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Up From Depths to Please Anew
on June 5, 2023
Ghost World That is Paramount on ParadeFrom You Tube confine comes one not […]
Film Noir #24
on May 29, 2023
Noir: The Big Caper, A Bullet for Joey, and The Chase (1946)THE BIG CAPER […]
Following a Ten-Year Hiatus ...
on May 22, 2023
Greenbriar's Watch List ReturnsTHE HUNTERS (1958) --- Another from the 50's […]
Category Called Comedy #1
on May 15, 2023
5/15/2023: Laurel and Hardy, Buster Keaton, Boy's Ranch, and Cross My […]
Book v. Film Being Contest To Never End
on May 8, 2023
Did Best-Sellers Make Best Movies in 1939?Heard of 1939’s Disputed Passage? […]

Bob and Paul, Quite the Pair!
on June 6, 2023
The following article appeared in the June, 1955 issue of Focus magazine. […]
Roz, Cesar, Walter & Franchot - I'd Go See That Movie!
on June 1, 2023
Sorry about the absence of a Tuesday blog entry. Three-day holidays always […]
And then there's the memory thing ...
on May 25, 2023
At one time, I thought I had a great system of separating Bob stuff that I've […]
Bob's Day, Part 2
on May 23, 2023
Good excuse to use another one of my many favorite Bob photos ... Classy […]
Happy 28th Birthday, Mr. Montgomery!
on May 21, 2023
Well, that's how old he was when this photo was taken. Birthdays are much […]

The Alternate Movie Title Game (Private Eye Edition)
on May 29, 2023
Here are the rules: We will provide an "alternate title" for a private eye film […]
Seven Things to Know About "The Jimmy Stewart Show"
on May 16, 2023
In support of National Classic Movie Day on May 16th, we are participating in […]
John Wayne in 3D in Hondo!
on May 1, 2023
John Wayne as Hondo. With John Wayne's 1953 3D Western Hondo, you actually get […]
The Alternate Movie Title Game (Burt Lancaster Edition)
on April 16, 2023
Here are the rules: We will provide an "alternate title" for a film that […]
Seven Classic Made-for-TV Movies...that you can watch for free!
on April 3, 2023
In an interview in its February 2023 newsletter CMBA Today, the Classic Movie […]

Classic Movie Blog Association

shadowsandsatin

Laura’s Miscellaneous Musings

CMBA Profile: The Silver Screen Affair
on June 1, 2023
Each month, the CMBA profiles a classic movie blog written by one of our […]
The CMBA Presents the 2023 Spring Blogathon: Big Stars on the Small Screen -- In Support of National Classic Movie Day
on May 15, 2023
The Classic Movie Blog Association is pleased as punch to present the […]
CMBA Profile: MOCNE PUNKTY
on May 1, 2023
Each month, the CMBA profiles a classic movie blog written by one of our […]
Introducing the Spring 2023 CMBA Blogathon: Big Stars on the Small Screen: In Support of National Classic Movie Day!
on April 3, 2023
It's almost time for the CMBA Spring Blogathon! This year's topic is "Big Stars […]
CMBA Profile: A Vintage Nerd
on April 2, 2023
Each month, the CMBA profiles a classic movie blog written by one of our […]

Shadowy and Satiny: What to Watch on TCM in June 2023
on June 2, 2023
There’s good stuff on TCM in June, y’all. Read on . . . Satiny Pick: The […]
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Noir: The 2023 CMBA Spring Blogathon
on May 17, 2023
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, a half-hour anthology series created, produced and […]
It’s a Wonderful Life: The 2023 TCM Film Festival – Part I
on May 1, 2023
It was the best of times, it was the best of times. The 2023 Turner Classic […]
Shadowy and Satiny: What to Watch on TCM in May 2023
on April 29, 2023
There’s not likely, any time soon, to be a couple of back-to-back months of […]
It’s Right Around the Corner: The 2023 TCM Film Festival
on April 2, 2023
It’s hard to believe that in less than two weeks, I’ll be on my way to Los […]

Book Review: Eddie Muller's Noir Bar
on June 6, 2023
My alcohol consumption consists of roughly half a glass of red wine every three […]
Book Review: Hollywood’s Hard-Luck Ladies
on June 6, 2023
HOLLYWOOD’S HARD-LUCK LADIES: 23 ACTRESSES WHO SUFFERED EARLY DEATHS, […]
Around the Blogosphere This Week...
on June 3, 2023
...will not be appearing this week, as I'm away on my summer vacation.Around […]
Tonight's Movie: The Shanghai Gesture (1941) at the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival
on June 2, 2023
I saw five new-to-me films at the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival in […]
Tonight's Movie: Decoy (1946) at the Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival
on June 1, 2023
One of the films I saw for the first time at this year's Arthur Lyons Film Noir […]

Arliss Archives

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Riding The High Country

A Pilgrimage to the George Arliss Grave
on April 10, 2023
This year we are celebrating Mr. A’s birthday anniversary today (April 10, […]
Arliss Alert! April TCM (US) Screenings: DISRAELI (1929) April 1 at 8:30AM EDT and ALEXANDER HAMILTON (1931) April 7 at 4:15 PM EDT
on March 31, 2023
Check your listings to watch these two George Arliss Classics during the first […]
It’s Here At Last! The Official 2023 George Arliss Calendar
on January 2, 2023
Want a copy? Just download and print. Legal-sized paper will provide the best […]
Seasons Greetings from George Arliss
on December 13, 2022
This card dates from World War II and was sent to Drusilla Pierce, one of the […]
George Arliss – The Hidden Years: Letters from World War II
on December 2, 2022
An entirely new work of research where we can now share Mr. A's daily accounts […]

Redemption (1930) Review, with John Gilbert
on December 3, 2022
John Gilbert cuckholds Conrad Nagel, because that's just what men did in the […]
The Arizona Kid (1930) Review, with Warner Baxter and Carole Lombard
on November 8, 2022
The Cisco Kid is the Arizona Kid who develops a romance with Carole Lombard in […]
Children of Pleasure (1930) Review, with Lawrence Gray and Wynne Gibson
on October 30, 2022
A proto-Footlight Parade involves a little dance and nothing too impressive.
The Vagabond King (1930) Review, with Dennis King and Jeanette MacDonald
on October 13, 2022
Dennis King sings the day as the pseudo King of France.
Pre-Code Movies on TCM and the Criterion Channel, October 2022
on September 29, 2022
It's a list of pre-Code films on TCM and the Criterion Channel in October 2022. […]

Desperate
on May 29, 2023
With a title like Desperate (1947) and a lead character who is a veteran […]
They Drive by Night
on May 19, 2023
Warner Brothers made some of the most socially aware movies of the classic era, […]
High Wall
on May 8, 2023
Many a film noir has traded heavily on mistrust, betrayal, isolation. These are […]
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
on April 27, 2023
Kilimanjaro is a snow-covered mountain 19,710 feet high and is said to be the […]
The Tall Men
on April 17, 2023
Every story takes its characters on a journey, and invites the viewer along for […]

Silver Scenes

Silver Screen Classics

Classic Movie Hub

Rewind Review: Those Were the Days ( 1940 )
on June 1, 2023
William Holden displays the good ol' Siwash spirit of horseplay in Paramount […]
Film Albums: Connie Francis Sings Award Winning Motion Picture Hits
on May 28, 2023
For this month's Film Albums post, we have a gem of an album from MGM Records: […]
The Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie Game
on May 26, 2023
Oh, we've got a dilly of a screenshot for this month's Impossibly Difficult […]
Check it Out! Iconic TV Homes Being Demolished
on May 19, 2023
Recently ReMind Magazine posted an article about the famous Partridge Family […]
Announcing The Intruder Blogathon!
on May 11, 2023
It has been quite a while since Silver Scenes hosted a blogathon, so we are […]

Announcing The 2023 Classic Literature On Film Blogathon
on June 2, 2023
It’s been late arriving but nevertheless, I am very pleased and excited to […]
Saboteur (1942): A Look At Thematic Concerns
on May 3, 2023
by Paul Batters He’s noble and fine and pure… So he pays the penalty that […]
Metropolis (1927): Fritz Lang’s Vision Of The Future
on April 29, 2023
by Paul Batters ‘There can be no understanding between the hand and the head […]
A Christmas Carol (1938): A Classic Christmas Film For All
on December 18, 2022
Originally posted on Silver Screen Classics: by Paul Batters ‘Christmas is […]
Murder: The Ultimate Crime In Film Noir
on November 13, 2022
by Paul Batters ‘How could I know that murder can sometimes smell like […]

Classic Movie Travels May: Joe Cobb
on June 2, 2023
Classic Movie Travels May: Joe Cobb Joseph “Joe” Frank Cobb was among the […]
Western RoundUp: Western Film Book Library – Part 7
on May 30, 2023
Western RoundUp: Western Film Book Library – Part 7 Every year or so I share […]
Silents are Golden: Silent Superstars – The Sensational Pola Negri
on May 18, 2023
Silents are Golden: Silent Superstars – The Sensational Pola Negri We’re […]
Monsters and Matinees: When Worlds Collide, Moviegoers Love to Watch
on May 13, 2023
When Worlds Collide, Moviegoers Love to Watch It’s 1910 and the world is in a […]
Noir Nook: Top 10 Favorite Bad Boys – Part 2
on May 11, 2023
Noir Nook: Top 10 Favorite Bad Boys – Part 2 Last month, here at the Noir […]

Virtual Virago

A Trip Down Memory Lane

4 Star Films

Wanting More: The Open Ending of THE DAMNED DON'T CRY (1950)
on May 23, 2023
WARNING! This post contains major spoilers for THE DAMNED DON'T CRY and other […]
Big Stars on the Small Screen: THE MUPPET SHOW
on May 15, 2023
This post is part of the CMBA Spring Blogathon - Big Stars on the Small Screen: […]
Classic Films in Focus: WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER? (1957)
on March 22, 2023
The 1950s proved a challenging time in the movie industry as television became […]
Classic Films in Focus: THE QUEEN OF SPADES (1949)
on February 21, 2023
Once considered lost, The Queen of Spades (1949) is an example of buried […]
Time to Quit Twitter
on February 20, 2023
It's time to quit Twitter.I joined Twitter over a decade ago to connect with […]

THE BOX OFFICE STARS: 1948
on June 4, 2023
In 1948, movie audiences were still flocking to theaters in the post war […]
FORGOTTEN ONES: JUNE HAVER
on May 31, 2023
June Haver never became a big star in Hollywood like other glamour girls like […]
RECENTLY VIEWED: THE LITTLE MERMAID
on May 30, 2023
My 10 year old loves Disney princesses. She is my princess after all. I have […]
HOLLYWOOD URBAN LEGEND: FRED ASTAIRE
on May 28, 2023
URBAN LEGEND: Was Fred Astaire a skateboarder?ANSWER: Yes indeed!Fred […]
RIP: ED AMES
on May 26, 2023
Ed Ames, a member of the Ames Brothers singing quartet who starred in TV series […]

Dracula (1931): Starring Bela Lugosi
on June 6, 2023
As the story behind Universal’s Dracula unfolds, it’s a joy to pinpoint all […]
CMBA Blogathon: Classic Hollywood Stars on The Dick Cavett Show
on May 18, 2023
This is my entry in The CMBA Spring Blogathon: Big Stars on the Small Screen […]
Hour of The Gun (1967)
on May 5, 2023
The story is as old as the mythology of the West. You cannot avoid tales of […]
The Tall Men (1955)
on May 3, 2023
We open in Montana 1866 with the Allison brothers (Clark Gable and Cameron […]
The Law and Jake Wade (1958)
on April 29, 2023
It’s initially intriguing to have a western pairing of Robert Taylor and […]

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The Bing Crosby News Archive

Louise Brooks Society

An Unamerican Untragedy
on June 6, 2023
Is Chaplin spoofing Dreiser when Verdoux takes Annabella Bonheur out for a […]
Rhyme and Punishment
on June 5, 2023
It’s a three-lim circus! Here’s your next: Hmm… is the fete of a mythical […]
The Sunday Intertitle: Cub Energy
on June 4, 2023
THE CUB continues. Arriving in the back-hills town, Johnny Hines, ace boy […]

A LETTER FROM BING: NOVEMBER 11, 1975
on June 4, 2023
Here is a letter that Bing wrote late in life. Throughout his career he made […]
BING ON FILM: MR. MUSIC - PART TWO
on May 22, 2023
The cast of Mr. Music was excellent. Bing Crosby and Charles Coburn had good […]
BING ON FILM: MR. MUSIC - PART ONE
on May 8, 2023
I always get excited to watch a Bing Crosby movie, whether I have seen the film […]
AUDIO ASPIRIN: IF
on May 3, 2023
Happy birthday Bing!
BING AND A GOODYEAR RAINCOAT
on April 21, 2023
Here is an interesting advertisement for a rain coat made by Goodyear. I […]

Report from Saturday's showing of Pandora's Box at the Paramount Theater
on May 10, 2023
A number of pictures from Saturday's screening of Pandora's Box at the […]
Louise Brooks Society website to be taken down
on May 7, 2023
I am saddened to report that the Louise Brooks Society website (at […]
Another BIG article about Louise Brooks and Pandora's Box on Eat Drink Films
on May 5, 2023
Ahead of the May 6 screening of Pandora's Box in Oakland, California - the […]
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood, starring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in 1931
on May 3, 2023
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood, starring Louise Brooks, was released on this day in […]
Two pieces on Pandora's Box on Eat Drink Films
on April 29, 2023
The excellent multi-topic blog Eat Drink Films has a couple of new pieces on […]

Vienna’s Classic Hollywood

Thoughts From Musical Man

Silent-ology

It’s a wrap
on March 5, 2023
Regretfully this will be my last post at Vienna’s Classic Hollywood. I’ve […]
SHOW BUSINESS (1944)
on March 2, 2023
“Show Business” is a wee gem of a musical, with four good leads […]
ESOTERIC PHOTOS
on February 28, 2023
There’s a wonderful collection of colour portraits for sale at […]
SHADOWS. 4
on February 27, 2023
Alan Ladd. O.S.S. Errol Flynn. THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER. Ray Milland. […]
THE WHISTLE AT EATON FALLS (1951)
on February 23, 2023
It’s been available since 2021 on dvd and blu-Ray ( from the excellent […]

Thoughts From The Music(al) Man (2023) on… Blue Hawaii (1961)
on June 4, 2023
With summer almost here, it’s time for some fun in the sun! With that in […]
Thoughts From The Music(al) Man (2023) on… So Proudly We Hail (1943)
on May 28, 2023
In honor of Memorial Day weekend, we’re here with the 1943 World War II drama […]
Top 10 Film Musicals
on May 21, 2023
Well, I’ve finally made it to the five hundred posts milestone, and I […]
What’s Old Is A New Release Again (2023) Roundup #1
on May 7, 2023
Welcome back to my new “Whats Old Is A New Release Again Roundup” series! […]
Thoughts From The Music(al) Man (2023) on… Demetrius And The Gladiators (1954)
on April 23, 2023
Well, two weeks ago we took a look at the 1953 biblical epic The Robe. Today, […]

The Time Charlie, Doug and Mary Hung Out With Albert Einstein
on June 6, 2023
When certain celebrities inhabit very different spheres, it can be surprisingly […]
Celebrating 10 Years of Undercrank Productions: An Interview With Ben Model
on June 1, 2023
Happy summer, everyone! I’m back in the fray, and I’m kicking off the month […]
6 Silent-Related Locations Still On My Bucket List
on May 20, 2023
Originally posted on Silent-ology: So thanks to […]
“East Meets West”–An Interview With Sessue And Tsuru Hayakawa
on April 28, 2023
As a follow up piece to my post about Hayakawa’s life and career, here’s a […]
Sessue Hayakawa, Elegant Idol Of The 1910s
on April 25, 2023
The typical leading man of silent films was a strong, dependable, clean-cut […]

Silver Screenings

A Person In The Dark

Grace Kingsley’s Hollywood

How Hollywood Taught us to Love Shakespeare
on May 25, 2023
One of the mandatory books we studied in high school was William […]
Mozambique: Movies from a Revolution
on May 6, 2023
A national cinema was established when Mozambique declared independence from […]
Rollerball and Dystopian Sports
on April 29, 2023
One of the grittiest films of the 1970s – a decade noted for gritty films – […]
Alfred Hitchcock and the Man Who Brought Him to Hollywood
on April 21, 2023
Sometimes the best Hollywood stories are the ones off screen. Take, for […]
That Time Marilyn Monroe Went to the Canadian Rockies
on April 14, 2023
Sometimes it’s hard to concentrate on a film when it’s set in a stunning […]

Giveaway! Warner Bros. 100 Years of Storytelling
on May 31, 2023
If you know anything at all about me through this blog, you know that I'm a […]
The Hollywood Palace: Hello, Lover
on May 15, 2023
May 16th is National Classic Movie Day. In honor of that day that is near and […]
Ruth Donnelly: The Sneer With No Peer
on January 8, 2023
This is my entry in the "What a Character" Blogathon, hosted by the wonderful […]
Babylon: Damien Chazelle, Have a Little Respect
on December 26, 2022
I knew I was going to have a strong reaction to "Babylon," but I just had to […]
Alone at the Movies
on December 4, 2022
To share or not to share... It is a question for this movie lover. All my life […]

1920’s Feet From Stardom: June 1-15, 1923
on June 1, 2023
One hundred years ago this week, Grace Kingsley and the audience really enjoyed […]
Thrilled To Be in Hollywood: May 16-31, 1923
on May 16, 2023
One hundred years ago this month, Grace Kingsley interviewed an actress who had […]
O No, Canada: May 1-15, 1923
on May 1, 2023
One hundred years ago this month, Grace Kingsley wrote about a new trend in […]
These Oldies Aren’t Goodies: April 16-30, 1923
on April 16, 2023
One hundred years ago this month, Grace Kingsley had a run of bad luck in movie […]
Tutmania Comes to Hollywood: April 1-15, 1923
on April 1, 2023
One hundred years ago this month, Grace Kingsley reported on a brand-new fad: […]

Strictly Vintage Hollywood

Film Fanatic

Once Upon A Screen

Classic Film Reading Challenge 2023 - Elizabeth Taylor The Grit and Glamour of an Icon
on June 7, 2023
Best laid plans Truly, Madly: Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier, and the […]
The Tragically Short Life and Career of Dorothy Dell
on June 5, 2023
Lobby Card for Little Miss Marker While on a long […]
2023 Summer Reading Challenge - On the Bedside Table
on May 21, 2023
Raquel Stecher over at the Out of the Past Blog hosts a summer reading […]
Dining with the Valentinos
on February 28, 2023
Mr. and Mrs. Valentino 1925 In which our intrepid (and unnamed) reporter […]
Le Giornate del Cinema Muto - Day 3
on October 4, 2022
I can scarcely believe the festival is 3 days in! Tempus fugit! I am still […]

Mickey One (1965)
on April 8, 2023
“The ride was over: I was trapped, and I find out suddenly I owe a […]
Easy Money (1983)
on April 8, 2023
“That’s how I am: once I get going, I can’t stop.” Synopsis: The […]
Walk With Love and Death, A (1969)
on April 1, 2023
“I’m not a rotten beast; I’m a man.” Synopsis: During a peasant […]
Boy Ten Feet Tall, A / Sammy Going South (1963)
on March 30, 2023
“I’m going south, too.” Synopsis: After watching his parents being killed […]
Story of a Three-Day Pass, The (1967)
on March 26, 2023
“I’m a person! I’m a person!” Synopsis: When a Black U.S. soldier […]

Five Movie Stars turned Columbo Murderers
on May 16, 2023
There has been enough published about Columbo on this blog for you to...
Hitchcock’s THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH, 1934 & 1956
on April 27, 2023
I have assigned myself an Alfred Hitchcock task. That is, to compare the...
TCMFF 2023 Highlights
on April 21, 2023
There is so much build-up going into the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival...
Planning #TCMFF 2023 and the Band Played On
on March 31, 2023
At this writing we are two weeks away from the fourteenth annual Turner...
Columbo: Any Old Port in a Storm
on March 24, 2023
Everyone I know who loves Columbo loves the down and dirty killers, the...

Hometowns to Hollywood

The Movie Night Group’s Guide to Classic Film

Journeys in Classic Film

June Presentations
on June 5, 2023
Dr. Annette Bochenek loves to take Hometowns to Hollywood on the road–in […]
Joe Cobb
on June 1, 2023
“Children in my day were either cornfed or milk-fed. I was both.” –Joe […]
10 Years of Hometowns to Hollywood!
on May 24, 2023
On May 23, 2013, I posted my very first article on Hometowns to Hollywood about […]

Jean is No Angel
on November 15, 2021
Ambulance driver Frank Jessup (Robert Mitchum) is wooed by Diane Tremayne (Jean […]
Don't Disturb Doris
on October 23, 2021
Having relocated to England for her husband, Mike's (Rod Taylor), job, Janet […]
Claudette Goes Mad
on October 20, 2021
As Ellen Ewing (Claudette Colbert) is about to take her wedding vows to David […]
Bette Doesn't Age
on October 11, 2021
Reknowned New York beauty Frances Beatrice "Fanny" Trellis (Bette Davis) is […]
Spencer's Daugher Gets Married
on October 4, 2021
When Kay Banks (Elizabeth Taylor) informs her doting parents Stanley (Spencer […]

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Korova

Stars and Letters

Make Mine Film Noir

THE ROMANTIC ENGLISHWOMAN (Joseph Losey, 1975, UK)
on May 31, 2023
Elizabeth is a reflection in a cold sterile jar of winter, haunted by an […]
MAD DETECTIVE (Johnnie To & Wai Ka-Fai, Hong Kong, 2007)
on May 20, 2023
Bun is cursed not with the preternatural ability to interact with other […]
WISE BLOOD (John Huston, 1979, USA)
on May 17, 2023
Hazel Motes is a speck in a cosmic storm, his blood a fury of existential angst […]
LADY IN THE LAKE (Robert Montgomery, 1947, USA)
on May 13, 2023
Private Dick Philip Marlowe tries his hand at writing, he spiritedly pleads: […]
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (Peter Weir, 1975, Australia)
on May 6, 2023
British colonialism fades into obscurity like three schoolgirls, their flesh […]

Betty Grable's legs are no joking matter
on June 1, 2023
After signing a long-term contract with 20th Century-Fox in early 1940, Betty […]
In my heart you are my dearest friend in the whole world
on May 25, 2023
Linda Darnell hated the Hollywood social scene and made only one close friend […]
I'm a great deal better now
on May 18, 2023
In May 1956, during production of Raintree County (1957), Montgomery Clift […]
I think I have been a good dog for three years
on May 11, 2023
In the summer of 1938, Warner Bros. cast Claude Rains as a tough New York City […]
Francis My Love
on May 5, 2023
In her 1990 autobiography Ava: My Story, Ava Gardner said that Frank Sinatra […]

The File on Thelma Jordon (1950)
on May 25, 2023
Barbara Stanwyck is the consummate femme fatale in The Strange Love of Martha […]
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
on May 12, 2023
Barbara Stanwyck is Martha Ivers, the femme fatale par excellence. Stanwyck may […]
The Bedroom Window (1987)
on April 29, 2023
The first time that I saw The Bedroom Window, I had a hard time believing Steve […]
The Witnesses (Book) (1971)
on April 16, 2023
The Witnesses is a quick, engrossing read. It probably would have been a […]
Black Hand (1950): Yes, That Is Gene Kelly, Singer and Dancer Extraordinaire, in a B Film
on April 1, 2023
Gene Kelly does a great job as the lead, Johnny Columbo, in a story that […]

Classic Movie Man

Dear Mr Gable

Cinema Essentials

Jeanne Crain, William Holden, and Edmund Gwenn in "Apartment for Peggy"
on June 6, 2023
Apartment for Peggy (1948) is an American comedy-drama directed and written by […]
Robert Mitchum, Shelly Winters, and Lillian Gish star in "The Night of the Hunter"
on May 30, 2023
The Night of the Hunter (1955) is an American thriller directed by Charles […]
Happy Birthday, Jeanne Crain
on May 25, 2023
I’m a huge fan of Jeanne Crain. She was one of the most popular movie stars […]
Tyrone Power heads the cast in “Witness for the Prosecution”
on May 23, 2023
Witness for the Prosecution (1957) is an American mystery thriller directed by […]
George Sanders and Linda Darnell in Douglas Sirk's "Summer Storm"
on May 14, 2023
Summer Storm (1944) is a romance melodrama directed by Douglas Sirk, starring […]

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Icons in the Fire: Reviewing British Cinema in the 1980s and 1990s
on March 3, 2023
Icons in the Fire: The Decline and Fall of Almost Everybody in the British Film […]
2022: The Year in Review
on December 30, 2022
It's the end of another year, and so time for the now-traditional Cinema […]
Classic TV: Sharpe
on December 21, 2022
Based on the novels by Bernard Cornwell, the TV series Sharpe provided Sean […]
Book Review: The Young Alfred Hitchcock's Moviemaking Masterclass, by Tony Lee Moral
on November 12, 2022
The Young Alfred Hitchcock's Moviemaking Masterclass explores Alfred […]
The 12 Best Peter Sellers Films
on September 23, 2022
Peter Sellers was one of the great comedy stars, and one of the great comic […]

The Old Hollywood Garden

Another Old Movie Blog

Box Office Poisons

AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Nicholas Musuraca
on May 29, 2023
You know I like to champion underrated folks. From screenwriters, which is […]
30 Classic Movie Moments I Love
on May 16, 2023
May 16th is National Classic Movie Day (What? What do you mean, you didn’t […]
AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Alfred Hitchcock
on April 29, 2023
Here we are. The ultimate ‘I can’t believe he never won an Oscar!’ […]
Buy Me A Coffee, Substack and more!
on April 14, 2023
Hello everyone! It’s been a crazy few weeks in the blogging world for and so […]
AND THE OSCAR DOESN’T GO TO… Thelma Ritter
on March 20, 2023
There are some actors you just love to see on screen. Those actors you just […]

A Go Fund Me page for Terence Towles Canote
on May 28, 2023
Our fellow classic film blogger Terence Towles Canote (A Shroud of Thoughts) […]
Greer Garson on Father Knows Best - 1957
on May 18, 2023
Greer Garson chews the scenery—all in fun, on a visit to the Anderson family […]
Upcoming blogathon!
on May 11, 2023
I'm looking forward to participating in next week's blogathon hosted by the […]
Cartoons to feature presentations - bring back the roster
on April 20, 2023
Celebrating Warner Bros.' 100th anniversary all this month on Turner Classic […]
Donald Duck pays his taxes...
on April 13, 2023
Here in The New Spirit (1942), which the Disney studios made for the U.S. […]

What I Watched in May
on June 1, 2023
An overview of what I watched in MayOn the Riviera (1951)via […]
The Sinatra Swooners
on May 29, 2023
When I was a kid, I wanted to be a Rockford Peach.Don’t mistake me: I […]
2023 Classic Film Reading Challenge: My Books
on May 23, 2023
It's time for another summer of the Classic Film Reading Challenge!Sign up […]
Ginger Rogers GLITTERS! (CMBA Blogathon)
on May 19, 2023
Somehow, Ginger Rogers was right at home in the midst of a dishy nighttime soap […]
Cal York's Inside Stuff: May 1956
on May 12, 2023
WEDDING BELLEvia beyondgracekelly Even if she didn’t like them, Grace Kelly […]

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