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Charles Boyer Was Among Greatest Screen Lovers

On film, debonair Charles Boyer was pure Continental romance and sophistication. But in a bittersweet final act, this quiet Frenchman proved himself a real-life romantic. more...

Barbara Stanwyck Among Finest Film Actors Ever

She never won a competitive Oscar, but Barbara Stanwyck remains among Hollywood's most loved and admired film actors, thanks to an astonishingly diverse filmography. more...

Forbidden Planet a Groundbreaking Sci-Fi Classic

Forbidden Planet is among the most fondly-remembered space epics of the 1950s. It's a psychological "space western" with all the elements of today's popcorn blockbusters. more...

Jean Arthur - A Squeaky Voice For the Ages

A top star of the 1930s and '40s, Jean Arthur was a bundle of contradictions. Shy and self-conscious, she nonetheless crafted a unique persona that charmed audiences. more...

Joseph Cotten a Versatile Star of 40s Classics

His name was Cotten. But this Virginian, son of an assistant postmaster, was no lightweight. Joseph Cotten proved himself a versatile actor in 75 movies over 40 years. more...

1939: Hollywood's Best Year Revisited in July

Classic movie fans who own a TV will be salivating shamelessly throughout July, when Turner Classic Movies screens 39 great Hollywood films from the watershed year 1939. more...

DVD Review: Forbidden Hwd. Vol. 3 - Bonus Items

In the final installment of our look at Turner Classic Movies' Forbidden Hollywood, Vol, 3, we survey special features in the four-disc tribute to William Wellman. more...

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Hollywood & Media Influence on Society's Fashion

By: Deborah Read

Media influence helped Clark Gable, James Dean, Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor and Rosalind Russell to heavily impact clothing trends during Hollywood's golden age. more...

Inspirational Classic Movies

By: Miranda Zinnel

Jimmy Stewart was an American actor whose movies carried many common themes including hope, inspiration, family, and winning lost causes. more...

Best Videos for a Family Thanksgiving

By: Gil Mansergh

Oscar winners galore on this list of Thanksgiving themed movies for the family to watch together. All include traveling heroes, local natives and feasts of celebration. more...

Best Films to Revisit This Holiday Season

By: Gil Mansergh

It's a Wonderful Life, Frank Capra's beloved movie starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed, suggests a few other powerful films worth a revisit this holiday season. more...

Best Family Friendly Films for 2009 Thanksgiving

By: Gil Mansergh

Celebrate Thanksgiving with recently released family-friendly videos featuring people gathered together to share good times with good food. more...

Woody Allen in "The Front"

By: Jonathan Winchester

"The Front" is a film that captures Cold War America and focuses on McCarthyism, blacklists and how it affected the entertainment industry of the 1950's. more...

The Best Christmas Movies About Damaged Lives

By: Ruth Hull Chatlien

Many people find Christmas unbearable because their lives don't measure up to the holiday ideal. These five movies offer hope to those of us with less-than-perfect lives. more...

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