"Don't worry about me, little one. I just got out of prison, not college." Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas are a unique duo in film history. They're neither comical like Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, nor do they display the chummy camaraderie that made Paul Newman and Robert Redford such a likable couple. Their collaboration was tight,...
Silverscreen standards: the blob (1958) I have a sweet corn sweet tooth when it comes to classic sci-fi movies. I love the wacky B-movie cult classics of 1950s sci-fi, with their low-budget monsters stiff as cardboard cutouts and screaming crowds of hysterical townspeople. the blob (1958) is one of the most iconic creatures of this genre, partly...
Karen Burroughs Hannsberry talks about thatLaunch of her Good Times blog with CMH I'm so excited to announce that Karen Burroughs Hannsberry, author of Classic Movie Hub's Noir Nook column, has started a new blog! It's called "Ain't We Lucky We Got 'Em" and focuses on the 1970s television series Good times. We sat down with Karen...
It's October and everyone wants to see a horror movie. Here, at Monsters and Matinees – where we watch horror movies all year round – we understand and are ready to help by suggesting movies that are a good introduction to classic horror. Nosferatu (1922) is an easy place to start, especially since it returns to theaters...
Western summary: The violent men (1955) This spring I wrote about observing here Forty guns (1957) for the first time. Forty guns was a standout western directed by Samuel Fuller, and starring Barbara Stanwyck at the helm of a top cast. The fact that I finally caught up on this film has prompted me to watch it...
Classic Film Journeys: Marcy McGuire - Iowa and California Marcy McGuire Marcy McGuire was an actress and singer who started working in the entertainment industry as a teenager. She was born Marilyn Jeanne McGuire on February 22, 1926 in Kansas City, Kansas, to projectionist James McGuire and his wife Annona. Her parents divorced during her childhood. In...
Silverscreen standards: The wolf man (1941) Chaney's werewolf form makes him monstrous but retains enough of his humanity to be unsettling, especially since we can see his very human eyes in the monster's face. When asked to choose a favorite from among the classic Universal monster films, I always choose The wolf man (1941). As much as...
Silents are Golden: 8 Great Silent Movie Books for Your Library Maybe it's because of those title cards, but it's because of a love of silent movies and a love of reading around Silent films seem to go hand in hand. If you're new to early cinema books and would like to know where to start, I...
I am real excited to share this delicious cocktail recipe with you today—a twist on the classic margarita. A Watermelon Margarita balances sweetness from fresh...
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