Sunday, June 13, 2010

How to Get into Old Movies...Part 4


Part 4: Revisit Filmographies of Recently Deceased Actors

Considering the recent death of Dennis Hopper and my old How to Get Into Old Movies post regarding using actors' later filmographies to get people used to older movies, I figured the two could easily be hooked into another tip: honor the recently deceased stars of the past by taking a look at the movies that made them famous.

A good place to start is usually Turner Classic Movies, which, depending on the star level of the recently deceased actor, will usually reprogram a whole night of movies in recognition of the actor.