Silents are Golden: Silent Directors - The ingenious FW Murnau FW Murnau Very large and described with an “icy, imperious character”, FW Murnau fit perfectly into the stereotypical notion of a German silent film director. Highly cultured, his love of the arts and extreme attention to detail resulted in some of the best silent film work -...
Noir Nook: YouTube Bs - Highway trawl (1954) YouTube is a treasure trove for film noir classics - you can find treasures such as free on it Scarlet Road (1945), The strange love of Martha Ivers (1946), House of Strangers (1949), Kansas City confidential (1952) and many other major studio releases from this period. Highway trawl (1954)...
Classic Travel: Evelyn Keyes Evelyn Keyes Best known for portraying Scarlett O'Hara's little sister, Evelyn Keyes has had a long career that stretched well beyond her time in Blown by the wind (1939). She was born Evelyn Louise Keyes on November 20, 1916 in Port Arthur, Texas, the daughter of Methodist pastors Omar Dow Keyes and Maude...
It's October, the time of year when the world realizes it's okay to watch scary movies every day - and horror movie fans are right there with suggestions whether you've asked for it or not. This year I thought it would be fun to share ideas based on horror movie subgenres like vampires, witches, haunted houses, and...
Lives Behind the Legends: Hedy Lamarr – The Beautiful Inventor Hedy Lamarr Hedy Lamarr is known as one of the most beautiful actresses to come out of classic Hollywood. She was so alluring, that the looks of animated characters such as Snow White and Catwoman were inspired by her. But Hedy just might be the ultimate example...
"Hitchcock and the Censors" &"Alfred Hitchcock: The Legacy of Victorianism"Two hitch books for two lucky winners! CMH is excited to announce our next Classic Movie Book Giveaway as part of our partnership with University Press of Kentucky! This time we're celebrating October with two books about the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock! Nevertheless we are giving away...
“Some guys can be sold out; some guys can't do that. " Humphrey Bogart is the symbol of film noir. Although he has worked tirelessly in genres such as drama, romance, and comedy, the man affectionately known as "Bogie" is best known for the dozen or so noir films he made between 1940 and his death in...
Cinemallennials: Casablanca (1942) For those of you unfamiliar with cinemallennials, it's a bi-weekly podcast where me and another Millennial watch a classic movie we've never seen before and discuss its importance and relevance in today's world. In this episode I spoke to Alexandra Riba about one of the most famous and popular films of all time, Casablanca....
Silver Screen Standards: Claude Rains I couldn't decide between several of the films I had in mind for this month's column, and then I realized they all had something in common - Claude Rains. Rains is one of those actors whose presence makes any movie better, whether it's in melodrama, horror, historical adventure, or film noir. Although...
Noir Nook: "Killer" Noir Film noir is not easy to define. Sometimes it's not that easy to tell whether a film is noir or not. Whenever I am asked to describe film noir, my answer is that noir films in general depict a universe marked by corruption, pessimism and hopelessness, and generally characterized by shadows, reflections and...
Val Kilmer, who featured in a string of high-profile films such as Batman Forever and The Doors before abruptly...
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