The 1940s were a paradoxical time for cinema. The first half was marked by wartime uncertainty, while postwar optimist dominated the second half. In a world rattled by conflict and upheaval, ...

Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and James Stewart in a scene from the movie: "The Philadelphia Story." By the 1940s, Hollywood was solidly in its Golden Age. And the 1940s weren’t just a boon for ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Prime Video has a surprisingly decent classic movie library, with films from the 1930s to the ...

Classic cinema holds a special place in cultural memory through the magic of Golden Age Hollywood, family viewing traditions, and the artistic achievements that defined the development of filmmaking.

Sheriff Bart (Cleavon Little) and Jim the Waco Kid (Gene Wilder) laugh together in Blazing Saddles. Image via Warner Bros. Among all film genres, comedy stands as one of the most unifying and ...

A film becomes a cult classic when it acquires a following outside of mainstream or mass culture. This so-called cult can be defined by a devoted set of fans who proselytize about the movie’s ...

Netflix won the streaming wars by building an impressive library of movies from almost every genre that exists. One of its few flaws is that it doesn’t have a lot of classic movies. The ones that it ...

Some of the greatest movies of all time don't start out as half-completed screenplays in a writer's drawer. Frequently, they actually start out as books. From hardcover best-sellers to dog-eared ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...