Green Briar Picture Shows
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Classic Film TV Cafe
- Count Your Blessings #2on December 2, 2024
CYB: To Catch a Thief and MoonrakerCARY GRANT AND GRACE KELLY EAT FRIED […]
- Inspired by Greenbriar Book of the Same Name ...on November 25, 2024
The Art of Selling Movies #1 --- Carolina, The Country Doctor, and The […]
- How Long Will a Cutting Edge Still Cut?on November 18, 2024
Hep As Was and Maybe Still IsFrom Mark Vieira’s book, Into the Dark: The […]
- Trade Talk #2on November 11, 2024
What Trades Told: Tempting Hoppy ... and Bing, Where Superman Flew Again, […]
- Watch List for 11/4/2024on November 4, 2024
Watched: The Iron Horse, The Johnstown Flood, The Virgin Queen, and DesireTHE […]
- Bill, Bob and Joan, together in 1929!on December 5, 2024
This is a 1929 issue of Cinearte, a Brazilian magazine. Interesting […]
- And a Great Merry Christmas from TCMon December 3, 2024
My hat is off to TCM for showing SIX(!) Bob movies this month. And good […]
- Happy Thanksgiving!on November 26, 2024
... from Leila Hyams and friend Tom.
- Bob and Madge, From Cute to Handsomeon November 21, 2024
And my, what a handsome couple. Yes, it's Bob and Madge, again, appearing two […]
- Bob and Madge and Clarence Makes Threeon November 19, 2024
My, but were they a cute couple, I mean Bob and Madge Evans of course. And […]
- The Conversation and Repeat Performanceon December 2, 2024
Gene Hackman.The Conversation (1974). Francis Ford Coppola directed this […]
- All That Heavens Allows and Come Septemberon November 18, 2024
Rock and Jane in front of the picture window.All That Heaven Allows (1955). My […]
- We Name the TV Characters...You Name the Series!on November 4, 2024
We thought we'd try out a new game this month! For each numbered item below, we […]
- Ghost Story--The Film Adaptation Dilemmaon October 20, 2024
Fred Astaire as a ChowderSociety member.When I watch a film adaptation, I try […]
- Roadgames: A Little Bit of Rear Window, a Dash of Duelon October 7, 2024
Quid (Stacy Keach) with his harmonica.Directed by Hitchcock admirer Richard […]
Classic Movie Blog Association
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Laura’s Miscellaneous Musings
- CMBA presents: A Haunting Blogathon: In the Afterlifeon November 11, 2024
Welcome to this Fall's CMBA Blogathon with the captivating theme of the […]
- CMBA Profile: Watching Foreveron November 3, 2024
Each month, the CMBA profiles a classic movie blog written by one of our […]
- CMBA Profile: Silver Screen Classics and Nostalgiaon October 1, 2024
Each month, the CMBA profiles a classic movie blog written by one of our […]
- CMBA presents: A Haunting Blogathon: In the Afterlifeon September 29, 2024
CMBA presents: A Haunting Blogathon: In the AfterlifeThe blogathon will run […]
- CMBA Profile: Those obscure objects of desireon September 1, 2024
Each month, the CMBA profiles a classic movie blog written by one of our […]
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- Tonight's Movie: Sweethearts (1938) - A Warner Archive Blu-ray Reviewon December 5, 2024
MGM's frequent singing screen team of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy star […]
- Tonight's Movie: One, Two, Three (1961) - A Kino Lorber Blu-ray Reviewon December 2, 2024
ONE, TWO, THREE (1961), the wild, manic, and very amusing comedy co-written and […]
- TCM in December: Highlightson December 1, 2024
It's hard to believe it's December! Here's a look ahead at the good things […]
- Tonight's Movie: Journey Into Fear (1943) - A Warner Archive Blu-ray Reviewon December 1, 2024
The Orson Welles production JOURNEY INTO FEAR (1943), cowritten by Welles and […]
- TCM in December: Christmas Movieson December 1, 2024
Time for my annual overview of the Christmas movies playing this month on […]
Arliss Archives
Pre-code.com
Riding The High Country
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- Pre-Code Movies on TCM and Criterion Channel in December 2024on November 27, 2024
It's a cool time in the old town tonight for a lot of obscure pre-Code goodness.
- Pre-Code Movies on TCM in November 2024on November 1, 2024
We've got FRISCO JENNY, we've got FOG OVER FRISCO, we've got all kind of crazy […]
- Pre-Code Movies on TCM and Criterion Channel in October 2024on October 1, 2024
OOOOoooOOOO it's time for SPOOOooooOOOKY moooooooviessss on TCM and the […]
- Blondie of the Follies (1932) Review, with Marion Davies, Billie Dove and Robert Montgomeryon September 17, 2024
Marion Davies learns a lesson about love and friendship... well, no, she […]
- Lady With a Past (1932) Review, with Constance Bennett and Ben Lyonon September 7, 2024
Constance Bennett gets pygmalion'd into a sex bomb in Lady With a Past (32). […]
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Silver Scenes
Silver Screen Classics
Classic Movie Hub
- Tell it to the Judge (1949)on December 1, 2024
Rosalind Russell and Robert Cummings seem like an unlikely pair of actors to […]
- Happy Thanksgiving!on November 29, 2024
Happy Thanksgiving dear […]
- British Pathé: Map Making (1961)on November 24, 2024
In Great Britain, they have a national mapping agency known as The Ordnance […]
- Film Albums: The Trouble with Angels (1966)on November 17, 2024
In 1966, Jerry Goldsmith was relatively new to soundtrack scoring for comedy […]
- The Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie Gameon November 15, 2024
Here's an important-looking man doing important-looking work... at least, some […]
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- Classic Movie Travels: Dinah Shoreon December 5, 2024
Classic Movie Travels: Dinah Shore Frances “Fanny” Rose Shore was born on […]
- Western RoundUp: Western Film Book Library – Part 9on November 26, 2024
Western Film Book Library – Part 9 It’s time for another survey of books on […]
- Silents Are Golden: The Growing Pains of (Very) Early Cinemaon November 21, 2024
The Growing Pains of (Very) Early Cinema It’s easy to assume that “moving […]
- Noir Nook: Thankful Noiron November 18, 2024
Thankful Noir Noirvember and Thanksgiving season. The weather is getting cooler […]
- Silver Screen Standards: My Favorite Wife (1940)on November 14, 2024
My Favorite Wife (1940) I’ve shown a lot of comedies to my lifetime learners […]
Virtual Virago
A Trip Down Memory Lane
4 Star Films
- 10 Classic Frankenstein Movies Worth Watchingon October 24, 2024
This fall I taught a lifetime learning class about the history and cinematic […]
- Science Fiction Mysteries for Classic Movie Fanson September 17, 2024
I'm always excited to see my varying interests combine in books/films/TV […]
- Space, the Feminist Frontier: Essays on Sex and Gender in STAR TREKon August 28, 2024
After two years of work, I'm delighted to announce that Space, the Feminist […]
- Vacation Noir on the Criterion Channelon August 4, 2024
I'm always excited when the Criterion Channel offers a themed film noir […]
- Capital Classics for the Fourth of Julyon June 25, 2024
Summer has arrived, and the Fourth of July is just around the corner. It's too […]
- THE BOX OFFICE STARS: 1955on December 1, 2024
It is hard to believe that when one talks about 1955 - it is nearly 70 years […]
- HISTORY OF A SONG: I'VE GOT PLENTY TO BE THANKFUL FORon November 28, 2024
This song is one of twelve original songs Irving Berlin wrote for the 1942 film […]
- RECENTLY VIEWED: WICKEDon November 25, 2024
My daughter loves the music of Wicked. Because I talked her into going to see […]
- BORN ON THIS DAY: GERALDINE FITZGERALDon November 24, 2024
Geraldine Mary Fitzgerald, born on this day in 1913 was an accomplished Irish […]
- GUEST REVIEW: GOOD NEWSon November 21, 2024
We are spotlighting another great review that my late friend Bruce Kogan […]
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The Bing Crosby News Archive
Louise Brooks Society
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- GUEST REVIEWER: THE BELLS OF ST. MARYSon November 24, 2024
The late Bruce Kogan is back with his usual great reviews. This is the first […]
- CD REVIEW: BING CROSBY - RARITIES FROM HOLLYWOODon November 12, 2024
Here is a review from the pen of the great Scott Yanow from the publication The […]
- COMING SOON: BING CROSBY WINTER WARMER BEERon November 5, 2024
Bing Crosby Winter Warmer Returns!The holiday season is here and we’re […]
- PHOTOS OF THE DAY: BING AND KATHRYN CROSBYon October 30, 2024
Here are some great candid shots of Bing and his second wife Kathryn Crosby...
- REMEMBERING MITZI GAYNOR (1931-2024)on October 17, 2024
I am sad to have to report that Mitzi Gaynor, Bing's co-star in 1956's […]
- Books about Louise Brooks from the Louise Brooks Societyon December 2, 2024
Want to learn more about Louise Brooks and her life and films? Looking for […]
- Thanksgiving themed post from the Louise Brooks Societyon November 28, 2024
In the late 1920s, Louise Brooks film's were shown on Thanksgiving day, as well […]
- Louise Brooks-inspired thriller, The Haunting of Emily Pierson, now publishedon November 22, 2024
Scott R. Howe is a longtime fan of Louise Brooks, and a longtime supporter of […]
- Louise Brooks and Pandorina skrinjica (Pandora's Box) in Sloveniaon November 19, 2024
Longtime Louise Brooks Society supporter Camille Scaysbrook alerted me to this […]
- Happy birthday Louise Brooks (1906 - 1985)on November 14, 2024
Happy birthday to Louise Brooks, who was born on this day, November 14, in […]
Vienna’s Classic Hollywood
Thoughts From Musical Man
Silent-ology
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Silver Screenings
A Person In The Dark
Grace Kingsley’s Hollywood
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- The Time of Their Lives: Bud and Lou Every Night at My Houseon November 11, 2024
This is my entry in the Classic Movie Blog Association's A Haunting Blogathon: […]
- Why Do We Blog?on June 23, 2024
A funny thing happened recently. I received a comment on a post written over […]
- One, Two, Three - Seasoned Cagney Can Still Spice It Upon May 19, 2024
This is my entry in the Classic Movie Blog Association Screen Debuts and Last […]
- New Movies Do Not Fill the Landscape of My Dreamson May 3, 2024
Why do I find going to the movies to see new films so unsatisfying? I want to […]
- I Don’t Care How the Sausage is Made: Give Me the Magic, Give Me the Make-Believeon February 15, 2024
I've been blogging a long time (13 + years) – lately not so much. I mean, […]
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Strictly Vintage Hollywood
Film Fanatic
Once Upon A Screen
- Pordenone Diary - Day One Saturday October 5, 2024on November 10, 2024
Teatro VerdiLe Giornate del Cinema Muto in Pordenone is now a regular […]
- Tom Mix - Sky High and The Big Diamond Robbery - BluRay Reviewon June 2, 2024
A big hatted Tom Mix circa 1922Tom Mix was and still is a legend. My […]
- On the Bedside Table - The Sheik and I - The Life and Career of Agnes Ayreson May 10, 2024
102 years on, there is still a pretty fervent fanbase for Rudolph Valentino […]
- 27th Annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival Reporton April 18, 2024
The Black Pirate The unofficial theme for the 2024 edition of the San […]
- Rudolph Valentino's Hobbieson April 1, 2024
Valentino showing off his physique Rudolph Valentino had many interests […]
- Godfather, The (1972)on November 29, 2024
“I need a man who has powerful friends.” Synopsis: When the youngest son […]
- Femme Douce, Une (1969)on July 8, 2024
“She made me see woman as an instrument of pleasure.” Synopsis: A pawnshop […]
- Phantom India: Reflections on a Journey (1969)on July 7, 2024
“I’m afraid they’re dreaming India, like I am.” Synopsis: Louis Malle […]
- This Man Must Die (1969)on July 6, 2024
“Chance is wonderful — and it exists. It’s the only thing that exists.” […]
- Milky Way, The (1969)on July 6, 2024
“My hatred of science and my loathing of technology will one day lead me to […]
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Hometowns to Hollywood
The Movie Night Group’s Guide to Classic Film
Journeys in Classic Film
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- Jean is No Angelon November 15, 2021
Ambulance driver Frank Jessup (Robert Mitchum) is wooed by Diane Tremayne (Jean […]
- Don't Disturb Dorison October 23, 2021
Having relocated to England for her husband, Mike's (Rod Taylor), job, Janet […]
- Claudette Goes Madon October 20, 2021
As Ellen Ewing (Claudette Colbert) is about to take her wedding vows to David […]
- Bette Doesn't Ageon October 11, 2021
Reknowned New York beauty Frances Beatrice "Fanny" Trellis (Bette Davis) is […]
- Spencer's Daugher Gets Marriedon 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 HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT (Lars von Trier, 2018, Denmark)on December 3, 2024
This is the house that Jack built.This is the girlwith the flat tirethat lay […]
- ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD (Werner Herzog, 2007, USA)on November 23, 2024
Werner Herzog excavates the human condition, metaphorically buried under the […]
- IT HAPPENED HERE (Kevin Brownlow & Andrew Mollo, 1966, UK)on November 7, 2024
After the Dunkirk debacle, England is conquered by the Swastika and its […]
- BREAKING THE WAVES (Lars von Trier, 1996, Denmark)on October 28, 2024
Absolute faith corrupts and destroys…. absolutely. Bess McNeill is a lonely […]
- THE DEVIL, PROBABLY (Robert Bresson, 1977, France)on October 14, 2024
Charles cannot see the forest for the trees, lost in a philosophical […]
- Except as a scientific achievement, I am not sympathetic to this "sound" businesson September 1, 2024
Following the release of The Jazz Singer in 1927, many people in Hollywood […]
- Let me function or else come down and shoot it yourselfon August 8, 2024
David O. Selznick's final film was his production of A Farewell to […]
- Your little monster, Jimon July 27, 2024
On 8 April 1954, a day after signing his contract with Warner Brothers, James […]
- I always feel stupid bringing up the matter of the Godfatheron June 26, 2024
As a follow-up to the previous post, I am sharing a letter from Francis Ford […]
- I think you’re the only actor who can play the Godfatheron June 16, 2024
Published in 1969, Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather tells the story of the […]
- The House on Carroll Street (1988)on December 1, 2024
The House on Carroll Street is another film directed by Peter Yates. My last […]
- Eyewitness (1981)on November 15, 2024
I enjoyed watching Eyewitness even more than I thought I would. Even though I […]
- Please Murder Me (1956)on October 31, 2024
Please Murder Me is surprisingly good, especially considering its very low […]
- A Life at Stake (1955)on October 17, 2024
The life at stake in this film noir is Edward Shaw’s, who starts to believe […]
- Stolen Face (1952)on October 2, 2024
I have lost count how many times I have seen Paul Henreid in Casablanca, in […]
Classic Movie Man
Dear Mr Gable
Cinema Essentials
- Irene Dunne and Cary Grant discover “The Awful Truth”on November 27, 2024
In 1937, Irene Dunne was at the height of her career. The year before, Dunne […]
- Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews, and Henry Fonda in Otto Preminger's Production of “Daisy Kenyon”on November 21, 2024
Daisy Kenyon (1947), based on the best-selling novel by Elizabeth Janeway, is […]
- Pat O’Brien, Claire Trevor, and Herbert Marshall are involved in a “Crack-Up”on November 12, 2024
Crack-Up (1946) is an American film noir directed by Irving Reis and starring […]
- Tom Neal and Ann Savage take a fatal "Detour"on November 6, 2024
Detour (1945) is an American film noir directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring […]
- Lawrence Tierney is “Born to Kill”on October 30, 2024
Born to Kill (1947) is an American film noir directed by Robert Wise and […]
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- Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)on October 31, 2024
Genre HorrorCountry UKDirector Freddie […]
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)on August 16, 2024
Genre Historical […]
- Book Review: Stanley Kubrick - A Biography, by John Baxteron February 8, 2024
This biography of Stanley Kubrick is by the Australian author John Baxter, who […]
- Porridge (1979)on November 24, 2023
Genre Comedy Country UK […]
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)on October 6, 2023
Genre Sci-fi […]
The Old Hollywood Garden
Another Old Movie Blog
Box Office Poisons
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- Christmas in Classic Films - eBook, paperback, hardcover...and podcast!on December 5, 2024
We'll be talking about Christmas for the next few weeks, and to lead off the […]
- Photoplay magazine, November 1941 - Mr. and Mrs. America and all the ships at sea...on November 28, 2024
The November 1941 issue of Photoplay magazine features lovely Claudette […]
- Possessed - 1931on November 21, 2024
Possessed (1931) marked a turning point in Joan Crawford’s early career. In […]
- Possessed - 1947on November 14, 2024
Possessed (1947) starring Joan Crawford presents a mixture of dreamlike quality […]
- It Can't Happen Here...again.on November 7, 2024
Kindly revisit my post on It Can't Happen Here, a novel, then a play, and […]
- What I Watched in Novemberon December 1, 2024
An overview of what I watched in November. The Mating of Millie (1948)via […]
- Inside Carla Naples's Apartment (ROCK-A-BYE BABY)on November 29, 2024
Boy, if I was a famous actress, the way I'd decorate my apartment, I tell […]
- How I'd React If I Were a Character in an Esther Williams Movieon November 18, 2024
I'm back with another round of my new favourite game, how I'd react as a […]
- Live, from New York, it's Grace Kelly! (Wonderful Grace Kelly Blogathon)on November 12, 2024
Her film career was a whirlwind. A supernova. A comet blazing across the night […]
- Under Hedda's Hat - November 1963on November 10, 2024
Frank Sinatra told me he’d taken up golf because “I ran out of girls.” […]