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Mini Tribute: Leo McCarey at Work

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Oct 3, 2015

 Born October 3, 1896 (or 1898?) Director Leo McCarey! In a 41 year film career that spanned 1921-1962, Leo McCarey directed over 100 films, most famously Duck Soup, The Awful Truth, Love Affair, Going My Way, The Bells of St. Mary’s, and An Affair To Remember. Not only a director however, read more

Five Timeless Andy-Barney Skits from The Andy Griffith Show (Exclusive Guest Post by Author Daniel de Vise)

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Guest Post on Oct 3, 2015

55 years ago today, on October 3, 1960, The Andy Griffith Show debuted on CBS! In celebration of this wonderful Classic TV Anniversary, CMH is happy to welcome a very special Guest Blogger today — Daniel de Visé — Don Knott’s brother-in-law and author of the new book, Andy and read more

Dover Classic Movie Book Giveaway (October via Facebook and Blog)

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Oct 1, 2015

Dover “Classic Movie Book Giveaway” Film-Star Portraits of the Fifties and A Treasure of Great Recipes (aka Vincent Price Cookbook! Qualifying Entry Task for Facebook/Blog Contest Okay, now it’s time for the Facebook/Blog version of our Dover Classic Movie Book giveaway contest! This time read more

TCM Star of the Month for October: David Niven

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by minooallen on Sep 30, 2015

  TCM Star of the Month for October David Niven Gregarious and quick witted, posh and debonair, David Niven remains one of the United Kingdom’s best exports and is Turner Classic Movie’s Star of the Month. David Niven the Gentleman Drifting into tinsel town at the of age 25, the British actor read more

Just for Fun: Happy National Coffee Day!

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Sep 29, 2015

A Classic Movie Coffee Understatement… Joseph Cotten in Shadow of a Doubt Happy National Coffee Day, September 29th! –Annmarie Gatti for Classic Movie Hub Share this post:FacebookDiggRedditStumbleUpon read more

“The James Bond Songs” Book Giveaway (via Twitter September 28 thru October 31)

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Sep 28, 2015

Announcing “The James Bond Songs Book” Giveaway! Qualifying Entry Task for TWITTER Contest Yes, it’s time for yet another Book Giveaway this month! From today September 28 through Saturday, October 31, 2015, Classic Movie Hub will be giving away a total of FIVE copies of The James read more

Dover Classic Movie Book Giveaway (via Twitter September 28 thru October 31)

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Sep 28, 2015

Dover “Classic Movie Book Giveaway” Paper Dolls, Postcards, Stickers & More! 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 FIVE fabulous Classic Movie Books via TWITTER, courtesy of  Dover Publications, read more

Announcing our Fun and Fabulous Dover Classic Movie Book Giveaway!

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Sep 25, 2015

Well this will be a Fun October for Classic Movie Book Lovers!!! Classic Movie Hub is happy to announce our next Classic Movie Book Giveaway, courtesy of  Dover Publications. Lots of Fun Books to giveaway!!! We’ll kick off the contest on Monday September 28th and you’ll be able to enter read more

All in the Family: Larry Hagman and Mary Martin

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Sep 21, 2015

  Mother and Son, “Maria Von Trapp” and “Major Anthony Nelson”…  The legendary Mary Martin, famous for originating the roles of Maria Von Trapp, Nellie Forbush and Peter Pan on Broadway, is mother of Classic TV star, Larry Hagman known for his television roles as read more

5 Fun Facts about Florenz Ziegfeld

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Sara and Cynthia Brideson on Sep 18, 2015

5 Fun Facts about Florenz Ziegfeld Our recent book, Ziegfeld and His Follies: A Biography of Broadway’s Greatest Producer (University Press of Kentucky, 2015) tells the story of the real Ziegfeld—someone quite different from the great impresario as portrayed by William Powell in the 1936 Oscar-winni read more

Lauren Bacall Blogthon: Behind-the-Scenes with Baby

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Sep 15, 2015

  In Celebration of the Lovely Lauren Bacall, a Behind-the-Scenes Pictorial... As probably all of us classic movie fans know, Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart met while filming To Have and Have Not (1944). Bacall was only 19 at the time, and Bogie was a whopping 44 — and thus, his nickna read more

Capitolfest: A ‘Rare’ Treat for Classic Movie Fans

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Sep 12, 2015

Capitolfest, Central NY’s Premier Summer Cinephile Film Festival shows Rarely-Shown and Newly-Discovered Films  Like many classic movie fans, I watch classic movies every chance I get, and I’m constantly ‘on the lookout’ for classics that I’ve never seen before, typical read more

Mini Tribute: Pinto Colvig

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Sep 11, 2015

  Born September 11, 1892 Pinto Colvig A quintessential clown, Pinto Colvig was a circus performer, Vaudeville actor and newspaper cartoonist before heading to Hollywood in 1921. There, he found work with comedy-king Mack Sennett, writing story titles, developing gags and performing bit parts. read more

Classic Movie Travels: Newton, Massachusetts and the Great Jack Lemmon

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Sep 2, 2015

Jack Lemmon’s Peculiar ‘Debut’ in Newton, Massachusetts…  Some actors are brilliant in comedies alone. Other actors are definitively dramatic. And then there’s Jack Lemmon. As an actor, Lemmon brought a quirky charm to each of his films—a charm that was completely unique read more

The Wonderful Ingrid Bergman Blogathon: Cactus Flower

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Aug 29, 2015

Ingrid Bergman as the ‘uptight outta sight’ Miss Dickinson… in Cactus Flower… Cactus Flower, starring Walter Matthau, Goldie Hawn and the lovely Ingrid Bergman Why do I love this film? Well, there are so many reasons… the spiraling-out-of-control plot, the witty dialog, read more

5 Little Facts: Happy Birthday to Gene Kelly

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by minooallen on Aug 23, 2015

5 Little Facts: Happy Birthday to Gene Kelly Wishing a Gene Kelly a happy 103rd birthday. ….. 1) It wasn’t exactly Rain he was singing in… Considering it’s Kelly’s most famous of all dance numbers, you’d think it’d be rain that the legendary song and dance man was singing in, but, read more

Gene Kelly: Ballet Dancer and Swaggering Tough

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Sara and Cynthia Brideson on Aug 23, 2015

Gene Kelly: Ballet Dancer and Swaggering Tough “There is about him and his artistry the wonderment of childhood, the sad searching loneliness which seeks companionship in the fairyland of the imagination. It is an abiding, cherished faith in make-believe…”[i] Gene Kelly, flashing his famous smile read more

Alfred Hitchcock DVD Giveaway: Rebecca, Spellbound & Notorious (Aug 16 through Sept 26)

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Aug 16, 2015

Announcing The Great Alfred Hitchcock DVD Giveaway! Qualifying Entry Task for TWITTER Contest I am happy to announce our next DVD giveaway! From Sunday, August 16 through Saturday, September 26, 2015, Classic Movie Hub will be giving away a total of SIX Alfred Hitchcock DVDs!  And, this time, itR read more

The Barrymore Trilogy Blogathon: Lionel Barrymore in You Can’t Take It With You

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Aug 12, 2015

“You can’t take it with you… So what good is it? As near as I can see, the only thing you can take with you is the love of your friends.”    Lionel Barrymore as Grandpa Vanderhoff ….. Anyone who knows me, knows that “You Can’t Take It With You” is one of my all-time favorite movies.  read more

Classic Movie Travels: The Great Katharine Hepburn of Fenwick, Connecticut

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on Aug 5, 2015

“I am Katharine Hepburn of Fenwick, Connecticut.” Sharp-witted and sophisticated, Katharine Hepburn was a pivotal figure in Golden Age cinema. Her independent life and strong-willed movie characters cemented her as a role model for multiple generations of women. She maintained a distinct physical read more
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