There are a number of historic films that have hit the charts as Hollywood's top films. All of these films featured popular stars and had compelling story lines.

Jul 25, 2009 - Deanna Proach

California's Napa Valley wines won a blind wine tasting challenge in Paris in 1976 against the best French wines, changing the world of wine. Hollywood tells two tales

Aug 2, 2007 - Mike Gerrard

Step into the world of glamour at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Home to the first Academy Awards, this Hollywood landmark is home to many spirits.

Aug 17, 2010 - Janis Masyk-Jackson

Movie fans should take an easy day trip out of London to visit Hatfield House, home to Queen Elizabeth I and star of many a Hollywood blockbuster

Mar 28, 2010 - Michael Pedley

A must-see for any visitor to Hollywood, California is the legendary Walk of Fame. It's part of the city's history and best of all, free.

Jun 21, 2009 - Michelle Snow

Before the Vogue Theater was built, it was the site of an elementary school and a textile factory which both burned down. These tragic events have caused ghostly activity

Jun 29, 2008 - Maureen K. Fleury

Southern Arizona's movie-making history has always been about location. And Tucson tops the list.

Feb 11, 2011 - D.A. Barber

In his debut novel, attorney-turned-novelist Ken Bass offers a frighteningly realistic look at what might happen if a major hurricane hit the nation's financial center.

Sep 14, 2009 - Devan Stuart

Robin Hood, the medieval outlaw who stole from the rich to give to the poor is the archetypical English folk hero. And Hollywood seems to find him irrestistible.

Aug 11, 2009 - Jonathan Squirrell

Apocalypse Now brought Vietnam out of hiding. It turned genuine accounts of US imperialism into an abstract and philosophical cinematic presentation of good and evil.

Apr 27, 2009 - Hana Lewis

One of Adolf Hitler's first acts as Chancellor was banning Jews from working in the German film industry. Many were forced to flee Germany, and ended up in Hollywood.

Apr 23, 2009 - Carolyn M Cash

Hollywood, Florida is a vacation getaway between Ft. Lauderdale and Miami. Stay at the pet friendly hotels in vacation paradise and bring Fido or Fifi along

Feb 25, 2008 - Christine Nyholm

The term "classic film" is subjective, no matter how you splice it, but a case can be made that the categorization covers the 1930s through the 1970s.

Feb 4, 2009 - Frank Rossi

Graumann's Chinese Theater is one of the most easily recognized landmarks in Hollywood. The theater and the forecourt are believed to be haunted by several ghosts.

Jun 23, 2008 - Maureen K. Fleury

Romania is now a desired historical filming location. Learn why this Eastern bloc nation offers unrivaled shooting locales and scenery.

Jan 29, 2010 - Jennifer Ciotta

The romanticized story of Robin Hood may correspond to contemporary social evils, but the historical record disputes the popular version of a common hero.

May 13, 2010 - Michael Streich

Find out how classic Hollywood codes and conventions deliver realism and romance hand in hand when blending disaster with the action adventure genre.

Oct 29, 2011 - Valerie Williamson

Playboy's Hugh Hefner contributes the last $900,000 needed by The Trust for Public Land in order to purchase the area surrounding the famed Hollywood Sign.

Apr 29, 2010 - Amy Harrington

Thanks to his father-in-law, Hollywood actor/rocker Jack Black has discovered the musical grass can be greener, as it were, on the bluegrass side.

Jan 3, 2009 - Lisa L. Rollins