Classic Cinema Zone

Hot on the heels of DreamWorks’ plans to remake Rebecca comes the news that Paramount Pictures is mounting a remake of Alfred Hitchcock ‘s 1941 classic, Suspicion , which also starred Joan Fontaine . Fontaine, who won the Oscar for Best Actress, was the only Hitchcock performer to ever take home an Academy Award. … Read Full Post

Turner Classic Movies continues 30 Days of Oscar with a great line-up for President’s Day. The morning is jam-packed with classic epics, starting with Mervyn LeRoy’s massive Academy Award-nominated look at the reign of the evil Roman Emperor Nero, Quo Vadis , starring Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr and Peter Ustinov. … Read Full Post

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 action and sometimes they get away with their crimes, but their carefully hatched plans almost always go awry. Here are nine of the best heist movies from Classic Hollywood.

Oscar-nominated composer and lyricist, Dory Previn, died yesterday, Feb. 14, 2012, in her Southfield, MA home. She was 86 years old. She was born Dorothy Veronica Langan on Oct. 25, 1925 in Woodbridge, NJ, where she grew up under difficult circumstances. Her father, who was gassed during World War I, was convinced that he was sterile and therefore Previn could not be his daughter. The emotional scars from his rejection left her vulnerable and wounded, and would later inform her work. … Read Full Post

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 the most beloved performances ever seen. Here are just a few classics films from 1962, a year that could be argued as the second greatest of Hollywood’s Golden Age.

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse , Hollywood has decided that Alfred Hitchcock ‘s classic, Rebecca , is in dire need of a remake. Currently, the new adaptation of Daphne DuMaurier’s popular 1938 novel has been set up at DreamWorks by Working Title Films, with Steven Knight ( Shutter Island ) writing the script, and Tim Beven and Eric Fellner (both from Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy ) set to produce. … Read Full Post

It’s 31 Days of Oscar on Turner Classic Movies once again, as the classic movie station brings Oscar winners and nominees from around the world. This weekend TCM will travel to New York City, where some of Classic Hollywood’s best films were set. … Read Full Post

Every year during Oscar season, there are countless arguments over what film or actor has been snubbed by the Academy. While most complaints are dismissible, there have been a few omissions over the years that have been mystifying, and in some cases unforgivable. Here are nine classic movies that could easily have been nominated for Best Picture, but were ignored by the Academy instead.

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 a series of great films that were popular with critics and audiences. But his thirst for absolute control over his creative output ultimately ruined his career. Here are seven classic Preston Struges movies that established his legacy as one of the greatest comedy directors of all time.

Tirelessly prolific director Michael Curtiz helmed some of Classic Hollywood’s most memorable films. He churned out four or five films a year and did some of his best work with dashing leading man Errol Flynn. Though not the most famous of the classic era’s directors, Curtiz was nominated for five Best Director Academy Awards and won for directing one of the greatest movies of all time.