Blogs about Classic movies
20 blogs about Classic movies.
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Classic Film and TV Café
Devoted to classic movies and television series, ranging from the silent film era to the 1980s.
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We Name the TV Characters...You Name the Series! We thought we'd try out a new game this month! For each numbered item below, we have listed three characters from the same TV series. Your task is to name the TV series! Most of …
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Classic Movie Blog Association
The best blogs about classic film on the internet.
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CMBA presents: A Haunting Blogathon: In the Afterlife Welcome to this Fall's CMBA Blogathon with the captivating theme of the afterlife in film. A realm where past and present are woven together and the echoes of lost souls connect us. But this exploration …
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Classic Movie Hub Blog
Watching Classic Movies and Lovin’ Every Minute of It!
By Annmarie Gatti, Minoo Allen, et al. More infoUpdated
Monsters and Matinees: Before ‘Professor,’ Russell Johnson used his wits in 3 sci-fi classics As classic movie fans, we’ve all had those “wow” moments with actors we may not expect to see in a film as in “Wow! Is that (fill in the blank) …” Or “Wait – I …
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Grand Old Movies
Blogging about Hollywood's golden-age films.
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Origin Stories “Jolly unpleasant when you come slap up against the supernatural.” I haven’t come up against the supernatural myself, but I suppose an encounter with it could be unpleasant. Isn’t that what always happens anyway in …
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Greenbriar Picture Shows
Classic movie site with rare images (no web grabs!), original ads, and behind-the-scenes photos, with informative and insightful commentary.
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Trade Talk #2 What Trades Told: Tempting Hoppy ... and Bing, Where Superman Flew Again, and Kroger Babb's Non-Pursuit of QualityHOPPY AND HIPPY? --- William Boyd had been around the business long enough to know everybody worth knowing, …
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The Hollywood Revue
Where we're always ready for our close-up.
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Book vs. Movie: The Wind (1928) Lillian Gish is, unquestionably, one of the most significant stars of the silent film era. But one of her greatest performances from the era was in the last silent film she appeared in: The Wind, …
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Hometowns to Hollywood
Exploring the hometowns and legacies of Hollywood's Golden Age stars.
By Annette. 🇺🇸 More infoUpdated
Miracle on 34th Street Christmas bells are ringing in 2024 with the publication of Jeffrey Paul Thompson’s Miracle on 34th Street: The Making of a Christmas Classic. One of many beloved holiday films stemming from Hollywood’s Golden Age, Miracle …
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The Incredible Inman
Writeups About Show Biz Stuff, Old-Timey and Otherwise.
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"Ladies of Leisure," or Easel to Love Barbara Stanwyck enters the 1930 film "Ladies of Leisure" -- and film history -- in a rowboat. The oars squeak. Her face is marked by mascara-streaked tears and she's clutching a broken dress strap. She's …
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Iverson Movie Ranch
… and other historic filming locations!
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We'll be headin' up soon to the historic movie town of Lone Pine, California — and we're hoping y'all can join us! This year's Lone Pine Film Festival, coming up Oct. 10-13, 2024The tiny town of Lone Pine, Calif., is the site of some of the most spectacular filming locations around, and each year in October the …
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Lady Eve's Reel Life
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Eternally Marilyn photo by Milton GreeneLike so many summer days in Los Angeles, this one began as a balmy and sunlit morning. It would grow warmer and sunnier, but the languid summertime mood was shattered by news …
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The Last Drive In
The blog’s atmosphere is one of nostalgia for those golden days when Silver Screen met tube with dials overflowing with memorable actors, writers, directors, and visionaries.
By Jo Gabriel. 🇺🇸 More infoUpdated
Oops, there are gremlins in the works! Hey gang, I know I announced a special feature to celebrate Halloween. I’m experiencing serious technical difficulties moving to a new server, so I’m unable to get my Scream Queens of the 1970s in time …
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Laura's Miscellaneous Musings
Miscellaneous Musings on Classic Films and Disney.
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Tonight's Movie: Words and Music (1948) - A Warner Archive Blu-ray Review WORDS AND MUSIC (1948), MGM's musical tribute to the composing team of Rodgers and Hart, is now available on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.Tom Drake and Mickey Rooney play composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist …
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Matte Shot - a tribute to Golden Era special fx
This blog is intended primarily as a tribute to the inventiveness and ingenuity of the craft of the matte painter during Hollywoods' Golden Era.
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MATTE & EFFECTS FILMS CELEBRATED: Part Seven Welcome fans and devotees of old school mattes, models and clever trick photography. It's time once again for another giant of a blog post, and I do emphasize, giant! I never do these things by …
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nitrateglow
I like to viddy the old films now and then.
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Movie of the month: No Man of Her Own (dir. Mitchell Leisen, 1950) Image source: IMDB Tone is always paramount in fiction. The same story can be rendered farce or tragedy by just a few details. The 1950 film noir No Man of Her Own is one such …
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Out of the Past
A blog about classic film, old Hollywood stars, actors and actresses, directors, books about stars and movies and much more.
By Raquel Stecher. 🇺🇸 More infoUpdated
New & Upcoming Classic Film Books (23) I've returned with an exciting new edition to my classic film book round ups. Every time I curate these lists I worry that this will be the one that disappoints. But they never do. I …
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Screen Action Jazz
Commentary and breaking news regarding the golden age of jazz soundtracks that supplied a swing backdrop for the suspenseful adventures of secret agents, private detectives, cops, spies and heist-minded criminals.
By Derrick Bang. 🇺🇸 More infoUpdated
Fallen Angels and a wayward Fugitive I covered Showtime’s marvelous film noir series, Fallen Angels, in my second volume. This anthology show delivered six episodes in the summer of 1993, followed by another nine in the autumn of 1995. Each playlet …
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shadowsandsatin
where the worlds of film noir and pre-code collide.
By Karen Burroughs Hannsberry. 🇺🇸 More infoUpdated
Noirvember Day 14: The Postman Always Rings Twice Quiz I love lots of things – watching old episodes of Biography (like the ones I saw today on Robert McCormick and Ma Barker), rearranging furniture, making lists . . . And taking classic movie quizzes. …
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Silver Scenes
Covering the world of classic movies from the silents to the mid 1960s via bios, movie reviews, rare photos and fun trivia.
By Constance Metzinger, Diana Metzinger. More infoUpdated
From the Archives: About Face (1952) This is a lovely behind-the-scenes photo of Gordon MacRae, Phyllis Kirk, and Dick Wesson on the set of About Face (1952), a Technicolor remake of the classic Brother Rat.From the Archives is our latest series …
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Silver Screenings
Ruth's Old Movie Reviews.
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American Soldiers vs. an Aristocratic Ghost In 1944, before the D-Day landing and while WWII was still grinding on, MGM made a heartwarming movie about American soldiers successfully diffusing a notorious British ghost. The Canterville Ghost (1944) stars Robert Young, as …
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A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE
A nostalgic journey to the past to relive the golden days of entertainment!
By David Lobosco. 🇺🇸 More infoUpdated
FORGOTTEN ONES: BELLE BAKER - PART ONE Time has been flying by and with each decade old stars are more and more forgotten. One such big star that is largely forgotten is Belle Baker. Born in Los Angeles) was a singer and …