Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers

Posted on 30. Nov, 2009 by admin.

For your viewing pleasure, watch the YouTube videos of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. They are one of the most fun-loving duos in classic film.

Too Hot to Handle

Top Hat – The Piccolino

Cheek to Cheek

Let Yourself Go

The Kiss

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Christmas Movies

Posted on 28. Nov, 2009 by admin.

The Thanksgiving holiday begins the tradition of watching classic Christmas movies, such as “Its a Wonderful Life”, “Miracle on 34th Street”, “A Christmas Story”, “A Christmas Carol” and the classic Christmas cartoons like “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”,  “Frosty, the Snowman”, “Rudolph” and more.

What is your favorite classic Christmas movie?

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on 22. Nov, 2009 by admin.

Happy Thanksgiving from Classic Movie World!

The Thanksgiving holiday begins the tradition of watching classic Christmas movies, such as “Its a Wonderful Life”, “Miracle on 34th Street”, “A Christmas Story”, “A Christmas Carol” and the classic Christmas cartoons like “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”,  “Frosty, the Snowman”, “Rudolph” and more.    I can’t wait!

What are your favorite Christmas movies?

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“Harvey”

Posted on 15. Aug, 2009 by admin.

Continuing Column: A 13 Year Old’s Perspective on Classic Movies-Article #6
by Emily Hodges

Harvey (1950)

Harvey is a very funny movie.  It may be black and white but it is very enjoyable. My favorite part was in the beginning when Mr. Dowell was introducing Harvey to everybody.  They were thinking, “Now that’s a crazy person”. Nobody could see Harvey except Mr. Dowell, Elwood P. Dowell.

Harvey Movie

Harvey, the invisible, 6’3” tall, rabbit, is a very smart pooka.  This means: A creature from Celtic mythology which is a spirit in animal form that is always very large.  A pooka appears hear and there, now and then, and to this one and that one; fond of crack heads and pot heads and “How are you Mr. Wilson”.  Of course Harvey put that in there to spook Mr. Wilson who was reading that in a dictionary.  He was looking around and was like “What the heck!” How spooky!

People looked at Elwood like he was crazy, too!!  My favorite (visible) character was Vita, Elwood’s sister.  She was a crazy old lady and is also the kind of person who makes a fuss out of everything.  You can (now) see how she would react to Elwood coming to live with them.  She got so crazy that she tried, and failed, to lock Elwood up at the loony bin.  Instead, which is also funny, she gets locked up and Elwood is freed.  It’s a very funny play.  I loved it a lot.

In one of the scenes, you can see what Harvey looks like.  Elwood has a picture of Harvey and himself painted and that he puts in front of Vita’s pictures, above the mantle (picture above).

The play/movie (whatever you want to call it) was a little long, but all in all, it was a pretty good one.  I didn’t know what a pooka was until I watched it.  It’s interesting that they put one in a movie.  It was sweet and Elwood was nice to everyone.  He stopped and said hi to strangers in the street. What I thought was pretty weird, considering that Elwood does have some kind of intelligence in the wacky head of his, was that I think that he either forgot the fact that nobody else can see Harvey and will think that Elwood is crazy or he just didn’t want to know or something.

From what I have read about pookas is that they can also come in the form of horses, goblins, and dogs.  They can also speak and are spirits in the form of animals, so they are not always just animals.  They just take the form of them.

Emily Hodges

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Favorite Classic Movie

Posted on 06. Mar, 2009 by admin.

What is your favorite Classic Movie?  Perhaps you can not name just one but two or three of your classic movie favorites.  Some classic movie lovers remember the classic movie stars name better then the old movie titles.  Many times, it depends more on the favorite movie stars rather than just the favorite classic movie.  Think about it, how many classic movies can you name by some of the most famous movie stars of old classic movies.  Can you name more than one movie Jimmy Stewart was in?  Unless they are considered top classic movies, you would probably remember the classic movie stars over the old movie titles.

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AFI Top Ten

Posted on 28. Feb, 2009 by admin.

AFI Top Ten Movies of all time:

ANIMATION
1 SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
2 PINOCCHIO (1940)
3 BAMBI (1942)
4 LION KING, THE (1994)
5 FANTASIA (1942)
6 TOY STORY (1995)
7 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1991)
8 SHREK (2001)
9 CINDERELLA (1950)
10 FINDING NEMO (2003)

FANTASY
1 WIZARD OF OZ, THE (1939)
2 LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001)
3 IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1947)
4 KING KONG (1933)
5 MIRACLE ON 34th STREET (1947)
6 FIELD OF DREAMS (1989)
7 HARVEY (1950)
8 GROUNDHOG DAY (1993)
9 THIEF OF BAGDAD, THE (1924)
10 BIG (1988)

GANGSTER
1 GODFATHER, THE (1972)
2 GOODFELLAS (1990)
3 GODFATHER PART II, THE (1974)
4 WHITE HEAT (1949)
5 BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967)
6 SCARFACE: THE SHAME OF A NATION (1932)
7 PULP FICTION (1994)
8 PUBLIC ENEMY, THE (1931)
9 LITTLE CAESAR (1931)
10 SCARFACE (1983)

SCIENCE FICTION
1 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
2 STAR WARS: EPISODE IV- A NEW HOPE (1977)
3 E.T. – THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL (1982)
4 CLOCKWORK ORANGE, A (1971)
5 DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, THE (1951)
6 BLADE RUNNER (1982)
7 ALIEN (1979)
8 TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY (1991)
9 INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956)
10 BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985)

WESTERN
1 SEARCHERS, THE (1956)
2 HIGH NOON (1952)
3 SHANE (1953)
4 UNFORGIVEN (1992)
5 RED RIVER (1948)
6 WILD BUNCH, THE (1969)
7 BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
8 MCCABE & MRS. MILLER (1971)
9 STAGECOACH (1939)
10 CAT BALLOU (1965)

SPORTS
1 RAGING BULL (1980)
2 ROCKY (1977)
3 PRIDE OF THE YANKEES, THE (1943)
4 HOOSIERS (1986)
5 BULL DURHAM (1988)
6 HUSTLER, THE (1961)
7 CADDYSHACK (1980)
8 BREAKING AWAY (1979)
9 NATIONAL VELVET (1945)
10 JERRY MAGUIRE (1996)

MYSTERY
1 VERTIGO (1958)
2 CHINATOWN (1974)
3 REAR WINDOW (1954)
4 LAURA (1944)
5 THIRD MAN, THE (1950)
6 MALTESE FALCON, THE (1941)
7 NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
8 BLUE VELVET (1986)
9 DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954)
10 USUAL SUSPECTS, THE (1995)

ROMANTIC COMEDY
1 CITY LIGHTS (1931)
2 ANNIE HALL (1977)
3 IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
4 ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953)
5 PHILADELPHIA STORY, THE (1941)
6 WHEN HARRY MET SALLY… (1989)
7 ADAM’S RIB (1949)
8 MOONSTRUCK (1987)
9 HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971)
10 SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (1993)

COURTROOM DRAMA
1 TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1963)
2 12 ANGRY MEN (1957)
3 KRAMER VS. KRAMER (1979)
4 VERDICT, THE (1982)
5 FEW GOOD MEN, A (1992)
6 WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (1958)
7 ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959)
8 IN COLD BLOOD (1967)
9 CRY IN THE DARK, A (1988)
10 JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG (1961)

EPIC
1 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
2 BEN-HUR (1959)
3 SCHINDLER’S LIST (1993)
4 GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)
5 SPARTACUS (1960)
6 TITANIC (1997)
7 ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)
8 SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998)
9 REDS (1981)
10 TEN COMMANDMENTS, THE (1956)

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New Classic Movies

Posted on 18. Jan, 2009 by admin.

A classic movie does not have to old to be classic.  When people talk about great classic movies, they concentrate only on the best old movies.    Well, what about new classic movies?  The best new movies can be instant movie classics as well.

When talking about great classic movies, movie buffs talk only about the best old movies.    Well, what about instant or new classic movies?  The best new movies can be instant movie classics as well.
Name one? Shawshank Redemption, The Notebook, Forest Gump and recently the new Indiana Jones movie.  How can these new movies not be instant movie classics?

Is it up to interpretation?

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Why Classics are Classics

Posted on 13. Jan, 2009 by admin.

Classics are Classics

What do you mean?  Classics are classics because they are memorable.  They are unique in that they leave a lasting impression.  What about classic movies?  Well, classic movies are classic movies because of the same thing. For one, they are old.  But do they have to be old to be movie classics?

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Hello Classic Movie Lovers!

Posted on 10. Dec, 2008 by admin.

Welcome to Classic Movie World!  This is dedicated to the World of Classic Movies and for those like me who love classic movies.   Tell me your top movie classics, classic movie actor, or anything about old classic movies that interests you.

We make it easy so you can find old or new classic movies here by visiting our classic movie store or searching for you other film memorabilia by category.   You know, a movie doesn’t have to old to be classic.  Buy movies online the easy way with movie categories by genre, decade, actor, and more.

If it is classic movie posters or old movie memorabilia you want to find, search it here at Classic Movie World.  Again, we make it easy to find everything here that represents the golden era of classic movies and film.

What do you love about classic movies?

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