Angels in Movies and Television: Before 1970
Ellen Leventry's list of post-1990 angels on movies and television got me thinking about some of my favorites from the old days. Hard to believe that performers from Jack Benny to Cary Grant to Donald...
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Murder Mystery Classics on Film
TCM has come out with a terrific collection of four of the all-time best classic murder mystery movies, the TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Murder Mysteries, featuring: "The Maltese Falcon"...
View ArticleQuiz: Romantic Movies for Valentine’s Day
Get in a romantic mood for Valentine's Day with a quiz on some of the classic movie love stories. And then pick one to watch with your valentine! 1. A bookkeeper falls for a baker though she is engaged...
View ArticleJudy Canova
Thanks to Ben Ohmart for reminding us of the unjustly neglected Judy Canova. He specializes in books about golden-age era performers, and he is the author of a new biography of the "Ozark nightingale,"...
View ArticleMovie Blogs: Best of the 80′s and You Pick the Classics
On The 80's Movie Project you can weigh in with your thoughts on the best, the worst, and the most outrageous from the decade that included "American Gigolo," "Anaimalymics," and "Every Which Way You...
View ArticleTurner Classic Movies Salutes the Oscars
Every year, Turner Classic Movies salutes the Oscars with a month full of classics and rarely-seen gems that were nominated for or won Oscars, not just for the acting and directing awards but for...
View Article600 Criterion Collection Films in Two Minutes
The Criterion Collection is the canon of film, every DVD beautifully presented and every movie certified as ambitious, significant, and challenging. Don't have time to watch all 600? Here's a...
View ArticleWhich Classic 20th Century Fox Film Should Be on Blu-Ray?
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment announced today a one-of-a-kind campaign, VOICE YOUR CHOICE, allowing film enthusiasts to decide which classic films they would like to see digitally restored...
View ArticleValentine’s Day Movies to Share With Someone You Love
Some of my favorite movie romances are just right for Valentine's Day. Cuddle up with your valentine and a bowl of popcorn and enjoy these movies about how love makes us crazy and immeasurably happy...
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Classic Movie Bloggers Salute Great Movie Duos in July
I'm looking forward to participating in this classic movie blogathon about movie duos -- romantic, adversarial, comic, and otherwise. My post will be up July 14, and I'll also link to some of the best...
View ArticleWill Kids Today Ever Understand These Classic Movies?
Amanda Scherker has a very funny piece on Huffington Post about the way that changes in technology make it hard to understand what the big deal is in a lot of movie classics. Is it possible to be...
View ArticleFree Movies Online
Open Culture has a great list of free movies available online, from cult rarities (Jean Genet's only film, "A Song of Love") to early works by top directors (Wes Anderson's early short version of...
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Musicals Get New Releases from Fox
Fox Home Entertainment is releasing the Rodgers & Hammerstein Blu-ray Collection on May 6. This Amazon-exclusive collection will feature six of the 15-time Academy Award-winning movie musicals by...
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