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National Film Registry - Library of Congress
Fury (1936) article
Lonesome (1928) article

Turner Classic Movies
The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
Herb Jeffries, The First Black Western Star
Race Relations in Trial (1955)
Sidney Poitier and A Patch of Blue (1965)
Nat King Cole and The Blue Gardenia (1953)
Jane Hall and These Glamour Girls (1939)
How The Barbarian (1933) Helped Ramon Novarro Realize His Dream
Interview with Mark A. Vieira, author of Forbidden Hollywood
Dolores del Rio and the Cannes Film Festival
Staircase (1969)
The Female Animal (1958)
On the 30th Anniversary of Do the Right Thing (1989)
Paris Blues (1961)
Interview with Sloan De Forest, author of Dynamic Dames
Salute to Fox
Ex-Lady: Bette Davis and the Character Who Could Not Be Tamed
Lena Horne Takes on Hollywood
There's That Woman Again (1938)
Rod Steiger and His Methods
Scent of a Woman (1974)
Intruder in the Dust: A Forgotten Treasure
Cold War Tales from The Bedford Incident
Trapped (1949) 

It Grows on Trees (1952)
Lupe Velez, Leon Errol and The Mexican Spitfire at Sea
Caged Heat (1974)
Interview with Daniel Raim, director of Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers (also here)
Making Mr. Right (1987)
Career Girls (1997)
Repeat Performance (1947)
Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
Harry Belafonte's Production of The World, The Flesh and The Devil (1959)
Holocaust Remembrance: Those Who Survived and Came to Hollywood
Paul Muni, Authenticity and Representation in Juarez (1939)
Cantinflas in Hollywood
International Women's Day: Actresses who Became Activists
Life at Sea: The Nautical Adventures of Classic Hollywood
Across 110th Street (1972)
Nothing But a Man (1964)
Classic Environmental Films for Earth Day
Fear City AKA New York City in the '70s
The Little Colonel (1935)
Edward G. Robinson, Art Collector
James Wong Howe: Cinematographer. Innovator
The Silver Cord (1933)
Madchen in Uniform (1931) 
100th Anniversary of Ray Harryhausen
The Sign of the Ram and the Life of Susan Peters
Tony Curtis: A Portrait of an Artist
Thirty Day Princess (1934)
For Men Only (1952)
Norma Shearer: Self-Made Star
Alain Delon and His Unrequited Love Affair with Hollywood

The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974)
Olivia (1951)

International Women Pioneers of Cinema #WomenMakeFilm
Meek's Cutoff (2010)

Flesh and Fury (1952)

Interview with David J. Skal, author of Fright Favorites

The Kite (2003)

Lourdes (2009)

Dos Monjes (1934)

Claude Rains, the Gentleman Farmer

Trailblazing Black Actors Canada Lee and James Edwards

Noir Christmas Double Feature

O Ebrio (1946)

New Years Eve in Classic Movies

Pedro Almodóvar: The Classic Movie Fan

Sammy Davis Jr.: Ambition and Generosity

John Garfield: Actor, Boxer and the Film That Got Away

Dean Stockwell, Reluctant Child Star

Don’t Let the Subtitles Scare You: The History of the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar

Oscars of the Past: A Look at Discontinued Categories

Precious (2009)

Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970)

The Visual Mastery of Run, Lola, Run (1998)

Julien Temple Musicals: Absolute Beginners (1986) and Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)

Interview with Christina Rice, author of Mean... Moody... Magnificent!

Body Heat (1981)

Guilty Bystander (1950)

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955)

Llevame en tus brazos (1953)

Girls on the Town (1931)

Doris Day: 100th Birthday Tribute

Starring Sondra Locke

Special Theme: Busby Berkeley

Star of the Month: Anna May Wong

Follow the Thread: Fashion Rule Breakers

Follow the Thread: Fashion and Interior Design

Follow the Thread: Obsessions of an Artist

Black Independents

Summer Under the Stars: Maureen O'Sullivan

Special Theme: The Idea of America

Hispanic Heritage Month

Based on Elmore Leonard

Dorothy Dandridge: 100th Birthday Tribute

The Automat

'70s Black Icons

Special Theme: Black History Month

31 Days of Oscar: Religious

WB100 The Rat Pack at Warner Bros.

Gina Lollobrigida Tribute

Crimes in Time

What Happens in Vegas

The Nicholas Brothers

Peter Lawford 100th Birthday

Indicator Series

Booklet Essay for The State of the Union (1948) Blu-Ray

Cine Suffragette
Sofia Coppola's The Beguiled (2017)
The Good Girls / Las niñas bien (2018)

Film Detective
Queen of the Amazons (1947)
The Death Kiss (1932)
The Ring (1952)
Hi De Ho (1947)

Warner Archive Instant
Out of the Past Collection


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Spotlights

Spotlight on Pedro Almodovar  (Wayback) (PDF)

Spotlight on Anne Bancroft (Wayback) (PDF)

Spotlight on Harry Belafonte (Wayback) (PDF)

The Legendary Romance of Bogie and Bacall (Wayback) (PDF)

Spotlight on Luis Bunuel (Wayback) (PDF)

Spotlight on Michael Caine (Wayback) (PDF)

Most Rented Bette Davis (Wayback) (PDF)

Spotlight on Sammy Davis Jr.  (Wayback) (PDF)

Spotlight on Alain Delon (Wayback) (PDF)

Spotlight on Federico Fellini (Wayback) (PDF)

Spotlight on Director Fritz Lang (Wayback) (PDF)

Spotlight on Rita Hayworth (Wayback) (PDF)

Spotlight on Yorgos Lanthimos (Wayback) (PDF)

3 of Ruta Lee's Early Films to Watch (Wayback) (PDF)

Spotlight on Baz Luhrmann (Wayback) (PDF)

10 Must-See Robert Mitchum Movies for His Centennial Year (Wayback) (PDF)

Spotlight on Errol Morris (Wayback) (PDF)

Spotlight on Aubrey Plaza (Wayback) (PDF)

Spotlight on Sidney Poitier (Wayback) (PDF)

Spotlight on Tony Randall (Wayback) (PDF)

The History of the Rat Pack: The Original Collab (Wayback) (PDF)

Spotlight on Mickey Rooney (Wayback) (PDF)

Spotlight on Jane Russell (Wayback) (PDF)

Spotlight on Telly Savalas (Wayback) (PDF)
Spotlight on Frank Sinatra (Wayback) (PDF)
The On-Screen and Off-Screen Romance of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn (Wayback) (PDF)

Spotlight on Francois Truffaut (Wayback) (PDF)

Spotlight on Monica Vitti (Wayback) (PDF)

Mary Wickes: The Consummate Character Actress (Wayback) (PDF)

Classic Movie Lists

10 Classic Sports Films (Wayback) (PDF)

5 Early Boxing Movies to Rent (Wayback) (PDF)

Newman, McQueen & Garner: Auto Racing Movie Stars (Wayback) (PDF)

5 Must-See Gateway Classics for Newbies (Wayback) (PDF)

Top 10 Most Rented Classics on DVD Netflix (Wayback) (PDF)

Classic Films Celebrating 75th Anniversaries in 2020 (Wayback) (PDF)

5 Classic Movies Filmed in Hawaii (Wayback) (PDF)

5 Devastatingly Romantic Movies  (Wayback) (PDF)
Have Your Own Armchair #TCMFF (Wayback) (PDF)

Their Favorite Film Roles: Classic Film Actresses (Wayback) (PDF)

Their Favorite Film Roles: Classic Film Actors (Wayback) (PDF)

3 Early Science Fiction Films to Watch (Wayback) (PDF)

40+ Films Noir from the 1940s for Noirvember (Wayback) (PDF)

Five 1950s Films Noir to Watch for Noirvember (Wayback) (PDF)

25 Most Rented Film Noir (Wayback) (PDF)

5 Provocative Films from the 1950s (Wayback) (PDF)
Ensemble Casts and All-Star Films from the 1960s (Wayback) (PDF)

Black Trailblazers of Film History (Wayback) (PDF)
Beyond Hitchcock: Edge-of-Your-Seat Classic Suspense Films (Wayback) (PDF)

Uplifting Classic Films to Renew Your Faith in Humanity (Wayback) (PDF)

Holidays and Anniversaries

Ringing in the New Year with Classic Films (Wayback) (PDF)

New Year’s Eve Through the Decades (And Genres) (Wayback) (PDF)

5 Holiday Gems from the 1940s (Wayback) (PDF)

6 Classics for Pride Month: Decade by Decade (Wayback) (PDF)

A Cinematic Recipe for the Holidays: Christmas in Connecticut (1945) (Wayback) (PDF)

Classic Films Celebrating 50th Anniversaries in 2018 (Wayback) (PDF)

Classic Films Celebrating 50th Anniversaries in 2019 (Wayback) (PDF)
Classic Films Celebrating 75th Anniversaries in 2019 (Wayback) (PDF)

Classic Films Celebrating 75th Anniversaries in 2021 (Wayback) (PDF)

Classic Films Celebrating 75th Anniversaries in 2023 (Wayback) (PDF)

Contemporary Cinema and TV

What I Rented My First Year With DVD Netflix (2002) (Wayback) (PDF)

Memorable Acceptance Speeches from Oscars History (Wayback) (PDF)

The Golden Age of Period Pieces (Wayback) (PDF)

The Roaring Twenties in Film: Part One (Wayback) (PDF)

The Roaring Twenties in Film: Part Two (Wayback) (PDF)

Have Your Own Armchair #TIFF  (Wayback) (PDF)

Have Your Own Armchair TIFF 2019 (Wayback) (PDF)

Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (Wayback) (PDF)

My Favorite TV Theme Songs of the ‘80s (Wayback) (PDF)

A Nostalgic Blast from the Past: 1980s Kids' TV Shows (Wayback) (PDF)
A Nostalgic Blast from the Past: 1990s Kids' TV Shows (Wayback) (PDF)

Great Movies, Awful Year: Catch Up on Films From 2020 (Wayback) (PDF)

My Favorite Guilty Pleasure Movies from the 1990s (Wayback) (PDF)

Laughing at Inappropriate Things: My Favorite Raunchy Comedies (Wayback) (PDF)

Must-See LGBTQ Dramas (Wayback) (PDF)

A Trip Down Memory Lane: Movies About Memory Loss (Wayback) (PDF)

Quirky Indie Gems (Wayback) (PDF)

Quirky Indie Gems: Creative Types (Wayback) (PDF)

Rich People Behaving Badly (Wayback) (PDF)

Good Movies Terrible Trailers (Wayback) (PDF)

Three Off-Beat Stories About Women of the Cloth  (Wayback) (PDF)

Laugh Until You Scream: 5 Must-See Horror Comedies  (Wayback) (PDF)

Top 4 Most Rented Documentaries of 2018 (Wayback) (PDF)

Three Documentaries with a Shocking Twist (Wayback) (PDF)

The Last Hurrah: Movies About Final Journeys (Wayback) (PDF)

Cinematic Origins

Cinematic Origins of Everyday Words: Part One (Wayback) (PDF)

Cinematic Origins of Everyday Words: Part Two (Wayback) (PDF)

The Color Films of Yasujiro Ozu (Wayback) (PDF)

Classic Film Adaptations of Books Written by Women (Wayback) (PDF)
The Movie Behind the GIF: Classic Film Edition (Wayback) (PDF)