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 Doctor Who (Peter Cushing) is menaced by a Dalek in this publicity still for Daleks -- Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1967). This article is part of the Time Travel Blogathon hosted by Wide Screen World and Silver Screenings. The BBC TV series Doctor Who has been going strong for more than 5 read more

The screenshot above shows Paul Newman as boxer Rocky Graziano in the biopic Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956). This week's 1001 classic movie you should see is the biopic Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) about the early life and boxing career of famed middleweight champion Rocky Graziano (Paul read more

My TCM movie of the week is The Snake Pit (1948) starring Olivia de Havilland. This drama about mental illness airs at 10 pm ET Monday. Highlights of this week's TCM lineup include two nights of films about mental illness in the movies and a Saturday night of noir. Note: All times are ET and the read more

A screenshot of the film noir The Hitch-Hiker (1953) featuring Frank Lovejoy (left), William Talman, and Edmond O'Brien. This article is part of The Free for All Classic Film Blogathon presented by Cinemaven's Essays From the Couch. The Free for All Blogathon gives bloggers the chance to write read more

Elizabeth Taylor wearing some of the sparkling gems in her large jewelry collection. This article is part of The Elizabeth Taylor Blogathon hosted by In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood.  Big girls need big diamonds," -- Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth Taylor's tumultuous love life of read more

First best actress winner Janet Gaynor with her Oscar for 7th Heaven (1927), Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), and Street Angel (1928). This article is part of the 31 Days of Oscar blogathon hosted by Paula's Cinema Club, Outspoken & Freckled, and Once Upon a Screen. Janet Gaynor won t read more

Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald (photo above from Maytime) were known as The Singing Sweethearts to their legions of fans.  This article is part of The Singing Sweethearts Blogathon hosted by Pure Entertainment Preservation Society. Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald were a wildly popu read more

The Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers musical Top Hat (1935) is airing at 10 a.m. Sunday on TCM. It is part of an all-day lineup of nominees and winners of the best picture Academy Award. This week's 31 Days of Oscar programming features nominees and winners from the acting and best picture categories. read more

Buster Keaton plays a game of catch outside his palatial Beverly Hills estate called the Italian Villa. This article is part of The Fourth Annual Buster Keaton Blogathon hosted by Silent-ology. There was nothing quite like being an old Hollywood movie star in the 1920s. Idols of the silver scr read more

TCM is airing some great romances for Valentine's week, including the Doris Day-Rock Hudson rom-com Pillow Talk (1959) at 10:15 p.m. Thursday. This week's 31 Days of Oscar programming begins with director John Ford's Oscar-winning film The Informer (1935) at 6 a.m. Monday  and ends with Jose read more

I Confess (1953) is perhaps the most underrated movie in Alfred Hitchcock's impressive filmography. This thriller about a priest who must remain silent about a murder confession stars Anne Baxter and Montgomery Clift and was filmed on location in Quebec City, Quebec (photo above). This article is read more

The photo above shows Carole Lombard and Clark Gable at their Encino, Calif., ranch. This is article is part of  Dear Mr. Gable: A Celebration of the King of Hollywood hosted by Love Letters to Old Hollywood. During their three-year marriage, Clark Gable and Carole Lombard were the king and read more

TCM is kicking off 31 Days of Oscar with Swing Time (1936). The musical starring Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire will air at 8 p.m. Thursday. TCM's annual 31 Days of Oscar programming is one of the highlights of the year for old Hollywood fans. This year's lineup is organized according to category read more

Today, I'm reviewing Footlight Parade (1933). The pre-code musical stars Joan Blondell (left), James Cagney, and Ruby Keeler. This article is part of The Busby Berkeley Blogathon hosted by Hometowns to Hollywood. This is also part of a year-long series of articles celebrating the 100th anniversar read more

The great Katharine Hepburn began her illustrious career with A Bill of Divorcement (1932). She plays the daughter of a man (John Barrymore) who returns to his family after being institutionalized for several years. No actor in the annals of old Hollywood history had a career quite like Katharine read more

Today, I'm writing about the best films of French actor Charles Boyer as chosen by classic movie fans on Twitter. TCM is celebrating the career of French actor Charles Boyer by airing his films each Thursday in January. During his lifetime, Boyer's Gallic charm made him one of cinema's great love read more

The Heiress (1949), starring Olivia de Havilland, is airing Tuesday night on TCM. TCM is airing a lineup of films about The Gilded Age on Tuesday that includes classics The Heiress (1949) and The Magnificent Ambersons (1942). There's also a great lineup of survival movies on Friday night and thre read more

The new year brought a bumper crop of classic movies on Blu-ray and DVD. The list includes director John Ford's classic Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) starring Henry Fonda.  2018 has brought six old Hollywood films to DVD and Blu-ray that include one of director John Ford's best, an early Technic read more

Gaslight (1944) is airing this Thursday night on TCM. The psychological thriller features star of the month Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman. TCM is celebrating January star of the month Charles Boyer by airing his iconic role in director George Cukor's Victorian thriller Gaslight (1944) at 8 p.m read more

Today I'm writing about the great screwball comedy Libeled Lady (1936) starring William Powell, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy, and Spencer Tracy. This article is part of The Bill & Myrna New Year's Blogathon! hosted by Phyllis Loves Classic Movies and The Flapper Dame.  Myrna Loy and William read more