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Gary Cooper Film - Gary Cooper Movies - Gary Cooper Filmography Created: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 Updated: Thursday, May 24, 2012
Possessing a down-home persona that was quintessentially American, Gary Cooper spent five decades making dozens of classic movies. At his peak, he was a top box office draw who earned five Academy ...
Classic Movie Basics Created: Thursday, September 08, 2011 Updated: Thursday, May 24, 2012
Terrific old movies and classic films that set the standard in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Comedies and romances, film noir and hardboiled detective dramas. Action, sci-fi and horror. Sweeping e...
Baseball Movies - Best Films About Baseball - Baseball Films Created: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Updated: Thursday, May 24, 2012
With summer almost in full swing, it's a good time to take a look at some of the great movies about baseball. Initially a subject shied away from by studios - producer Samuel Goldwyn once said they...
Classic War Movies - Greatest War Films - Best War Movies Created: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Whether conveying the heroic acts of soldiers or showing the harsh realities of battle, war movies have long been a staple of Hollywood. Everything from the Civil War and World War II to Vietnam an...
A Profile of Gregory Peck Created: Sunday, October 23, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012
An actor who evinced moral certainty and unwavering strength, Gregory Peck turned in a number of iconic performances in some of Hollywood’s most important classic movies. His persona as an Ev...
John Wayne Movies - True Grit - John Wayne Created: Thursday, September 08, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012
Noted for his many Westerns, particularly the ones he made with frequent collaborator John Ford, John Wayne rose from being a bit player in B-movies in the 1920s to become an American institution. ...
Classic Movies from 1962 - Best Movies from 1962 - Films from 1962 Created: Saturday, February 11, 2012 Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012
While 1939 is often regarded as the greatest movie year of all time, Hollywood wasn’t too shabby in 1962. Many classic movies were released that year, while one on this list featured one of t...
Robert Mitchum Movies - Robert Mitchum Films - Robert Mitchum Filmography Created: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012
As one of classic Hollywood's most iconic stars, Robert Mitchum typified the rugged antiheroes of film noir while turning in one great performance after another. But despite his long career, Mitchu...
William Wellman - Movies by William Wellman - William Wellman Films Created: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012
A former member of the French Foreign Legion and a combat pilot during World War I, William Wellman lived an adventurous life that later colored the films he made as one of classic Hollywood's grea...
James Stewart Movies - Jimmy Stewart Westerns - Jimmy Stewart Movies Created: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012
James Stewart has long been remembered for his work with Alfred Hitchcock and Frank Capra. But just as famous as 'Rear Window' and 'It's a Wonderful Life' were a series of Westerns he made in the 1...
In Memoriam - Celebrity Deaths 2011 - Classic Movies Stars Created: Saturday, December 24, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012
At the end of every year, Hollywood buzzes with predictions for who will win Oscars or crows about which movie made the most money. But Hollywood also takes a more somber tone and looks back at the...
William Wyler Movies - William Wyler Filmography - William Wyler Director Created: Sunday, March 25, 2012 Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012
An unrelenting perfectionist notorious for demanding multiple takes, William Wyler directed a string of great classic movies from the 1930s through the 1960s. Along the way, he won three Academy Aw...
Sidney Lumet Movies - Sidney Lumet - Sidney Lumet Films Created: Friday, December 30, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012
One of the most revered directors of his generation, Sidney Lumet produced an extraordinary body of work that included some of New Hollywood's most seminal classics. While his best work was made in...
Henry Fonda Movies - Classic Movies Henry Fonda - Henry Fonda Films Created: Monday, May 21, 2012 Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012
A beloved performer who typified the onscreen Everyman, Henry Fonda was the star of many classic movies over the course of six decades. He worked with the top directors of the day and did his best ...
Howard Hawks Filmograpy - Howard Hawks Movies - Movies by Howard Hawks Created: Friday, March 09, 2012 Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012
A master director who got his start in silent pictures, Howard Hawks directed numerous classics and became recognized as one of the greats from the studio era. His movies featured rapid-fire dialog...
Preston Sturges Movies - Preston Sturges Filmography - Preston Sturges Collection Created: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012
After getting his start as a screenwriter, Preston Sturges turned to directing in the 1940s and redefined the screwball comedy with a number of classic movies. In a short span of time, he directed ...
Actors & Directors Created: Thursday, September 08, 2011 Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012
Some people follow the work of a favorite actor or actress. Others prefer to track the work of a director. Here are the men and women who made classic movies, and their lives on screen and off.
9 Essential Richard Burton Movies Created: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 Updated: Thursday, May 17, 2012
One of the finest actors of his generation, Richard Burton delivered a number of high-caliber performances. He was nominated for seven Academy Awards – six for Best Actor and one for Best Sup...
William Holden Movies - William Holden Filmography - Classic Movies Starring William Holden Created: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, May 16, 2012
A dashing leading man in his youth, William Holden was in his prime during the 1950s with a number of comic and romantic films that were all-time classics. But when he entered the turbulent 1960s, ...
Essential Classic Movies in Blu-Ray for 2011 – Pt.1 Created: Monday, October 17, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Get a jump start on your holiday shopping with these new releases on Blu-ray. Some make their debuts on the format while others are reissues with new features and packaging. Great for casual fans a...
David Lean Film - David Lean Movies - David Lean Cinema Created: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Known for his sweeping historical epics, David Lean directed some of the grandest movies Hollywood has ever known and possessed a technical command few were able to master. Lean's blockbusters of t...
Marlon Brando Movies Created: Monday, November 07, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Marlon Brando was the most celebrated and influential actor of the 20th century. Employing the famed Method style of acting, Brando was a powerful and mesmerizing presence on the screen, but combat...
Best Picture 1930s - Oscar Winners from 1930s - Academy Awards 1930s Created: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Hollywood's first decade with sound gave rise to a number of staple genres like the screwball comedy, which featured rapid-fire dialogue laced with wit and whimsy, and lavish musicals. In the 1930s...
Classic Movie Flops - Classic Movies That Were Box Office Failures - Biggest Movie Flops Created: Saturday, March 17, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Sometimes it's hard to believe, but some of Hollywood's greatest classic movies were box office flops when they were first released in theaters. While they have more than made up for the loss throu...
Heist Movies - Best Heist Movies - Top Heist Movies Created: Friday, February 17, 2012 Updated: Wednesday, May 16, 2012
With intricate plots, multiple twists and turns, and gritty characters who live on the edge, heist movies have long been a Hollywood staple. Sometimes the thieves suffer the consequences of their a...
George Cukor Films - George Cukor Movies - George Cukor Filmography Created: Friday, May 11, 2012 Updated: Friday, May 11, 2012
A consummate craftsman and one of the most esteemed directors of Hollywood’s Golden Age, George Cukor directed a number of classic movies in a career that spanned five decades. Many of his fi...
Classic Movies on Blu-ray - Blu-Ray Releases - Classic Films Blu-Ray Created: Thursday, April 26, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Another month, another wave of classic movies making their way onto the Blu-ray format. Making the transfer this month are a Doris Day classic, two great film noirs, an early John Wayne Western, an...
Rita Hayworth Movies - Films Starring Rita Hayworth - Rita Hayworth Musicals Created: Friday, April 06, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
She was the ultimate Hollywood bombshell, a sultry siren who sang, danced and flipped her long red hair into becoming a screen legend. On screen, Rita Hayworth was charismatic and oozed sex appeal,...
Raoul Walsh Movies - Classic Films by Raoul Walsh - Raoul Walsh Films Created: Monday, April 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
As an actor, writer and director, Raoul Walsh’s career spanned over six decades and produced some of Hollywood’s most iconic class movies. He was a capable director in a wide range of g..
Sam Peckinpah Movies - Filmography for Sam Peckingpah - Films by Sam Peckinpah Created: Monday, February 27, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
A notoriously difficult director who nearly destroyed his career before it began, Sam Peckinpah almost single-handedly recreated the Western with his violent, ambiguous vision. He made a mess of hi..
Joseph L Mankiewicz Movies - Films by Joseph L Mankiewicz - Joseph L Mankiewicz Filmography Created: Friday, April 20, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
The brother of noted screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, director Joseph L. Mankiewicz followed his older sibling's footsteps into show business to become one of classic Hollywood's most literate di...
Alfred Hitchcock - Best Hitchcock Films - Alfred Hitchcock Movies Created: Thursday, December 15, 2011 Updated: Sunday, April 22, 2012
Alfred Hitchcock’s career spanned across six decades and over 50 feature films. The acknowledged “Master of Suspense” practically invented the thriller and was a brilliant techni..

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