The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on December 21, 2022

Last week a couple old film blogger friends, Ian and Dan, invited me on their podcast. It’s called Cinema in Seconds. The premises is that they each pick a very small moment in a film, then discuss why it’s such a significant moment in the film. Honestly, it’s a fascinating...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on November 24, 2022

Jeanne Crain wishes us a Happy Thanksgiving Jeanne Crain and The Classic Movie Man wish you a Happy Thanksgiving! Posted by Stephen Reginald at 6:00 AM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Labels: Classic Movie Man, Jeanner Crain, T   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Lea Stans on November 16, 2022

Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At – The Son of the Sheik (1926) After covering the iconic film The Sheik a couple months ago, I thought it’d be fitting to visit its equally iconic sequel. I hope you enjoy it! Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Banky. A lot happened to...   read more

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on November 15, 2022

The 1960s was an uneven decade for Doris Day, beginning with some of her best films and ending with some of her worst. The former include Lover Come Back, That Touch of Mink, and The Thrill of It All. The worst include Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?...   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 14, 2022

One of the character types commonly seen in film noir is the everyman – the law-abiding Joe Average whose life is turned upside down by a sultry femme fatale. He’s the guy that you find yourself screaming at from the comfort of your sofa, advising him to head for the...   read more

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on November 11, 2022

It was only with her passing last month that I found out Dame Angela Lansbury had made a couple of low budget films noir during her long, storied career. I was aware, of course, that she had played some memorably unpleasant female characters over the years. There was Nancy, Ingrid...   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 3, 2022

One of my favorite topics for Noirvember posts in years past has focused on Confidential Magazine, a scandal-filled publication that, in its heyday, was printing a whopping five million copies per issue. The publisher of the magazine, Robert Harrison, was a former reporter on the New York Evening Gr   read more

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on October 31, 2022

Count Orlock's shadow in Nosferatu.Celebrate this Halloween with seven bloodsucking chillers and a miniseries featuring a variety of vampires! You'll have to start early in the morning to cram in all the capes, stakes, and heartaches (get it?). We recommend watching the movies in the order below and   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on October 22, 2022

After a pause of no less than six months, I felt like blogging again, and I’m back! And what would be a more perfect occasion than my blogging anniversary?! Since yesterday, October 21st, 2022, The Wonderful World of Cinema is eight years old! How impressive is that?! In two years only, we&#82   read more

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on October 17, 2022

Mr. Toad--in disguise--and friends.Released in 1949, Walt Disney's The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad consists of two half-hour animated shorts strung together for a theatrical release. The connecting device is simply that each featurette boasts a memorable character from literature. Mr. Toad is   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on October 10, 2022

In the world of film noir, 1947 is commonly touted as a banner year – it’s the year that saw the release of such classics as Out of the Past, Kiss of Death, Nightmare Alley, and Dead Reckoning. For my money, though, there’s another year that deserves just as much...   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on September 22, 2022

Phillips Holmes is a name seldom mentioned today in classic film circles, and if you’re not a pre-Code fan, you may have never heard of him at all. He led a fascinatingly tragic life (that I hope to explore in a future post) and during the pre-Code era of 1930...   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Toni Ruberto on September 10, 2022

Let’s be honest creature feature fans. We may love the monsters, but we enjoy the hunt, too. Van Helsing, Hellboy, Solomon Kane and yes, the Scooby Gang, are among the most well-known of that special breed of monster hunters, but tops on my list is Carl Kolchak. Without this fictional...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on September 4, 2022

Last year I came across a great series of annual promotional books called "For a Greater Audience" that were released by American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres Inc. in the 1960s. Each catalog contained a section devoted to each studio where the current release schedule for that studio was posted a   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 4, 2022

Broderick Crawford, Donna Reed, and John Derek all work for a "Scandal Sheet" Scandal Sheet (1952) is an American film noir directed by Phil Karlson and starring Broderick Crawford, Donna Reed, and John Derek. The strong supporting cast includes Rosemary DeCamp, Harry Morgan, and Strother Marti   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on August 30, 2022

James Hill was a director of British films ( A Study in Terror, Born Free ) and television series of the 1960s and 1970s. He filmed numerous episodes of The Avengers, The Saint, and Worzel Gummidge, but he is best known as a director of family-oriented short films and documentaries....   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on August 29, 2022

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Sing Me...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on August 29, 2022

Ann Sheridan is a "Woman on the Run" Woman on the Run (1950) is an American film noir directed by Norman Foster and starring Ann Sheridan and Dennis O’Keefe. Members of the supporting cast include Robert Keith, John Qualen, Ross Elliot, and Frank Jenks. The cinematography was by Hal Mohr   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Lea Stans on August 18, 2022

Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At – The Sheik (1921) One of the great sensations of the early 1920s screen, The Sheik (1921)is the kind of silent film that’s almost too easy to mock: it’s melodramatic, it’s cheesy, it’s based on a florid romance novel, and it features plenty...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on August 17, 2022

Book Review: Making The Best Years of Our Lives: The Hollywood Classic That Inspired a Nation The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) is one of the most honored and beloved films from Hollywood's Golden Age. It was released over 75 years ago. Author and film historian, Alison Macor has...   read more