Author's articles
1940's Hollywood and a Period of Social Consciousness
By Carl Dinello · 12 years ago
1940's Hollywood was undergoing a bout with subconscious guilt over the film industries depiction of racial and religious minorities in cinema. Or, was it just another avenue of profit to be explored. This was and ...
Hollywood 1940's - Wartime Profits and New Faces
By Carl Dinello · 12 years ago
The old adage states that "crime does not pay," well this apparently does not apply to war. In 1940's Hollywood, World War II would pay big dividends at the box office. For those not serving ...
Universal Studios Monsters Collection
By Carl Dinello · 12 years ago
Universal Studios Classic Monster Collection includes eight distinctive and iconic horror films produced by Universal Studios during the 1930's through the 1950's. Universal has provided a treasure chest of horror films for their fans since ...
1920s Films - Early Production and The Introduction of Sound
By Carl Dinello · 12 years ago
The 1920's were a very notable era in film making primarily due to the transition from silent films to "talkies." The technology of synchronized sound was introduced in 1927 with the film debut of "The ...
Marlon Brando - The Wild One
By Carl Dinello · 13 years ago
The Wild One starring Marlon Brando is an loosely based adaptation of a real-life 1947 incident that happened during a Fourth of July weekend in Hollister, California, when a gang of motorcyclists converged on and ...
Ray Harryhausen - Creater of Movie Magic
By Carl Dinello · 13 years ago
For movie fans and creators alike, the name Ray Harryhausen brings to mind a film industry genius. His imagination and creativity paved the way for pre-cgi special effects innovation. Without a doubt, Ray Harryhausen set ...
H.G Wells: Reinventing the Literary Wheel
By Carl Dinello · 13 years ago
Herbert George Wells was an English novelist and prolific writer. His many works included contemporary novels, writings on history, along with political and social commentary. He is, to most of us, most familiar for his ...
The Hollywood Blacklist - The Witch Hunt On Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s
By Carl Dinello · 13 years ago
The Hollywood blacklist, also known as the entertainment black list, was directed towards a multitude of Hollywood producers, directors, screenwriters, actors, musicians, and other entertainment professionals. These individuals were denied employment in the motion picture ...
World War II Movies - Propaganda and Patriotism
By Carl Dinello · 13 years ago
During the early part of the 1940's, Hollywood made a number of World War II movies that not only sought to entertain, but also to heighten the spirit of "patriotism" in the American people. These ...
The Hays Code Brings Censorship To Motion Pictures
By Carl Dinello · 13 years ago
The Hays Code brought sweeping changes to the motion picture industry beginning in 1930. This article offers a brief summation of just what it was that the code sought to regulate. It is by no ...
Top Gangster Movies - A Look Back at the History of Gangster Films
By Carl Dinello · 13 years ago
While gangster films grabbed a larger audience during the 1930's after the invention of the "talkies," the silent era also provided us with a few incredible motion pictures depicting the world of "organized crime."
1912 ...
Top Film Stars of the 1940s
By Carl Dinello · 13 years ago
Having to once again endure war years, Hollywood, and its top film stars of the 1940's, continued to provide quality entertainment to their audience. Although the early part of the decade provided financial challenges to ...
Movies 1950's - Hollywood Adds A New Twist
By Carl Dinello · 13 years ago
When many think of the 1950's, some of the first things that come to mind are middle class values and beliefs, fast food, drive in theaters, the baby boom, television's in almost every home, and ...
Clara Bow Movies - Hollywood's "It Girl"
By Carl Dinello · 13 years ago
"She danced even when her feet were not moving" Adolf Zukor
Clara Bow had somewhat of a disheartening beginning to her life having been born to an unhappily married mother who suffered from, the then ...
The Hollywood Studio System During the Golden Age
By Carl Dinello · 13 years ago
During the Golden Age of Hollywood, five major studios (also known as the Big Five) were the top profiting studios within the film industry. MGM held the top spot for eleven years (1931-1941), with 20th ...
Remembering The Golden Age of Hollywood
By Carl Dinello · 13 years ago
The Golden Age of Hollywood is said to have begun in the late 1920's, during the end of the silent film era, and continued through the late 1950's. The 1927 release of The Jazz Singer ...
Bette Davis in Now Voyager - A Classic Early Depiction of Feminism
By Carl Dinello · 13 years ago
Now, Voyager was made in 1942 and starred the impeccable Bette Davis and Paul Henreid. The movie is adapted from the original novel written by Olive Higgins Prouty, with a wonderful screenplay written by Casey ...
1920s Movie Stars - The Brightest Stars of the 1920s
By Carl Dinello · 13 years ago
When most of us think of the era known as the "roaring twenties" we imagine what it must have been like to live during the time of flappers, silent movies, and prohibition. Motion pictures produced ...
Fred Niblo: Making His Mark In The Film Industry
By Carl Dinello · 13 years ago
Fred Niblo (1874-1948), whose real life name was Frederick Liedtke, was an American actor and film director who developed remarkable silent films including the epic story 'Ben-Hur.'
Fred Niblo was born on January 6, 1874 ...
John Ford - The Making of a Great American Film Director
By Carl Dinello · 13 years ago
John Ford is one of America's foremost Academy Award-winning film directors. His impressive and influential directing style has included adaptations of classic 20th century American novels like The Grapes of Wrath along with some of ...