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Lucille Ball and Mark Stevens find themselves in “The Dark Corner” The Dark Corner (1946) is an American film noir directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix, and Mark Stevens. The screenplay was by Jay Dratler and Bernard Schoenfeld. The cine read more

Scanning the opening credits, I noticed two talents on the rise including Russell Metty and Robert Wise, but make no mistake; the focal point in the director’s chair is the criminally-forgotten Dorothy Arzner. In retrospect, she certainly is a primary drawto this picture because, with the dea read more

A Visit to the Lucy-Desi Museum and moreSpecial Guest Post by Lucy fan, Lucy Ortiz When I was born, my parents decided to name me after the I Love Lucy show. As an adult, I realized I had some things in common with the Arnaz-Ball family. My birthday is exactly one week before Desi Jr’s in J read more

On August 1, TCM began its annual summer tradition of Summer Under the Stars, a full month of specialized programming that honors one classic film star per day. Yesterday was devoted to the films of Edward G. Robinson, and the rest of the month will see days dedicated to such stars as Esther Willi read more

Let me preface this by saying I set myself up for failure on this one. So much as been written about Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz -- books, movies, TV specials, great blog posts. I can't possibly include all of the vast information I have at my fingertips, so if you're at all intrigued by my post, go read more

Twelve people take a flight to Panama City, but as the title warns, Five Came Back. While there is great tension as to who makes that return journey, it is the interactions among a strong cast of characters, and economical, skillful direction by John Farrow that make this recent release from Warner read more

Lucille Ball is one of my favorite actresses, although at this point, you're probably wondering "Who isn't your favorite?" To which I reply, "Oh, getting fresh, are we?" (Can you tell I just watched Gold Diggers of 1933?) Anyway, I'm such a fan of the glorious Ms. Ball, it's a guarantee that I will read more

Lucille Desiree Ball, August 6, 1911 to April 26, 1989 Autobiography Love, LucyBy Lucille Ball, Berkley, 1997 Smartest Ditz Around I've always had a love/ hate relationship with I Love Lucy and the subsequent Lucy franchises (though mostly hate with read more

I have written about the greatest TV comedies of all time before on my blog and it makes for perfect timing as Lucille Ball is my TV goddess of the month. And without a doubt, her series, I Love Lucy is one, if not, greatest sitcom of all time. I know any number of fans can chime with their all read more

In honor of Lucille Ball’s birthday I figured I’d showcase my fifteen favorite episodes of I Love Lucy.  I’ve tried to include clips and/or full episodes.  If nothing is provided in terms of video I’ve discussed why I love the episode.  Happy birthday Lucy! Episodes in order read more

        Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!! Share: • Posted by Art • Saturday, March 17th, 2012 at 5:20 am • (0) Comment Happy Saint Patrick's Day holiday Lucille Ball read more

You see that gentleman over there? I think he wants to come talk to me.Let's play hard to get. read more

“Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead.” ~ Lucille Ball Lucille Ball “I have an everyday religion that works for me. Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done read more

Happy 100th birthday to Lucille Ball!  Lucy is easily one of the most beloved pop culture icons of all time. You’d be hard pressed to find someone who can’t recognize her picture, name one of her films, or describe one of the many classic scenes from I Love Lucy.  Everyone has their own read more

Lucille Ball is Backlots’ Star of the Week, and Stage Door is one of her best and most prominent early films, not to mention one of my favorites. Here is a compilation of Lucy in the movie. Enjoy! With Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers. read more

August 6 marks what would have been the 100th birthday of one of the foremost entertainers of the 20th century. A legend’s legend, her mark on the industry has been one of extraordinary importance. She came to be not only the face of the 1950′s and the icon for the emergence of televis read more

From the 1938 film Beauty for the Asking, is a clip showcasing Lucille Ball in drama mode: read more