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As Yul Brynner says in "The King and I":  Is a Puzzlement! Now, I can suspend disbelief with the best of them. Audrey Hepburn falling in love with Humphrey Bogart in "Sabrina?" I got with the program. Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane" sacrificing all for the obsession with Dorothy Comingore (Dorothy read more

There are some stars that earn the adjective "beloved." Either for their professional or personal contributions, or both, they are adopted by the audience and become a part of the "family." Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, separately, were two such stars. Bob Hope With a favorite co-star, Jane Russel read more

Oh, La Liz, we will surely miss you and are sure that we will never , ever see another like you! You lived large, loved large, laughed large and suffered large. We loved you for it and will miss you endlessly. You were a diamond-studded diva with a heart of pure gold, precious in every way. Besides read more

Dora Bailey reporting here from Hollywood! Imagine that you have been a loyal employee for many years. Suddenly, new technology is introduced into your workplace and your employer no longer needs nor wants you. To make matters worse, he ridicules you in front of the entire world. This, my friends, w read more

Fourth in a series about strong women in film. Strong women are independent, beautiful, sexy, feminine and just want everything in life that a man wants and believe that they have every right to have it! The 1920s, that youth-worshiping decade of freedom and abandon, spawned a female pheno read more

Norma got off on a temporary insanity plea, did a short stint in a spa-like psych center and is now free in Hollywood. She's back and better than ever! At last, Norma was ready to get out of that Sunset mansion and back into the limelight! She had secured an ad endorsement with Abdullah Cigarettes read more

My Favorite Colors: Black and White! Oprah calls them "Aha Moments," those moments in life when you are struck by a clarity of purpose and discover your defining passion in life. As a movie-mad kid, that moment came for me when, after watching the same Abbott and Costello movie countless nights in a read more

My popcorn and Dom Perignon are at the ready and my tiara is on straight! As I settle in for a long night of red carpets, longer speeches, happy winners and not-so-happy losers, I sneak a little nap and dream of categories that were missed... LADIES FIRST Best performance by an actress in a bad wig read more

Third in a series about strong women in film. Strong women are independent, beautiful, sexy, feminine and just want everything in life that a man wants and believe that they have every right to have it! Joan Crawford is one actress that it has taken me almost a lifetime to appreciate. My first bru read more

One of the reasons I love Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp above all others is that he is romantic. Yes, he is clever, acrobatic and hysterically funny, but there is a depth to his character that was introduced through the element of romance. Before Edna Purviance (his leading lady from 1915-1923), Ch read more

Norma got off on a temporary insanity plea, did a short stint in a spa-like psych center and is now free in Hollywood. The New Year's Eve party was a success, but now Norma was faced with with the $64,000 question: What does she do with the rest of her life? Hollywood had welcomed her back with ope read more

I admit I am a victim of Old Hollywood's sales pitch for evil. I fall for sin every time. I hate guns in real life and I hate cigarettes in real life, but in Reel Life, man - do they look sexy! Girls With Guns Joan looks very comfortable with these Seems like overkill, but Louise handles them we read more

Second in a series about strong women in film. Strong women are independent, beautiful, sexy, feminine and just want everything in life that a man wants and believe that they have every right to have it! Ann Dvorak was an ultra-feminine actress whose first finest hours occurred in the pre-code era read more

Is there anything left to be said about Cary Grant? As time goes by, he is probably the most popular, most enduring and endearing of all classic Hollywood stars. We love him and have praised him and will continue to praise him to the skies. We never tire of him. He could do it all and I can find no read more

First in a monthly series about strong women in film. Strong women are independent, beautiful, sexy, feminine and just want everything in life that a man wants and believe that they have every right to have it! Bette Davis was not apologetic. In a world that values surface over substance, friv read more

While President Buster was busy trying to recover from his media and product demonstration debacle, his Cabinet had been busy: Vice President Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle: While Roscoe always meant to support Buster, he really did not anticipate the amount of work it took to be a Vice President. Feeling read more

"This job has really aged me." While poor President Buster continued to be hounded from the left, right, center and rear, First Lady Brown eyes captured the imagination of the American and worldwide fashion scene. Buster "bet the ranch" and his political future on three new projects to re read more

Norma has been sprung from the "place" where she had to go for a little meds-adjustment just in time for New Year's Eve! No Joe Gillis rejections this year - just Norma, Max and her true friends. Look how Hollywood has rallied around her! This is a big night for Norma. She has waxed the tile floor read more

A Holiday Kiss Under the Mistletoe From Some of our Favorites! Rudy & Vilma Cary & Ingrid Clark & Viv Bogey & Bacall Garbo & Lew Charlie & The Kid Fay & Gary Rita & Gene Audrey & Greg Lana & John Natalie & James Marilyn & read more

'Twas 2 weeks before Christmas in the Land of La La; When FlickChick decided to host a Holiday gala.The guests were chosen with the greatest of care;From Paramount, Warners, Metro Goldwyn & Mayer  FlickChick's parties were renowned in the town; Not one shining star would dare turn her down. read more