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Born January 4, 1905 Character Actor Sterling Holloway! Character Actor Sterling Holloway appeared in over 175 film and TV roles but is probably best known as the voice of Winnie the Pooh & The Cheshire Cat! In 1991, Sterling Holloway received a Disney Legends Award for living up to Disney princ read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Ray Milland, born on January 3, 1905! Let me be honest with you: I have not seen very many Ray Milland films. I know, I know: How am I supposed to write about someone with whom I have very little knowledge of both on and off screen? Well, as my screenwr read more

Classic Movie Magnet Madness Continues! Entry Task for today… In order to win today’s Maltese Falcon Classic Movie Magnet, be the FIRST person to TWEET the correct answer to the following question. (US and Canada entries only please, sorry) The Question (TWEET your answer): Legendary character actor read more

Classic Movie Magnet Madness Entry Task for today… In order to win today’s Notorious Classic Movie Magnet, be the FIRST person to TWEET the correct answer to the following question. (US and Canada entries only please, sorry) Fill-in-the-Blank (TWEET your answer): Although the narrative for the 1946 read more

Entry Task for today…  GUESS THE MAGNET! In order to win today’s SURPRISE Classic Movie Magnet, be the FIRST person to correctly TWEET the NAME of the SURPRISE MAGNET (FILM)! (US and Canada entries only please, sorry) Tweet the Answer: Name the 1938 swashbuckler FILM (entire film name please), read more

Classic Movie Magnet Madness Entry Task for today… In order to win today’s Top Hat Classic Movie Magnet, be the FIRST person to TWEET the correct answer to the following question. (US and Canada entries only please, sorry) Fill-in-the-Blank Question (TWEET your answer): Legendary character actor read more

Classic Movie Magnet Madness Entry Task for today… In order to win today’s Arsenic and Old Lace Classic Movie Magnet, be the FIRST person to TWEET the correct answer to the following question. (US and Canada entries only please, sorry) Fill-in-the-Blank (TWEET your answer): The film Arsenic and read more

Classic Movie Magnet Madness Entry Task for today… In order to win today’s Gone With The Wind Classic Movie Magnet, be the FIRST person to TWEET the correct answer to the following question. (US and Canada entries only please, sorry) The Question (TWEET your answer): The film Gone With The Wind read more

Born December 29, 1865 Character Actor Otis Harlan! Character Actor Otis Harlan appeared in over 130 films from the Silent through the Sound era, but he is probably best know as the voice of Happy in Walt Disney‘s 1937 animated classic, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Harlan was also the voic read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Maggie Smith, Born December 29, 1934! Although I adore the woman to no end, I must admit, I would not necessarily consider Maggie Smith a classic movie legend. Now, please, don’t get me wrong. Maggie Smith is a legend. The woman is a Dame for heav read more

  Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Marlene Dietrich, Born December 27, 1901! Glamour. Defined in the dictionary as: an air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring. For me, and I am assuming for many of you, glamor is what initially attracted me read more

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Humphrey Bogart, born December 25, 1899! The balance of stoicism and passion is a character trait I’ve always admired. The ability to hide a burning passion behind a well maintained veneer of a cool, collectedness has always translated, to me at least, as the read more

Entry Task for today…  GUESS THE MAGNET! In order to win today’s SURPRISE Classic Movie Magnet, be the FIRST person to correctly TWEET the NAME of the SURPRISE MAGNET (FILM)! (US and Canada entries only please, sorry) Tweet the Answer: Name the FILM, directed by Frank Capra which contains the read more

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Michael Curtiz, born December 24, 1886! Some directors are remembered for a specific reason. Hitchcock will be forever known as the master of suspense, Cuckor earned the moniker of “womans director,” and Ed Wood has a special place in history as the worst read more

How Frank Capra revolutionized ‘snow-making’ in It’s a Wonderful Life! I just wanted to share this fabulous article from life.time.com that explains how Frank Capra revolutionized the onscreen snow-making process while filming It’s a Wonderful Life. The article explains the e read more

Classic Movie Magnet Madness Continues! Entry Task for today… In order to win today’s Maltese Falcon Classic Movie Magnet, be the FIRST person to TWEET the correct answer to the following question. (US and Canada entries only please, sorry) The Question (TWEET your answer): The film, The Maltese read more

It’s that time of year again… Today, the Library of Congress selected 25 films for inclusion in the National Film Registry. These cinematic treasures represent important cultural, artistic and historic achievements in filmmaking. “Established by Congress in 1989, the National Film read more

In order to win today’s Notorious Classic Movie Magnet, be the FIRST person to TWEET the correct answer to the following question. (US and Canada entries only please, sorry) Fill-in-the-Blank (TWEET your answer): In the film Notorious, Claude Rains makes an alarming discovery about his wife. He conf read more

Classic Movie Magnet Madness Entry Task for today… In order to win today’s Top Hat Classic Movie Magnet, be the FIRST person to TWEET the correct answer to the following question. (US and Canada entries only please, sorry) The Question (TWEET your answer): In the film Top Hat, Jerry (Fred Astaire) read more

Classic Movie Magnet Madness Entry Task for today… In order to win today’s Arsenic and Old Lace Classic Movie Magnet, be the FIRST person to TWEET the correct answer to the following question. (US and Canada entries only please, sorry) Fill-in-the-Blank (TWEET your answer): In the film Arsenic and read more