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Current News & Features

A Tribute to Grace Kelly
The beautiful actress appeared in only 11 films before marrying her prince and giving it all up for love. But what a nice career it was.
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New on DVD
Here are four new DVD releases of major classics, just in time for Holiday gift-giving: It's a Wonderful Life, White Christmas, Gone With the Wind, and North By Northwest!
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A Tribute to Roy Rogers
"The King of the Cowboys" rode into the sunset for the last time in 1998, when this tribute was first written (one of the first articles on this site).
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A Tribute to Vivien Leigh
Her life was a series of highs and lows, but here we mostly remember the highs in the career of the beautiful Gone With the Wind star.
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A Tribute to Burt Lancaster
With almost 100 films to his credit, he rarely gave a bad performance, and his great performances were the kind you can watch over and over.
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A Tribute to George C. Scott
An updated salute to the talented and cantankerous star of Patton, The Hustler and Anatomy of a Murder.
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A Tribute to Rita Hayworth
A tribute to the star of Gilda, little Margarita Carmen Cansino, who wasn't really Rita Hayworth, but who played her in the movies.
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A Tribute to Jean Arthur
The squeaky-voiced, reclusive star of Mr. Smith and Mr. Deeds, among others, didn't let the world know much about her life.
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Scary Movies for Halloween
Our annual and very popular Halloween list of the best and scariest classic movies, updated with the best sources of DVD copies, plus a few review links.
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A Tribute to Helen Hayes
The First Lady of the American Stage also made a couple dozen movie appearances - all of them wonderful, of course.
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Birthday Calendar - An exclusive listing of birthdays for classic movie stars and directors.

Net Links - The most extensive collection of classic movies links on the Web, arranged by subject matter, with content descriptions.

Classic Movies Feature Articles - Humor, interviews, special tributes, quizzes, and more, all on the subject of classic Hollywood films.

A to Z List - Hundreds of films, from 8-1/2 to Zulu, all with links to help you buy them at the best prices from Movies Unlimited, Amazon.com, or Free Movies on DVD.

Photo Gallery - A great collection of photos featured on the Classic Movies tribute articles.

Art Gallery - A small group of paintings, drawings and even a sculpture, the beginnings of what we hope will be a great collection of classic film star images.

Free Graphics - A collection of free graphic headlines for you to use, plus a link to some free classic movie star Clip Art.

Classic Movies Sound Files - A large and growing collection of sound files in wav format from classic and not-so-classic films.

Classic Movies Book Store - Just the beginning of a listing of movie-related books, with brief reviews and links to help you find them. Plus links to our Amazon.com eStore.

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Classic Movies Poster Store - Nothing but reprints of posters from older films, plus links to help you find whatever you desire from the Web's best poster store.

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