Last week we took a quick trip in the Wayback Machine to the year 1924 for a peek at what the top 10 films were a century ago, when America was learning to Keep Cool with Coolidge and the cinema…
Read more →1940s Films
Guest Review: Two Guys from Texas (1948)
Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson were great pals off-screen and they had the good fortune to play together on-screen in 11 films released throughout the 1940s. Most of these were simple comedies in the vein of the popular Bob Hope…
Read more →These Mae West Classics Are Being Released by Kino Lorber!
Legendary actress Mae West is celebrated in nine new releases from Kino Lorber that showcase her work at the height of her popularity in the 1930s and ’40s. Available on June 29th, these titles are: Night After Night (1932) Retired…
Read more →These Classic Movies Are Now Available from KL Studio Classics
A quartet of film favorites are now available from KL Studio Classics, take a look: Spawn of the North (1938) The hazardous life of Alaskan salmon fishermen was vividly brought to life in this rugged drama. Jim Kimmerlee (Henry Fonda)…
Read more →“Brute Force” and “The Naked City” Are Now Available from the Criterion Collection
Two hugely acclaimed hits from the 1940s are now out via The Criterion Collection. Directed by Jules Dassin, each of these titles presents a glimpse into the darker side of life — told in very different ways… Brute Force (1947)…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Casablanca
Here’s looking at you, Casablanca! For almost 80 years, the Humphrey Bogart/Ingrid Bergman wartime drama has captivated viewers across the globe…and become the high watermark for cinema. It’s been awhile since we’ve featured Casablanca as a Create-A-Caption on this site,…
Read more →Check Out These Great Buys for Baby Boomers
We’re putting fondly remembered movie and TV releases cherished by the postwar generation in the spotlight with our Buys for Baby Boomers discounts. Take a look at a selection of the star-packed titles that you’ll be nostalgic to watch and…
Read more →Great Movie Scenes: Judy Garland and Fred Astaire Perform “Easter Parade”
Happy Easter! We’d be remiss if we let this holiday pass without presenting the greatest Easter song of all, the titular song from the 1948 Judy Garland/Fred Astaire classic Easter Parade. This Irving Berlin standard is a must-hear every year…
Read more →The Films of Joan Davis: A Slapstick Sensation
Joan Davis was a master of zany comedy. She was the feminine variant of Danny Kaye, Oscar Levant and Billy de Wolfe all rolled into one. But mostly she was uniquely Joan Davis: Rubber-faced, loose-limbed and shamelessly outrageous. A lost…
Read more →Fantastic Deals on Golden Age Greats from the 1930s to ’50s
Hooray for Hollywood! It’s an adage that is as true today as it was all those years ago. Can you even imagine what life would be like without the magic of movies? We don’t want to either, and fortunately we…
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