1950s

John Wayne, Rio Bravo, 1959, Cowboys & Demons special on Reelz
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‘John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons’ Explores Screen Legend’s Tormented Life

The bigger John Wayne became on screen the more he grappled with feeling like an imposter. Plus Ethan Wayne shares his favorite memories of his father.

Charlton Heston as Moses holding inscribed stone tablets, alongside John Derek as Joshua, Debra Paget as Lilia and Yvonne De Carlo as Sephora, in Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments (1956)

When Is ‘The Ten Commandments’ on ABC Easter 2023?

Just ahead of Passover and Easter 2023, ABC will once again air Cecil B. DeMille’s massive 1956 biblical epic, featuring a cast led by Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner.

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ and Other Sci-Fi Films on TCM’s 31 Days of Oscar

The March 10 evening lineup also features Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), The Time Machine (1960), Destination Moon (1950) and Forbidden Planet (1956).

Teresa Wright as Eleanor Gehrig and Gary Cooper as Lou Gehrig in

TCM’s 31 Days of Oscar: ‘The Pride of the Yankees’ & Other Sports Movies

The March 9 evening lineup also features ‘Somebody Up There Likes Me’ (1956), ‘This Sporting Life’ (1963), ‘Hoop Dreams’ (1994), ‘The Stratton Story’ (1949) and ‘Pat and Mike’ (1952).

To Celebrate International Women's Day, We Salute Celebrities Who Are Beautiful Inside And Out

Celebrate International Women’s Day By Saluting Philanthropic Women

Who do you think of when you think ‘Wonder Woman?’

Bob Hope introducing the 25th Academy Awards ceremony, the first to be televised, in 1953

Watch Bob Hope’s Opening at the First Oscars TV Broadcast in 1953

“Television. That’s where movies go when they die,” quips the host, along with other zingers that good-naturedly reflect the tension between the film industry and young upstart television 70 years ago.

Robert Shaw in his Best Supporting Actor Oscar-nominated role as King Henry VIII in

Historical Films on TCM’s 31 Days of Oscar

A Man for All Seasons (1966), Julius Caesar (1953), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), Cleopatra (1934), and Marie Antoinette (1938) are featured on March 7.

Swanson TV dinner Fried Chicken

Celebrate TV Dinners on National Frozen Food Day

Did you eat the peas? It’s a celebration for all of us who grew up on TV dinners. Happy National Frozen Food Day!

Cars at a drive-in movie theater graphic

Hollywood On Wheels: Drive-In Theaters Were Magic in Motion

Nowadays you don’t see many drive-in theaters in operation, but back in the day they were the ideal movie experience for a mobile America

I Love Lucy Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz

‘I Love Lucy’ Streaming 24/7 on Pluto TV

‘I Love Lucy’ is now available to watch 24/7 on the new Pluto TV channel.

The toy doll Barbie appears in her various incarnations

Crazy About Collecting: Barbies, Cabbage Patch Kids, Beanie Babies & Beer Cans?

From Barbies and Cabbage Patch dolls to Beanie Babies and beer cans, we look at the most valuable, largest and rarest items in these collections.

Glen Charlow displays some of his Lucille Ball collection, which includes posters, plates, glossy images and more.

Glen Loves Lucy: Lucille Ball Collector Shares His Favorite Items

Lucille Ball collector Glen Charlow was featured in the August 2022 issue of ReMIND Magazine, which spotlighted amazing and fun collectors of 1950s memorabilia.