Classic 1950s movie reviews, movie articles and information. Movie reviews from classic movies from 1950 to 1959, the Golden Age of Hollywood.
The dark underbelly of life is explored in the film noir genre, and we’ve got five hard-boiled tales of suspense and grittiness that you may not have seen. So join us for this journey into the seedy and uncertain world…
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“Let’s rock everybody, let’s rock! Everybody in the whole cell block, Was dancin’ to the Jailhouse Rock!” With those words, Elvis Presley electrified audiences in 1957 with his performance of the title tune from Jailhouse Rock. The third feature from…
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When Off Limits hit theaters in February of 1953, America was enjoying a period of post-WWII prosperity that made it ripe for lovable and lighthearted comedians like Bob Hope to thrive. He does just that in this engaging comedy. Hope…
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Yes, the movie’s in color, but we thought this photo was too adorable to resist. Guest writer Jessica Pickens reviews the 1953 MGM musical Small Town Girl, starring Jane Powell, Farley Granger and Bobby Van.
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Two scientists are abducted by aliens from a nuclear war-ravaged planet in This Island Earth. As part of the Universal Pictures Blogathon, we take off with the 1955 sci-fi epic starring Rex Reason and Faith Domergue.
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Three single women working in the publishing business in New York try to have love, careers, and “The Best of Everything.” Guest writer Leah Williams examines the 1959 20th Century-Fox drama starring Hope Lange, Louis Jourdan, Stephen Boyd and Joan Crawford.
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As part of this week’s Barrymore Trilogy Blogathon,MovieFanFare reviews the 1958 biodrama Too Much, Too Soon, starring Errol Flynn as hard-drinking screen idol John Barrymore and Dorothy Malone as his daughter Diana, who followed in his footsteps on and off the screen.
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Barbara Stanwyck can’t convince police that she saw a woman being strangled to death, but killer George Sanders is out to silence her for good. Guest writer Kristen Lopez peeks in on the 1954 thriller (and Rear Window precursor) Witness to Murder.
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Six decades after its debut, Sunset Boulevard remains one of the most biting big-screen looks at Hollywood. Guest writer Marsha Collock offers her list of 10 key moments, performances and lines from Billy Wilder’s acerbic dark comedy.
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Wandering “bad boy” Paul Newman woos Joanne Woodward, daughter of Mississippi plantation owner Orson Welles, in The Long, Hot Summer. Guest writer Emily Rauber reviews the steamy 1958 drama and its Cinemascope splendor.
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