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 Bing’s Spokane and  Gonzaga University… I’d like to take us to the Pacific Northwest to explore the life of an iconic crooner—Tacoma’s Bing Crosby. Bing, or Harry Lillis Crosby Jr., was the fourth of seven children born to brewery bookkeeper Harry Lillis Crosby Sr. and his wife, read more

“Ready When You Are CB” and “Head ‘Em Off at the Pass” Book Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task for Twitter Contest Yes, it’s May, and time for another contest! This time we’ll be giving away TWO COPIES EACH of J. M. Harrison’s Ready When You Are, C.B.!: 98 Epic Films read more

  Kill the Wabbit, Kill the Wabbit! Okay, anyone who knows me, knows that I’m a huge Looney Tunes fan — so how happy am I to be writing about “What’s Opera, Doc?” for this Tiny Blogathon? Well, I’m smiling right now — and I haven’t even begun watc read more

Born April 27, 1902 Harry Stockwell! Singer/actor Harry Stockwell was a noted Broadway performer who made his feature film debut in 1935 in a film called Here Comes the Band. His most notable film ‘appearance’ however was as The Prince in Walt Disney’s animated classic Snow White a read more

The Fabulous Films of the 30′s: Follow the Fleet starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and… I distinctly remember the first time I saw Follow the Fleet.  It was many years ago, during one of those ‘vacation weeks’ between Christmas and New Years. I was staying up really late, thorou read more

Carol Burnett and Crew have “Went with the Wind”… I’m sure that just about every Classic Movie fan knows this one VERY well, and I’m equally sure that it brings a big smile and even a laugh-out-loud chuckle to many of us as well. So without further adieu, here is the fa read more

Celebrating World Penguin Day with Three Favorite ‘Classic’ Penguins… According to online sources, there are between 17 and 20 living species of Penguins in the world today. That’s kind of cool (forgive the pun). But…for many of us pop culture fans, that seems to be qui read more

Four TCM Fans to Share their Favorite Films with us on TCM Saturday April 11! Another exciting day for TCM fans… As a follow-up to their November salute to Fan Favorite Films, TCM will be airing their latest “Fan Favorites” programming today.  That said, Ben Mankiewicz will be video chatting read more

“The Sound of Music” 50th Anniversary Edition CD Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task for Facebook/Blog Contest As part of our month-long “The Sound of Music” 50th Anniversary Celebration, we will be giving way TWO copies of The Sound Of Music 50th Anniversary Edition CD via Facebook and read more

“We’ll Have Manhattan” Book Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task for Facebook/Blog Contest As part of this month’s Rodgers and Hart book giveaway contest, we’ll also be giving away TWO copies of  “We’ll Have Manhattan: The Early Work of Rodgers & Hart” on Facebook and this read more

Win Tickets to see “The Sound of Music” on the Big Screen! A Special Event in Select Cinemas Nationwide April 19 & April 21 The cinemas are alive with The Sound of Music! And, CMH is very happy to say that, in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the release of the film, we’ll be giving read more

“We’ll Have Manhattan” Book Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task for Twitter Contest “Manhattan,” “My Funny Valentine,” “Blue Moon,” “Bewitched,” “The Lady is a Tramp,” “Isn’t It Romantic?” — shall I go on… I am happy to announce that CMH will be giving away FOUR copies read more

Win Tickets to see “The Sound of Music” on the Big Screen! A Special Event in Select Cinemas Nationwide April 19 & April 21 The cinemas are alive with The Sound of Music! And, CMH is very happy to say that, in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the release of the film, we’l read more

“The Sound of Music” 50th Anniversary Edition CD Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task for Twitter Contest I’m happy to say that it’s another exciting month here at CMH for “The Sound of Music” fans! As part of our month-long celebration of the film’s release 50 ye read more

  “In the Company of Legends” in stores April 16 Exclusive Interview with authors Joan Kramer and David Heeley Starting with their award winning profiles of Fred Astaire in 1980, Joan Kramer and David Heeley documented the lives and careers of some of Hollywood’s greatest legends, establi read more

“I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.” -Mae West With her voluptuous figure, suggestive manner and risque dialog, Mae West is arguably the most iconic ‘come on’ queen of her time. Groundbreaking, and at times even controversial, she was known for her blunt se read more

  The Rise and Fall of the American Gangster Scarface “As far back as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be a gangster.” -Henry Hill – Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas. Yes, gangsters seem to have it all: the clothes, the money, the respect, and the girls. However, there is another read more

 Day Four TCMFF Screen Grabs and “Quotables”… Day Four… Wrapping up quotes today! And bidding a Fond Farewell to the Film Festival and all my film fan friends… Counting the days until next year! Calamity Jane (1953) So I told a friendly star, the way that dreamers often read more

Hailing from the small town of Linton, Indiana… If you don’t recognize Phil Harris by name, you’ll certainly recognize him by his voice. Hailing from the small town of Linton, Indiana, Harris developed a career as an established bandleader in the 1930s. Afterwards, he took a job as musical director read more

Celebrating the TCM Classic Film Festival! Okay, the LAST day, you know what to do! But if you don’t, See this blog post for all the details - including the list of fabulous TCM prizes! Today’s contest question for our Facebook and Blog entrants is… NAME THE FILM (in the comment read more