 21, 2016
The Many Sides of Eddie Cantor… Eddie making his trademark pop-eyed expression According to writer H.L. Mencken, Eddie Cantor’s work in the 1930s did more to pull America out of the Great Depression than all government measures combined. He was appropriately nicknamed the Apostle of Pep. More read more
Conversations with Classic Film Stars: about Joan Crawford – Exclusive Post by Authors James Bawden and Ron Miller
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Guest Post on Sep 19, 2016
THE GOLDEN AGE OF GOSSIP What Legendary Movie Stars Said about Each Other Part One of a Four-Part Series Most movie fans who love the classic films of Hollywood’s “golden age,” probably have a pretty good idea what film scholars and movie critics think of the great stars of that era because read more
Our Endless Numbered Mayberry Days
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Sep 15, 2016
The 27th ‘Mayberry Days’ Festival, September 21-25… Twenty-six years ago, on the thirtieth anniversary of The Andy Griffith Show’s televised debut, the citizens of Mount Airy, North Carolina, gathered for the first Mayberry Day. A couple hundred people turned out at City Hall read more
Classic Movie Legend Tribute: Claudette Colbert
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by minooallen on Sep 13, 2016
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Claudette Colbert, born on September 13th, 1903!
The realm of Classic Hollywood sometimes gets a bad rap for being a place rife with misogyny. And, of course, these criticisms are not without merit. I think we can all agree that the seats of power in al read more
Conversations with Classic Film Stars: Facebook/Blog Giveaway Contest (August)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Sep 12, 2016
“Conversations with Classic Film Stars: Interviews from Hollywood’s Golden Era” Book Giveaway via Facebook and this Blog Okay, now it’s time for the Facebook/Blog version of our “Conversations with Classic Film Stars: Interviews from Hollywood’s Golden Era” Giveaway Contest! This read more