One of the most memorable film finales came courtesy of director/star Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights, which opened 85 years ago this week. You can see more classic Hollywood trivia inside.
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Movie History
Movie history take a quick look at pivotal points in the history of cinema. Movie History features noteworthy and historical film facts from the turn of the last century to current hollywood events.
This Week in Movie History: 1/18/16
Warner Baxter earned a Best Actor Oscar playing the outlaw known as The Cisco Kid in the Fox frontier drama In Old Arizona, released 87 years ago this week. We’ve rounded up plenty more dates from Hollywood gone by for you inside.
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Actor Kirk Alyn flew onto movie screens as cinema’s first live-action Man of Steel 68 years ago this week, in the Columbia serial Superman. It’s “Up, up and away!” with more memorable film firsts inside.
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As the year draws to a close, we say a final farewell to Christopher Lee, Maureen O’Hara, Leonard Nimoy, Lizabeth Scott, Omar Sharif, and some of the other unforgettable Hollywood figures who left us in 2015.
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It was 60 years ago this week that moviegoers first met that multi-talented tadpole, Michigan J. Frog, in Chuck Jones’ classic cartoon short One Froggy Evening. We have more movie dates waiting inside.
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“Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me,” said Dustin Hoffman to Anne Bancroft in The Graduate, which opened 48 years ago this week. May we seduce you with more Hollywood trivia inside?
Read more →This Week in Film History: 12/13/15
Believe it or not, it’s been 18 years this week since Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio captured moviegoers’ hearts in James Cameron’s record-breaking maritime drama Titanic. Click here for more unforgettable Hollywood anniversaries.
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It was 32 years ago this week that moviegoers said hello to Tony Montana and his “little friend” in Brian De Palma’s violent crime saga Scarface. You can say hello to more great movie moments inside.
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It was only 10 minutes long, but The Great Train Robbery, which debuted 112 years ago this week, stands as one of the most influential films of the silent era. It would be a crime if you missed the other fun facts inside.
Read more →This Week in Film History: 11/22/15
A little-known company named Pixar released its first feature–and the first one to be computer-animated, Toy Story, 20 years ago this week. Click here to blast off with a collection of classic Hollywood moments.
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