Broken Strings (1940)
For this special month of Black History, I have added a bonus Movie in Public Domain for your recommended viewing - the 1940s drama...
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Elizabeth S
- Feb 8
- 2 min
God's Step Children
Welcome back to The Classics Cafe. February is Black History Month and the movie in public domain I have chosen for this time is the...
Elizabeth S
- Jan 2
- 2 min
The Wizard of Oz (1925)
Happy New Year! I pray that it brings peace, prosperity, and much happiness to you and the world. Today, it rings in my new series -...
Elizabeth S
- Dec 31, 2022
- 1 min
Happy New Years' Eve
The Classics Cafe Blog is back after a long hiatus. I hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday season and is ready to dive into the...
Elizabeth S
- Feb 28, 2022
- 2 min
"The Color Purple"
Shug : More than anything God love admiration. Celie : You saying God is vain? Shug : No, not vain, just wanting to share a good thing. I...
Elizabeth S
- Feb 21, 2022
- 1 min
Shaft!
Let’s continue Black History Month with a little crime action film directed by Gordon Parks and written by Ernest Tidyman and John D.F....
Elizabeth S
- Feb 6, 2022
- 2 min
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
February is Black History Month. Let’s get it started with the honoring of an amazing actor, film director, and diplomat, Sidney Poitier....
Elizabeth S
- Jan 8, 2022
- 2 min
Sunset Boulevard
Happy 2022. Let’s ring in the New Year and the month of January with a bang! “Yes, this is Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California....
Elizabeth S
- Jan 1, 2022
- 1 min
Happy New Year 2022
Happy New Year, Classic Movie Lovers, from the Classics Cafe. I pray that 2022 brings you happiness, health, and much love!
Elizabeth S
- Oct 11, 2021
- 2 min
Rondo Hatton
"Stop Screamin'" - The Creeper. Happy October! Welcome to the month of trick or treating, broomsticks, and the bogeyman. We are...
Elizabeth S
- Sep 26, 2021
- 2 min
Double Indemnity/ Mildred Pierce
Though James M. Cain wrote, revised, and did screenplay clean ups, his bread and butter were his novels and lucky for us, a few of these...
Elizabeth S
- Sep 5, 2021
- 2 min
James M. Cain
On July 1, 1892, James Mallahan Cain was born in Annapolis, Maryland into an Irish Catholic family to James William Cain, an English...
Elizabeth S
- Aug 16, 2021
- 1 min
Jamaica Inn
“I don't like it. I don't like it at all. That place gives me the creeps. That place - Jamaica Inn. It's got a bad name. It's not...
Elizabeth S
- Aug 6, 2021
- 2 min
Lady Hitchcock
“I beg to mention by name only four people who have given me the most affection, appreciation and encouragement…and constant...
Elizabeth S
- Jul 24, 2021
- 1 min
The Lady From Shanghai/ The Upturned Glass
To keep with the mystery/suspense theme of the month, I would like to present two more films for your viewing pleasure. The first is “The...
Elizabeth S
- Jul 15, 2021
- 3 min
Hitchcock
“Suspense is like a woman. The more left to the imagination, the more the excitement….” - Alfred Hitchcock Hi All, We are back and with a...
Elizabeth S
- Jun 14, 2021
- 1 min
Coming Back Soon!
Hi All, I know it's been a while since the last posting. I just wanted to reach out and say that we will be back next month with a...
Li Atwood
- Feb 28, 2021
- 2 min
Melvin Van Peebles
Today on the final day of black history month, we close out our retrospective of black cinema. Ending on a high note, we turn our...
Elizabeth S
- Feb 20, 2021
- 1 min
Birthday Wishes - Sydney Poitier
Wishing Sydney Poitier, a living legend, a very Happy 94th Birthday. In honor of this great actor, director, and ambassador, here is a...
Elizabeth S
- Feb 20, 2021
- 2 min
Harry Belafonte "The King of Calypso"
“Day-O. Day-O. Daylight coming and me want to go home.” On March 1, 1927, Harold George Belafonte, Jr. was born in Harlem, New York to...
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