Classic Cinema Zone

For over 50 years, Elizabeth Taylor reigned as one of classic Hollywood’s great screen actresses. Starting her career as a child performer, she blossomed into a star following her adolescent years and earned four consecutive Academy Award nominations, while becoming a top box office attraction for over a decade.

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.

He received no formal recognition from his peers during his career, and even today the Academy has yet to recognize his achievements, but this prodigal son of Hollywood was one of the original action heroes, and lived a life offscreen that was often more flamboyant than those of his famous characters.

I haven’t seen this elsewhere, but the U.K.’s Daily Mail is reporting that one of late actor Tony Curtis’s oldest child, Kelly, is attempting to contest the terms of his will , which reportedly left his entire $60 million fortune largely to his sixth wife, Jill Vandenburg.  The Mail also reports that another daughter, Alexandra, is considering legal action.  … Read Full Post

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 epics, sprawling sagas. Wartime adventures and tales of the American West, these are the classic movies every beginner must see — and every old fan should see again.

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 epics, sprawling sagas. Wartime adventures and tales of the American West, these are the classic movies every beginner must see — and every old fan should see again.

The arrival of a travelling circus in a plague-ravaged village in 1800s Europe would, one would think, offer the townspeople some distraction from their troubles. But there’s a reason this big top only goes up at night, as the undead, shape-changing performers prey on the villagers.

She was one of the most talented child stars of all time, and a major boxoffice attraction during the 40s, in spite of roles that sometimes didn’t take full advantage of her awesome talents. She is still a favorite of classic film fans.

Dennis Hopper’s screenprint of Mao by Andy Warhol – including two bullet holes placed there by the actor himself, brought $302k at action – ten times the estimate going in. Hopper, … Read Full Post

Expanded from the fake trailer that aired before the Grindhouse double feature, this actioner stars Danny Trejo as Machete, a former Mexican Federale hired to assassinate a corrupt senator (Robert De Niro).