Victorian London, steeped in a dark and romantic aura, has always been the ideal setting for murders and mysteries in films of the 1930s and 40s. Lurking beneath the white facade of stately manors inhabited by fashionable ladies and gentlemen…
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Grab These Golden Age Favorites from the 1930s-’50s!
When people talk about the Golden Age of Hollywood, they are most often referring to the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s. These decades gave audiences films that changed the world, and stars — including Humphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe, and James Dean…
Read more →“This Gun for Hire” and More Fantastic Flicks Hit Blu-ray/DVD
From classic Hollywood hits to recent theatrical offerings, this week’s DVD and Blu-ray new releases have titles to please even the most discerning of movie lovers. Take a look at what new releases are now available! This Gun for Hire…
Read more →Rita Hayworth in “Blood and Sand”
Rita Hayworth was the classic bombshell of a woman in the 40’s and 50’s. She was, by most every source I could find, one of the most popular pinup girls of WWII. Maybe even the most popular. Every soldier’s barracks…
Read more →Ernst Lubitsch’s “Heaven Can Wait” Gets a Deluxe Edition Via the Criterion Collection
Based on a play from Leslie Bush-Fekete, 1943’s Heaven Can Wait is a majestic technicolor affair from acclaimed director Ernst Lubitsch (Ninotchka, A Royal Scandal). In the film, Don Ameche shines as newly deceased womanizer Henry Van Cleve. Convinced that…
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