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- Best Picture Oscar Winners of the 1960s - Academy Awards for Best Pi…Updated: 2008-08-19 @ 14:46:28 GMT
The Best Picture Oscar winners of the 1960s show Hollywood throwing off old constraints and tackling serious issues of race, sex and societal issues. Yet lighthearted musicals and sweeping historic… - Classic Movie BasicsUpdated: 2008-08-15 @ 13:47:30 GMT
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… - Classic Movie Reviews - Alpha List of Classic Movie ReviewsUpdated: 2008-08-14 @ 18:06:55 GMT
An alphabetical list of classic movies reviewed on this site and their star ratings… - The Shop Around the Corner Movie Review - 1940 Version of The Shop A…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:59:50 GMT
A wry and gentle romantic comedy about two people who can't stand each other by day, but unknowingly write soul-stirring letters to each other by night. Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sullavan in Erns… - Hello Dolly Movie Review - Classic Movie Musical Hello DollyUpdated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:38:12 GMT
A classic musical with infectious tunes and a heart of gold, 'Hello Dolly' will keep your heart light and your toes tapping. A hit stage play and Broadway musical, the movie 'Hello Dolly' stars Bar… - Witness for the Prosecution Movie Review - From the Stage Play Witne…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:37:33 GMT
Billy Wilder's witty screen adaptation of the Agatha Christie play features Marlene Dietrich and Charles Laughton in a classic movie courtroom battle as the 'Witness for the Prosecution' provides p… - The Apartment Movie Review - Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:36:44 GMT
Billy Wilder's darkly comic Best Picture winner about an office schnook whose bosses use his bachelor apartment for romantic trysts. Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine star in 'The Apartment,' a smar… - The Big Sleep Movie Review - Classic Fim Noir The Big SleepUpdated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:35:56 GMT
A complex film noir, 'The Big Sleep' features Humphrey Bogart in one of his most layered roles as Phillip Marlowe, and provides a great showcase for the Bogart and real-life love Lauren Bacall. Cle… - Close Encounters of the Third Kind Movie Review - Science Fiction Cl…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:35:05 GMT
A classic science fiction film by Steven Spielberg, 'Close Encounters' ignites a sense of awe through both its special effects and its compelling story. Beautifully realized, it's sometimes funny,… - The Invisible Man Movie Review - Classic Science Fiction The Invisi…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:34:14 GMT
Claude Rains stars in the original 'Invisible Man,' the first movie made from H.G. Wells' classic science fiction novel. A bit campy, the special effects hold up surprisingly well, and Rains' liqu… - The African Queen Movie Review - Adventure - Love Story - The Africa…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:33:31 GMT
'The African Queen' is the only screen pairing of Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart, a rip-roaring adventure movie with a satisfying love story. Director John Huston's sweeping film is set in … - Forbidden Planet Movie Review - Robby the Robot in the 1956 Forbidd…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:32:51 GMT
Inspired by Shakespeare's Tempest, 'Forbidden Planet' is a seminal science fiction film with terrific special effects and a smart script. Featuring the debut of Robby the Robot, 'Forbidden Planet'… - Dr. Strangelove Movie Review - Dr. Strangelove, or How I learned to …Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:31:37 GMT
'Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' is the funniest movie ever made about global nuclear destruction. Peter Sellers plays three roles, including the bizarre Dr. … - Casablanca Movie Review - The Classic Love Story CasablancaUpdated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:30:54 GMT
'Casablanca' is the movie on just about every "top ten" list in the known galaxy. With Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in a great romance, it's a thrilling wartime drama with an unforg… - The Seven Year Itch Movie Review - Marilyn Monroe in the Seven Year …Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:30:05 GMT
Marilyn Monroe was already a star when she stood on a New York subway grate in a white halter dress in the iconic scene from 'The Seven Year Itch.' Here's a review of the classic movie that gave us… - The Maltese Falcon Movie Review - Humphrey Bogart Fim Noir The Malt…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:29:13 GMT
'The Maltese Falcon' established Humphrey Bogart as a megastar, and is thought by many to be the first film noir. With Mary Astor, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet as international fortune-hunter… - Sergeant York Movie Review - World War I Biopic of Sergeant YorkUpdated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:28:32 GMT
'Sergeant York' is a sharp-shooting pacifist from the backwoods of Tennessee becomes an unlikely war hero in the true story of Sergeant York and his courage in WWI. Gary Cooper stars in this great… - Ben Hur Movie Review - Charlton Heston Stars as Ben HurUpdated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:27:48 GMT
One of the greatest sword-and-sandal epics ever filmed, 'Ben Hur,' stars Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins and Stephen Boyd in a magnificent, thrilling story of the Roman Empire and the birth of Christ… - Cat Ballou Movie Review - Western Spoof Cat BallouUpdated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:27:03 GMT
A pretty school marm, a dastardly villain, a couple of rakish outlaws and a legendary gunslinger round out the western cliches in this great spoof, 'Cat Ballou.' Lee Marvin won an Oscar for his do… - 3:10 to Yuma Movie Review - Classic Western 3:10 to YumaUpdated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:26:20 GMT
A serviceable western with a solid cast and a classic Old West storyline, the original '3:10 to Yuma' is a showcase for veteran actor Glenn Ford as a charming outlaw and Van Heflin as a stoic ranch… - Vertigo Movie Review - Classic Hitchcock Suspense Movie VertigoUpdated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:25:42 GMT
'Vertigo' is first a dreamlike story of obsession and only second a mystery/suspense film. The classic movie with James Stewart and Kim Novak garnered mixed reviews when it debuted, but is now wide… - The Great Dictator Movie Review - Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dict…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:24:50 GMT
'The Great Dictator' was silent film star Charlie Chaplin's first "talkie," made more than ten years after sound first came to the silver screen. Touching, funny and a chilling satire of … - War of the Worlds 1953 Movie Review - Martian Invasion - 1953 Versi…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:24:09 GMT
The 1953 version of the. H.G. Wells classic 'War of the Worlds' had spectacular special effects for its day, and set the standard for Martian invasion movies. With Gene Barry as the requisite egghe… - Rear Window Movie Review - Hitchcock Thriller Rear WindowUpdated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:22:59 GMT
A thrilling Hitchcock suspense film, 'Rear Window' features witty dialog, clever camera angles and a still-fresh take on the war between the sexes, from amorous newlyweds to a henpecked husband who… - Strangers on a Train Movie Review - Hitchcock Thriller - Strangers o…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:22:08 GMT
What if two 'Strangers on a Train' meet and plan a couple of murders - but only one of them knows it's not an idle joke? Alfred Hitchcock's tense thriller plays it out in a movie with a memorable v… - Charade Movie Review - Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn Play a CharadeUpdated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:21:20 GMT
A witty and suspenseful outing set on the streets of Paris, 'Charade' is the only classic movie to pair its two great stars: Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant. A clever plot, sparkling dialogue and el… - North by Northwest Movie Review - Hitchcock Thriller North by Northw…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:18:25 GMT
Hitchcock's diverting suspense film sweeps from the sophisticated streets of New York in the '50s to the stone faces of South Dakota's Mount Rushmore. Fast-paced and clever, 'North By Northwest' i… - Breakfast at Tiffany's Movie Review - Audrey Hepburn Stars in Breakf…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:11:34 GMT
A glib, stylish, bittersweet romance that defined Audrey Hepburn's film career, and established an indelible image of American fashion. With George Peppard, Patricia Neal and a truly wretched bit … - It Happened One Night Movie Review - Clark Gable Stars in It Happene…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:08:25 GMT
In the great grandmother of all screwball comedies, Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert tussle and tease their way through a witty script, and tempt the blue-noses of the day with double entendre. '… - The 39 Steps Movie Review - Hitchcock Spy Tale The 39 StepsUpdated: 2008-08-11 @ 03:01:14 GMT
A fast-paced, tightly woven 1935 suspense film by Alfred Hitchcock, 'The 39 Steps' establishes many of the themes that would return in Hitchcock's later work. With clever dialog, darkly comic scen… - To Catch a Thief Movie Review - Alfred Hitchcock Sets a Thief to Ca…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 02:57:34 GMT
A frothy, stylish romp on the French Riviera with two gorgeous stars and a great director, Alfred Hitchcock's 'To Catch a Thief' puts Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in the witty tale of a reformed jewe… - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Movie Review - Bogart Seeks The Tr…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 02:54:34 GMT
The best film ever made about the power of greed to corrupt men's souls. Humphrey Bogart and Walter Huston in the "Treasure of the Sierra Madre,' a sweeping tale of fortunes made and lost in t… - Monty Python's Life of Brian Movie Review - The Immaculate Edition o…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 02:47:13 GMT
'Monty Python's Life of Brian' is a merry sendup of old-style Bibilical epics, and a biting satire on religion, politics and fanaticism. Rude, crude and side-splitting funny, it follows the life o… - Young Frankenstein Movie Review - Gene Wilder Stars as Young Franken…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 02:42:34 GMT
Few spoofs are as spot-on and funny as 'Young Frankenstein,' Mel Brooks' stylish tribute to the great old monster movies. If you can watch it without laughing out loud, you’re just not human.&… - The Searchers Movie Review - John Wayne in the Classic Western The S…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 02:37:19 GMT
'The Searchers' is a classic American western, with John Wayne searching for a kidnapped niece in a bitter battle with a Comanche tribe across the wild scenery of Utah's Mounument Valley. Thought b… - Carrie Movie Review - Stephen KIng Starts Teen Horror with Carrie - …Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 02:32:43 GMT
'Carrie,' the classic that launched a bloody deluge of teen horror films, still packs plenty of suspense, a little humor, a bit of camp, and a few genuine chills. The first and one of the best film… - Sabrina Movie Review - Audrey Hepburn Sparkles as SabrinaUpdated: 2008-08-11 @ 02:28:56 GMT
A bubbly romantic comedy about a chauffeur's daughter in love with a rich playboy. Audrey Hepburn goes to Paris for polish and comes back to charm William Holden and Humphrey Bogart in 'Sabrina,' a… - All About Eve Movie Review - Bette Davis in All About EveUpdated: 2008-08-11 @ 02:25:37 GMT
Meow! The classic movie about an aging Broadway star (Bette Davis) and the scheming young wannabe (Anne Baxter) who wants to take over the star's career and her life. 'All About Eve' earned the 19… - Sunset Boulevard Movie Review - Gloria Swanson in Sunset BoulevardUpdated: 2008-08-11 @ 02:21:24 GMT
A film noir classic, 'Sunset Boulevard' is a jaundiced look at the excesses of Hollywood, and a great story about an aging film goddess and her doomed gigolo. Witty, cynical and mesmerizing. … - The Man Who Came to Dinner Movie Review - Monty Woolley Plays The Ma…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 02:16:27 GMT
The film version of a smash Broadway play, 'The Man Who Came to Dinner' is a bit stagey, but showcases a terrific cat fight between Bette Davis and Ann Sheridan, and offers a view of bygone Broadwa… - The Incredible Shrinking Man Movie Review - Cold War Sci-Fi The Inc…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 02:13:42 GMT
Everyman Scott Carey gets a double-dose of pesticides and radiation in this classic science fiction movie proving that size does matter. 'The Incredible Shrinking Man' is a prime example of 1950s s… - Blazing Saddles Movie Review - Western Spoof Blazing SaddlesUpdated: 2008-08-11 @ 02:05:54 GMT
Provocative, crude and hilarious, Mel Brooks' 'Blazing Saddles' is a classic comedy that turns the western movie genre on its head, and takes on racism with daring humor. A side-splitting, raucous … - American Graffiti Movie Review - Coming of Age Classic American Graf…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 02:01:43 GMT
'American Graffiti' is George Lucas's fond look back at his small-town California upbringing. A funny, touching coming of age story, it influenced dozens of films to come and launched the film car… - 1933 King Kong Classic Movie Review - The Original King Kong Classic…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 01:51:37 GMT
The big ape who started it all in 1933 was 'King Kong,' in an early classic movie of great scope and ambition. Follow the adventures of the first 'King Kong' from Skull Island to the Empire State … - Some Like it Hot Movie Review - Marilyn Monroe in Some Like it HotUpdated: 2008-08-11 @ 01:50:23 GMT
One of the funniest screwball comedies ever, 'Some Like it Hot' is sweet bit of comic fluff with Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in drag, hiding out from the mob in an all-girl band, and Marilyn Monroe… - Stalag 17 Movie Review - Billy Wilder's WWII Classic Stalag 17Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 01:37:50 GMT
A compelling study of human nature set in a WWII POW camp, 'Stalag 17' is also a sly dig at the red-baiting of the communist era. Billy Wilder directed William Holden to a Oscar for his cynical per… - To Kill a Mockingbird Movie Review - The Fim of Harper Lee's To KIll…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 01:32:24 GMT
In Depression-era Alabama, softspoken lawyer Atticus Finch takes on the case of a black man accused of assaulting a white woman. A classic coming-of-age movie from Harper Lee's best-selling novel,… - The Day the Earth Stood Still Movie Review - 1951 Sci-Fi Classic The…Updated: 2008-08-11 @ 01:20:28 GMT
A messenger from the stars lands among the Washington monuments with his giant silver robot and makes first contact with humankind. One of the great science fiction films of the '50s, 'The Day The … - She Done Him Wrong Movie Review - Mae West - Cary Grant - Come Up an…Updated: 2008-08-10 @ 22:12:53 GMT
Mae West utters her most famous - and most often misquoted line - in 'She Done Him Wrong,' a scandalous melodrama that shot Cary Grant to stardom in 1933. Sexual frankness and racy songs helped sp… - Biography of Guest Author Drew Courtney - Classic Movies - Classic F…Updated: 2008-08-10 @ 21:54:46 GMT
Biography of Guest Author Drew Courtney - Classic Movies - Classic Films… - Gone With the Wind Movie Review - American Epic - Gone With the WindUpdated: 2008-08-10 @ 21:01:12 GMT
A sweeping movie about the Old South, the Civil War and the adventures of Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler, 'Gone with the Wind' is the epitome of a star-studded Hollywood blockbuster based on a be… - Classic Movies Remade in 2007Updated: 2008-08-10 @ 17:34:34 GMT
Every year, Hollywood revisits classic movies and decides to remake them. The results are always mixed. Here are a few of the classic films remade for release in 2007, for better or worse. (Than… - Classic Disney Movies with Hayley Mills - The Parent Trap - Pollyann…Updated: 2008-08-10 @ 17:31:38 GMT
She was the perfect Disney star for the '60s - wholesome, adorable and a great little actress. Hayley Mills' performances in Disney's family friendly classic films were not only completely safe and… - Reviews by GenreUpdated: 2008-08-10 @ 17:07:36 GMT
Classic movies by genre - comedies, romances, dramas, suspense, thrillers, science fiction, biographies, children's movies, horror films, musicals and westerns. The place to go if you're browsing … - Director Alfred Hitchcock - Master of SuspenseUpdated: 2008-08-08 @ 01:16:52 GMT
The undisputed king of movie mystery and mayhem, director Alfred Hitchcock combined suspense, sex and dark humor to create masterpieces of classic film. One of the most influential directors in mo… - Classic Romance Movies - Classic Film Love Stories - Top Romantic Fi…Updated: 2008-08-05 @ 18:40:43 GMT
Everybody likes a good love story, and the best aren't always found in chick flicks. Adventures, war movies, even films with ghost stories can be very romantic. Here's ten classic movie romances t… - 7 Early Classic Movie Monsters - Frankenstein - Dracula - Mummy - In…Updated: 2008-08-05 @ 18:39:08 GMT
Many of the great movie monsters got their start in the 1930s, when Hollywood took classic horror novels and made them into black-and-white thrillers. Here's seven iconic monsters from 'The Bride … - Best Picture Oscar Winners of the 1940s - Academy Awards - Best Pict…Updated: 2008-07-31 @ 19:36:42 GMT
The 1940s were part of Hollywood's Golden Age, and the competition for Best Picture Oscar winners of the 1940s was intense. "Casablanca' won Oscar's top prize, but the masterpiece 'Citizen Kan…