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Did you know? Barry Fitzgerald was the only actor to ever be nominated for BOTH a Best Actor and a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for the same performance — as Father Fitzgibbon in Going My Way.  He ultimately won for Best Supporting Actor, with the Best Actor Oscar going to Bing Crosby for his read more

  John Carradine, Tim Holt and Red Buttons share a birthday and a film (well, sort of): John Carradine and Tim Holt both starred in the John Ford classic, Stagecoach (1939) — and both Carradine and Holt were born today February 5 (13 years apart!).  Red Buttons appeared in the 1966 remake read more

  Clark Gable and Michael Kanin share a birthday and a film: Michael Kanin co-wrote the story for Teacher’s Pet which starred Clark Gable — both Kanin and Gable were born today February 1 (9 yrs apart!). Clark Gable and Doris Day in Teacher’s Pet (1958, director George Seaton read more

  Turner Classic Movies: 31 Days of Oscar CMH Picks: Week One It’s every Movies Lovers’ favorite time of year: Awards Season — when Hollywood’s most ambitious and artistic films are hoping for that Oscar gold. And if you’re a classic movie fan, then you even have more to be happy read more

  Never Even Nominated: Myrna Loy Award season has begun, which means it’s that time of year, again — the time when the below meme makes its way across the far reaches of the Internet. Leonardo DiCaprio every Oscar night. Yes. Every year film fanatics around the world ponder: Will read more

  The Freed Unit: MGM Musicals, the Evolution of Integration. There’s a saying you might know – it’s pretty popular among classic film buffs, and it goes a little something like this  “MGM has more stars than there are in heaven.” Well, I’m not here to argue whether that statement read more

Just Announced: Turner Classic Movies to Honor Legend Jerry Lewis at 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival! The 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival will honor legendary actor, filmmaker and humanitarian Jerry Lewis with a multi-tiered celebration of his remarkable career. Highlighting the tribute, Lewis will read more

Born January 19, 1866 Character Actor Harry Davenport! A veteran stage actor, Harry Davenport made his film debut at age 48. In his 37-year film career, he appeared in over 160 films and shorts, playing his share of grandfathers, judges and doctors. His films include Gone with the Wind (as Dr. Meade read more

  Hitchcock at the Box Office About eighteen months ago I was commissioned to write Darkness Visible, a short book of 15,000 words on my six favorite Hitchcock films. Delighted as I was to be asked, my first question to my publisher was: “Why the limit? Any Hitchcock fan could easily rattle off read more

How Many Films did Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland Star in Together? Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938, directors Michael Curtiz and William Keighley) Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland starred in EIGHT films together: Captain Blood (1935)  On DVD and read more

  Musical 101: Fred and Ginger, The Reigning Royalty of Dance Without a doubt, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are the king and queen of the movie musical. Although absolutely wonderful on their own, together the two add up to far more than the sum of their parts. But why were they so prefect fo read more

  TCM Star of the Month Joan Crawford As a relatively young fan of classic movies, my introduction to Hollywood stars is not always through their films. More than once, I have encountered the myth of a movie star before catching a glimpse of the star him/herself. I knew John Wayne was a pictur read more

It’s time for the Final Trivia Question (red font below) to win the Final Copy of the new TCM Fred Astaire 2-CD Set Giveaway — Fred Astaire: The Early Years at RKO, courtesy of Sony Masterworks (remember, in order to win, you must have already pre-qualified via the Qualifying Entry Task) read more

  We wish you a Very Merry Christmas, a Happy Holiday Season and a Happy and Healthy New Year! Hope you can enjoy some relaxation, fun — and hopefully some favorite classic films ….. Lucille Ball, Cary Grant as Santa, and Ann Sheridan ….. Doris Day ….. Errol Flynn a read more

FRED ASTAIRE: The Early Years at RKO 2-CD Set— This Week’s Qualifying Entry Task: In order to qualify for this week’s Fred Astaire Giveaway, you must complete the following task by Saturday, December 28 at 5PM EST (i.e. any time between now and Saturday, Dec 28 at 5PM EST): The 2-CD Set, The read more

  “Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to.” So, why did I pick Miracle on 34th Street for my Christmas Blogathon post? Well, to be perfectly honest, I thought it would be a breeze to write. How could it not? It’s such a well-known and timeless classic – he read more

It’s time for today’s Trivia Question (red font below) that will determine this week’s winner of the new TCM Fred Astaire 2-CD Set — Fred Astaire: The Early Years at RKO, courtesy of Sony Masterworks (remember, in order to win, you must have already pre-qualified via the Qualifying Entry read more

  George Hurrell’s Hollywood: Glamour Portraits 1925-1992 (Running Press)  An Interview with author Mark A.Vieira Sitting here in my living room, I can’t help but notice something: Mark A. Vieira’s latest book, George Hurrell’s Hollywood, does look awfully good on my coffee read more

Joan and Olivia: Sibling Rivalry Aside… It’s pretty well-known that sisters Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine were feuding on-and-off since childhood. That said, putting sibling rivalry aside — here are some fun pictures of Fontaine and de Havilland enjoying each other’s read more

FRED ASTAIRE: The Early Years at RKO 2-CD Set— This Week’s Qualifying Entry Task: In order to qualify for this week’s Fred Astaire Giveaway, you must complete the following task by Saturday, December 21 at 5PM EST (i.e. any time between now and Saturday, Dec 21 at 5PM EST): The 2-CD Set, The read more