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- The Seven Year Itch Movie Review - Marilyn Monroe - Tom Ewell - Revi…Updated: Wed Jul 2 22:20:38 2008
Marilyn Monroe was already a star when she stood on a New York subway grate in a white halter dress in the iconic scene from 'The Seven Year Itch.' Here's a review of the classic movie that gave us… - 10 Best Billy Wilder MoviesUpdated: Sun Jun 29 23:13:12 2008
Director Billy Wilder gave the world classic movies across the genres of film noir, romantic comedy, social realism and screwball comedy. Here are ten of the writer-director's finest classic films… - Six Great Classic Movie DirectorsUpdated: Sun Jun 29 23:12:58 2008
Sometimes finding a director you like is the best way to find the movies you'll love. Here are six of the finest directors Hollywood has ever known - Billy Wilder, Frank Capra, John Ford, William … - Eight Classic Children's Movies to Delight the KidsUpdated: Mon Jun 23 00:13:43 2008
Eight classic movies for children that will keep the adults entertained as well. Wholesome family film adventures with great art, terrific old-school special effects, live animals, singing dancing… - Forbidden Planet Movie Review- Classic Sci-Fi - Robby the Robot - L…Updated: Mon Jun 23 00:07:07 2008
Inspired by Shakespeare's Tempest, 'Forbidden Planet' is a seminal science fiction film with terrific special effects and a smart script. Featuring the debut of Robby the Robot, 'Forbidden Planet'… - The African Queen Movie Review - Katharine Hepburn - Humphrey Bogart…Updated: Fri Jun 20 03:21:40 2008
'The African Queen' is the only screen pairing of Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart, a rip-roaring adventure movie with a satisfying love story. Director John Huston's sweeping film is set in … - The Invisible Man Movie Review - Claude Rains - Movie Monsters - Cla…Updated: Fri Jun 20 03:20:24 2008
Claude Rains stars in the original 'Invisible Man,' the first movie made from H.G. Wells' classic science fiction novel. A bit campy, the special effects hold up surprisingly well, and Rains' liqu… - Close Encounters of the Third Kind Movie Review - Steven Spielberg S…Updated: Fri Jun 20 03:19:19 2008
A classic science fiction film by Steven Spielberg, 'Close Encounters' ignites a sense of awe through both its special effects and its compelling story. Beautifully realized, a little funny, a lit… - Witness for the Prosecution Movie Review - Marlene Dietrich - Charle…Updated: Fri Jun 20 03:18:13 2008
Billy Wilder's witty screen adaptation of the Agatha Christie play features Marlene Dietrich and Charles Laughton in a classic movie courtroom battle as the 'Witness for the Prosecution' provides p… - Dr. Strangelove Movie Review - Peter Sellers - Stanley Kubrick - Geo…Updated: Fri Jun 20 03:16:44 2008
'Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' is the funniest movie ever made about global nuclear destruction. Peter Sellers plays three roles, including the bizarre Dr. … - Casablanca Movie Review - Humphrey Bogart - Ingrid Bergman - Claude…Updated: Fri Jun 20 03:15:40 2008
'Casablanca' is the movie on just about every "top ten" list in the known galaxy. With Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in a great romance, it's a thrilling wartime drama with an unforg… - The Maltese Falcon Movie Review - Humphrey Bogart - Mary Astor - Joh…Updated: Fri Jun 20 03:14:17 2008
'The Maltese Falcon' established Humphrey Bogart as a megastar, and is thought by many to be the first film noir. With Mary Astor, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet as international fortune-hunter… - Sergeant York Movie Review - Gary Cooper - World War I Biopic - How…Updated: Fri Jun 20 03:13:02 2008
'Sergeant York' is a sharp-shooting pacifist from the backwoods of Tennessee becomes an unlikely war hero in the true story of Sergeant York and his courage in WWI. Gary Cooper stars in this great… - Gone With the Wind Movie Review - Vivian Leigh - Clark Gable - Scarl…Updated: Fri Jun 20 03:11:50 2008
A sweeping movie about the Old South, the Civil War and the adventures of Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler, 'Gone with the Wind' is the epitome of a star-studded Hollywood blockbuster based on a be… - Ben Hur Movie Review - Charlton Heston - Jack Hawkins - Sword and Sa…Updated: Fri Jun 20 03:11:01 2008
One of the greatest sword-and-sandal epics ever filmed, 'Ben Hur,' stars Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins and Stephen Boyd in a magnificent, thrilling story of the Roman Empire and the birth of Christ… - Strangers on a Train Movie Review - Alfred Hitchcock - Robert Walker…Updated: Fri Jun 20 03:10:02 2008
What if two 'Strangers on a Train' meet and plan a couple of murders - but only one of them knows it's not an idle joke? Alfred Hitchcock's tense thriller plays it out in a movie with a memorable v… - Cat Ballou Movie Review - Jane Fonda - Lee Marvin - Western SpoofUpdated: Fri Jun 20 03:09:01 2008
A pretty school marm, a dastardly villain, a couple of rakish outlaws and a legendary gunslinger round out the western cliches in this great spoof, 'Cat Ballou.' Lee Marvin won an Oscar for his do… - 3:10 to Yuma Movie Review - Actor Glenn Ford - Van Heflin - Felicia …Updated: Fri Jun 20 03:07:43 2008
A serviceable western with a solid cast and a classic Old West storyline, the original '3:10 to Yuma' is a showcase for veteran actor Glenn Ford as a charming outlaw and Van Heflin as a stoic ranch… - Vertigo Movie Review - Alfred Hitchcock - Jimmy Stewart - Kim Novak …Updated: Fri Jun 20 03:06:32 2008
'Vertigo' is first a dreamlike story of obsession and only second a mystery/suspense film. The classic movie with James Stewart and Kim Novak garnered mixed reviews when it debuted, but is now wide… - She Done Him Wrong Movie Review - Mae West - Cary Grant - Come Up an…Updated: Fri Jun 20 03:05:29 2008
Mae West utters her most famous - and most often misquoted line - in 'She Done Him Wrong,' a scandalous melodrama that shot Cary Grant to stardom in 1933. Sexual frankness and racy songs helped sp… - War of the Worlds Movie Review - Classic Sci-Fi - Gene Barry - Mart…Updated: Fri Jun 20 03:04:23 2008
The 1953 version of the. H.G. Wells classic 'War of the Worlds' had spectacular special effects for its day, and set the standard for Martian invasion movies. With Gene Barry as the requisite egghe… - Rear Window Movie Review - Alfred Hitchcock - Jimmy Stewart - Grace …Updated: Fri Jun 20 03:02:57 2008
A thrilling Hitchcock suspense film, 'Rear Window' features witty dialog, clever camera angles and a still-fresh take on the war between the sexes, from amorous newlyweds to a henpecked husband who… - The Shop Around the Corner Movie Review - James Stewart - Margaret S…Updated: Fri Jun 20 03:02:08 2008
A wry and gentle romantic comedy about two people who can't stand each other by day, but unknowingly write soul-stirring letters to each other by night. Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sullavan in Erns… - The Day the Earth Stood Still Movie Review - '50s Sci-Fi - Patricia …Updated: Fri Jun 20 03:00:59 2008
A messenger from the stars lands among the Washington monuments with his giant silver robot and makes first contact with humankind. One of the great science fiction films of the '50s, 'The Day The … - To Kill a Mockingbird Movie Review - Gregory Peck - Harper Lee - Bro…Updated: Fri Jun 20 03:00:01 2008
In Depression-era Alabama, softspoken lawyer Atticus Finch takes on the case of a black man accused of assaulting a white woman. A classic coming-of-age movie from Harper Lee's best-selling novel,… - Stalag 17 Movie Review - Billy Wilder Directs William Holden in the …Updated: Fri Jun 20 02:59:06 2008
A compelling study of human nature set in a WWII POW camp, 'Stalag 17' is also a sly dig at the red-baiting of the communist era. Billy Wilder directed William Holden to a Oscar for his cynical per… - Some Like it Hot Movie Review - Marilyn Monroe - Jack Lemmon - Tony …Updated: Fri Jun 20 02:58:13 2008
One of the funniest screwball comedies ever, 'Some Like it Hot' is sweet bit of comic fluff with Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in drag, hiding out from the mob in an all-girl band, and Marilyn Monroe… - The Big Sleep Movie Review - Humphrey Bogart - Lauren Bacall - Howar…Updated: Fri Jun 20 02:57:09 2008
A complex film noir, 'The Big Sleep' features Humphrey Bogart in one of his most layered roles as Phillip Marlowe, and provides a great showcase for the Bogart and real-life love Lauren Bacall. Cle… - American Graffiti Movie Review - George Lucas - Ron Howard - Richard…Updated: Fri Jun 20 02:56:18 2008
'American Graffiti' is George Lucas's fond look back at his small-town California upbringing. A funny, touching coming of age story, it influenced dozens of films to come and launched the film car… - The Incredible Shrinking Man Movie Review - Cold War Science Fictio…Updated: Fri Jun 20 02:55:29 2008
Everyman Scott Carey gets a double-dose of pesticides and radiation in this classic science fiction movie proving that size does matter. 'The Incredible Shrinking Man' is a prime example of 1950s s… - The Man Who Came to Dinner Movie Review - Bette Davis - Monty Woolle…Updated: Fri Jun 20 02:54:33 2008
The film version of a smash Broadway play, 'The Man Who Came to Dinner' is a bit stagey, but showcases a terrific cat fight between Bette Davis and Ann Sheridan, and offers a view of bygone Broadwa… - Sunset Boulevard Movie Review - Gloria Swanson - William Holden - Fi…Updated: Fri Jun 20 02:53:51 2008
A film noir classic, 'Sunset Boulevard' is a jaundiced look at the excesses of Hollywood, and a great story about an aging film goddess and her doomed gigolo. Witty, cynical and mesmerizing. … - All About Eve Movie Review - Bette Davis - Anne Baxter - George Sand…Updated: Fri Jun 20 02:53:06 2008
Meow! The classic movie about an aging Broadway star (Bette Davis) and the scheming young wannabe (Anne Baxter) who wants to take over the star's career and her life. 'All About Eve' earned the 19… - Sabrina Movie Review - Audrey Hepburn - Humphrey Bogart - William Ho…Updated: Fri Jun 20 02:52:06 2008
A bubbly romantic comedy about a chauffeur's daughter in love with a rich playboy. Audrey Hepburn goes to Paris for polish and comes back to charm William Holden and Humphrey Bogart in 'Sabrina,' a… - Carrie Movie Review - Sissy Spacek - Nancy Allen - John Travolta - B…Updated: Fri Jun 20 02:51:13 2008
'Carrie,' the classic that launched a bloody deluge of teen horror films, still packs plenty of suspense, a little humor, a bit of camp, and a few genuine chills. The first and one of the best film… - The Searchers Movie Review - John Wayne - John Ford - Classic Wester…Updated: Fri Jun 20 02:50:10 2008
'The Searchers' is a classic American western, with John Wayne searching for a kidnapped niece in a bitter battle with a Comanche tribe across the wild scenery of Utah's Mounument Valley. Thought b… - Young Frankenstein Movie Review - Gene Wilder - Peter Boyle - Teri G…Updated: Fri Jun 20 02:48:50 2008
Few spoofs are as spot-on and funny as 'Young Frankenstein,' Mel Brooks' stylish tribute to the great old monster movies. If you can watch it without laughing out loud, you’re just not human.&… - Monty Python's Life of Brian Review - Immaculate Edition - John Clee…Updated: Fri Jun 20 02:47:28 2008
'Monty Python's Life of Brian' is a merry sendup of old-style Bibilical epics, and a biting satire on religion, politics and fanaticism. Rude, crude and side-splitting funny, it follows the life o… - Treasure of the Sierra Madre Movie Review - Humphrey Bogart - John H…Updated: Fri Jun 20 02:46:32 2008
The best film ever made about the power of greed to corrupt men's souls. Humphrey Bogart and Walter Huston in the "Treasure of the Sierra Madre,' a sweeping tale of fortunes made and lost in t… - Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles Movie Review - Gene Wilder - Cleavon Lit…Updated: Fri Jun 20 02:44:54 2008
Provocative, crude and hilarious, Mel Brooks' 'Blazing Saddles' is a classic comedy that turns the western movie genre on its head, and takes on racism with daring humor. A side-splitting, raucous … - The Apartment Movie Review - Jack Lemmon - Shirley MacLaine - Fred M…Updated: Fri Jun 20 02:40:47 2008
Billy Wilder's darkly comic Best Picture winner about an office schnook whose bosses use his bachelor apartment for romantic trysts. Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine star in 'The Apartment,' a smar… - To Catch a Thief Movie Review - Alfred Hitchcock - Cary Grant - Gra…Updated: Fri Jun 20 02:38:54 2008
A frothy, stylish romp on the French Riviera with two gorgeous stars and a great director, Alfred Hitchcock's 'To Catch a Thief' puts Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in the witty tale of a reformed jewe… - The 39 Steps Movie Review - Classic Mystery - Alfred Hitchcock - Rob…Updated: Fri Jun 20 02:37:47 2008
A fast-paced, tightly woven 1935 suspense film by Alfred Hitchcock, 'The 39 Steps' establishes many of the themes that would return in Hitchcock's later work. With clever dialog, darkly comic scen… - It Happened One Night Movie Review - Clark Gable - Claudette Colbert…Updated: Fri Jun 20 02:36:45 2008
In the great grandmother of all screwball comedies, Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert tussle and tease their way through a witty script, and tempt the blue-noses of the day with double entendre. '… - North by Northwest Movie Review - Alfred Hitchcock - Cary Grant - Ev…Updated: Fri Jun 20 02:35:54 2008
Hitchcock's diverting suspense film sweeps from the sophisticated streets of New York in the '50s to the stone faces of South Dakota's Mount Rushmore. Fast-paced and clever, 'North By Northwest' i… - Charade Movie Review - Cary Grant - Audrey Hepburn - Walter Matthau …Updated: Fri Jun 20 02:35:06 2008
A witty and suspenseful outing set on the streets of Paris, 'Charade' is the only classic movie to pair its two great stars: Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant. A clever plot, sparkling dialogue and el… - Breakfast at Tiffany's Movie Review - Audrey Hepburn - Holly Golight…Updated: Fri Jun 20 02:34:04 2008
A glib, stylish, bittersweet romance that defined Audrey Hepburn's film career, and established an indelible image of American fashion. With George Peppard, Patricia Neal and a truly wretched bit … - 7 Early Movie MonstersUpdated: Fri Jun 20 02:30:35 2008
Many of the great movie monsters got their start in the 1930s, when Hollywood took classic horror novels and made them into black-and-white thrillers. Here's seven iconic monsters from 'The Bride … - 9 Terrifying Classic MoviesUpdated: Fri Jun 20 02:30:10 2008
If you're looking for thrills and chills, classic horror movies have plenty to offer. While some of the old scary movies may not have the gore or the shock value of newer films, a great story well… - Best Picture Oscar Winners of the 1950sUpdated: Fri Jun 20 02:28:15 2008
In the 1950s, sweeping epics, expensive musicals and dark dramas dominated the Best Picture category at the Oscars, along with one sleeper hit thrown in for good measure. Here are the ten classic … - Top 10 Classic Movies to Get You StartedUpdated: Fri Jun 20 02:24:06 2008
Classic Movies to Get You Started - Must-See Classic Films… - Tips for Enjoying Classic FilmsUpdated: Fri Jun 20 02:17:50 2008
If you think classic movies are slow, boring and colorless, think again. Hollywood produced engrossing and entertaining films in the '30s, '40s, '50s and '60s that any movie fan will enjoy. You m… - Hayley Mills in Classic Disney FilmsUpdated: Fri Jun 20 02:17:21 2008
She was the perfect Disney star for the '60s - wholesome, adorable and a great little actress. Hayley Mills' performances in Disney's family friendly classic films were not only completely safe and… - Great Classic Films for Every Member of the FamilyUpdated: Fri Jun 20 02:15:29 2008
Classic movies make great gifts, enjoyed not only by the recipient, and anybody else in the household. So if you don't know what to get Mom for her birthday, or Sis for graduaton, here’… - 6 Great Humphrey Bogart MoviesUpdated: Fri Jun 20 02:13:12 2008
A list of some of Humphrey Bogart's best movies, from hard-boiled private detectives in classic film noir to the ravings of a paranoid ship captain. See Bogart's full range, from "Casablanca&… - Nine Holiday MoviesUpdated: Fri Jun 20 02:10:24 2008
There’s nothing like a great classic movie to bring all the holiday memories back with a rush. Cuddle up on the couch with some hot cocoa and mini-marshmallows, and watch one of these gr… - Seven Classic Films Starring Charlton HestonUpdated: Fri Jun 20 02:07:59 2008
Born to be a leading man, Charlton Heston played Biblical prophets and princes, tortured artists and worn-down cowboys, policemen and clerics during his long and varied career. Here are seven clas… - Classic Movie Remakes Released in 2007Updated: Fri Jun 20 02:06:47 2008
Every year, Hollywood revisits classic movies and decides to remake them. The results are always mixed. Here are a few of the classic films remade for release in 2007, for better or worse. (Than… - A List of Hitchcock Movies You've Gotta SeeUpdated: Fri Jun 20 02:03:55 2008
A list of Hitchcock movies that should be on any fan's must-see list. Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense, made thrillers, spy movies, horror films and mysteries that set modern standards and… - 9 Frank Capra MoviesUpdated: Fri Jun 20 02:01:02 2008
Inspiring, heartfelt, patriotic, witty - the hallmarks of director Frank Capra. Here are nine of the very best classic films from a director who brought an idealized vision of small-town America a… - Guest Author Picks Doris Day FlicksUpdated: Fri Jun 20 01:54:42 2008
Author Tom Santopietro has written and admiring book about screen legend Doris Day as an actress and a singer. Here he tells us his top ten Doris Day films, and why he loves them… - 10 Terrific Movie Love StoriesUpdated: Fri Jun 20 01:52:47 2008
Everybody likes a good love story, and the best aren't always found in chick flicks. Adventures, war movies, even films with ghost stories can be very romantic. Here's ten classic movie romances t… - 10 Great, Classic Political MoviesUpdated: Fri Jun 20 01:44:20 2008
Hollywood loves politics. Here are ten classic political movies that explore the use and misuse of power, greed and corruption in politics from Washington to the city streets. Some are cynical; so… - 'Considering Doris Day' - an Interview with the AuthorUpdated: Fri Jun 20 01:39:12 2008
The book 'Considering Doris Day' is a look at the top female box office star of all-time, arguing that Doris Day's "girl next door" image made her underrated as an actress. Thomas Santop… - Director Alfred Hitchcock - Master of SuspenseUpdated: Fri Jun 20 00:18:41 2008
The undisputed king of movie mystery and mayhem, director Alfred Hitchcock combined suspense, sex and dark humor to create masterpieces of classic film. One of the most influential directors in mo…