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A Classic Movies Teaser…
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Nov 25, 2015
Classic Movies and More… Well, as some of my close friends may already know, I’ve been busy for quite some time working on a project with friends and fellow film fans, Citizen Screen and Rob Medaska. That said, since this is Thanksgiving time — and because I am very thankful for th read more
Kino Lorber Classic Movie DVD and Blu-Ray Giveaway (Facebook Giveaway thru December 26)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Nov 25, 2015
Kino Lorber Classic Movie DVD and Blu-Ray Giveaway! Qualifying Entry Task for Facebook/Blog Contest Okay, now it’s time for the Facebook/Blog version of our Kino Lorber Classic Movie Giveaway contest! This time we’ll be giving away TWO Classic Movie DVDs/Blu-Rays, courtesy of Kino Lorber, read more
Kino Lorber Classic Movie DVD and Blu-Ray Giveaway (via Twitter November 23 thru December 26)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Nov 23, 2015
Kino Lorber Classic Movie DVD and Blu-Ray Giveaway! Qualifying Entry Task for TWITTER Contest As I mentioned in my last blog post, I am happy to say that CMH will be giving away TEN fabulous Classic Movie DVDs/Blu-Rays via TWITTER, courtesy of Kino Lorber, from November 23 through December read more
Five Actresses You Didn’t Know Were Ziegfeld Girls
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Nov 23, 2015
Five Actresses You Didn’t Know Were Ziegfeld Girls Florenz Ziegfeld was called the Great Glorifier because he could take almost any girl and make her look absolutely gorgeous. Many of the silver screen’s most iconic actresses actually began as Ziegfeld girls! Others were almost Ziegfeld girls. For read more
Announcing our Kino Lorber Classic Movie DVD and Blu-Ray Giveaway!
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Nov 22, 2015
Well, this will be an Entertaining Holiday Season for Classic Movie Lovers!!! Classic Movie Hub is very happy to announce our next Classic Movie Contest Giveaway! Thanks to Kino Lorber, we have lots of fun DVDs and Blu-Rays to giveaway this holiday season!!! We’ll kick off our contest tomorrow read more
Sherlock Found – The Rediscovery and Restoration of a Piece of Film History
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Janelle Vreeland on Nov 9, 2015
Sherlock Found -
The Rediscovery and Restoration of a Piece of Film History
The year is 1916. The Chicago-based Essanay Film Manufacturing Company is, arguably, at the height of its powers. Just the year before, they had counted Charlie Chaplin among their stars, and now George K. Spoor is looking read more
Walter Brennan and Marilyn Monroe Book Giveaway (November via Facebook and Blog)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Nov 4, 2015
“A Real American Character: The Life of Walter Brennan” AND “Marilyn Monroe: A Life of the Actress” Book Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task for FACEBOOK and Blog Contest Okay, now it’s time for the Facebook/Blog version of our Walter Brennan and Marilyn Monroe Book Giveaway. That said, we’ll read more
“Andy and Don: The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American TV Show” Book Giveaway (November via Facebook and Blog Contest)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Nov 4, 2015
“Andy and Don: The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American TV Show” Book Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task for Facebook & Blog Contest Okay, now for the Facebook/Blog version of our contest! CMH will be giving away TWO copies of Andy and Don: The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American read more
“The Gag Man: Clyde Bruckman and the Birth of Film Comedy” Book Giveaway (November via Facebook and Blog)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Nov 4, 2015
“The Gag Man: Clyde Bruckman and the Birth of Film Comedy” Qualifying Entry Task for Facebook and Blog Book Giveaway Contest Here we go…this is our Facebook/Blog version of the contest! We will be giving away TWO copies of The Gag Man: Clyde Bruckman and the Birth of Film Comedy by Matthew read more
5 Things You May Not Know About Norma Shearer
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by minooallen on Nov 3, 2015
5 Things You May Not Know About Norma Shearer Norma Shearer ….. 1.) She was hatched from the icy north That’s totally a polar bear she is laying on Despite one of classic Hollywood’s greatest stars, Shearer was born nowhere near the Hollywood. In fact, she wasn’t even born read more
“The Gag Man: Clyde Bruckman and the Birth of Film Comedy” Book Giveaway (via Twitter November 2 through November 28)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Nov 2, 2015
“The Gag Man: Clyde Bruckman and the Birth of Film Comedy” Qualifying Entry Task for TWITTER Book Giveaway Contest I am happy to say that CMH will be giving away FOUR copies of The Gag Man: Clyde Bruckman and the Birth of Film Comedy by Matthew Dessem, via TWITTER this month, courtesy of read more
“Andy and Don: The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American TV Show” Book Giveaway (via Twitter November 2 through November 28)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Nov 2, 2015
“Andy and Don: The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American TV Show” Book Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task for TWITTER Contest Time for our next contest! I am happy to say that CMH will be giving away FOUR copies of Andy and Don: The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American TV read more
Walter Brennan and Marilyn Monroe Book Giveaway (via Twitter November 2 through November 28)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Nov 2, 2015
“A Real American Character: The Life of Walter Brennan” AND “Marilyn Monroe: A Life of the Actress” Book Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task for TWITTER Contest And now for our next contest! I am thrilled to say that CMH will be giving away FOUR copies of A Real American Character: The read more
The Universal Pictures Blogathon: Dracula (1931)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Oct 30, 2015
“I never drink…wine”
Bela Lugosi as Dracula, need I say more?
I’d venture to guess that many classic movie fans have fond (or not so fond) memories of being scared out-of-their-wits when they were kids as they watched Frankenstein, Dracula, the Mummy — or any one of tho read more
Val Lewton: His Brand of Fear
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by minooallen on Oct 29, 2015
Val Lewton His Brand of Fear In the magical world of movie making, it’s the director that usually gets all the creative glory. Heck, there’s even a popular notion in film criticism called the auteur theory that rests on that very idea. And while, yes, the director is often the most important creati read more
Cleo from 5 to 7: Real Time with Agnes Varda
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by minooallen on Oct 23, 2015
Cleo from 5 to 7
Real time with Agnes Varda
Agnes Varda
All this month Turner Classic Movies has been shining a spotlight on the trailblazing women of the global film industry. And while Classic Movie Hub is in the habit of concentrating on the top Hollywood glam of the classic era, I would like to read more
CMBA Blogathon: Planes, Trains and Automobiles Blogathon – A Hard Day’s Night
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Oct 23, 2015
”A train and a room, and a car and a room, and a room and a room…” A Hard Day’s Night has been touted by fans and critics alike as one of the most influential musical films of all time and a precursor to the modern music video. A huge financial and critical success, it insp read more
Billie Burke: The Good Witch For Cats
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Sara and Cynthia Brideson on Oct 20, 2015
Billie Burke: The Good Witch For Cats
In common folklore and throughout history, witches and animals have been inextricably linked. Particularly ubiquitous are the images of a cackling hag stirring a brew with a black cat at her feet or a raven crowing at her window. For this reason, women who keep read more
Classic Movie Travels: Francis Farmer from Seattle to Indianapolis
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annette Bochenek on Oct 5, 2015
Francis Farmer… A Turbulent Journey When I relayed the complicated tale of Frances Farmer’s life to a friend of mine, his response was, “Now, that would make an interesting movie.” I immediately pointed him to the 1982 film, Frances, starring Jessica Lange. While I possess a deep love for read more
Comic Legends Together: Chaplin, Keaton, Lloyd and More!
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Oct 4, 2015
Just for Fun: When Comic Legends Gather, it makes for some awesome pictures… I can’t help but marvel at the comedic talent (understatement) that emerged during the Silent Era — Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd… It’s really mind-boggling… That said, ho read more