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We've got some fascinating photos of Carole Lombard today (many courtesy of my Facebook friend Tally Haugen), beginning with the shot above of Carole in a publicity still for "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" where we see her on the phone while painting her toenails. Below, see Lombard rock a jacket and suit:This read more

“Judy & Liza & Robert & Freddie & Dave & Sue & Me: A Memoir” Book Giveaway - Qualifying Entry Task for Facebook/Blog Contest And, now, for our next contest… I am happy to say that CMH is giving away TWO COPIES of  Judy & Liza & Robert & Freddie & read more

Jun 6 Posted by aaronwest It was Day 3 on our NYC “not a tour” trip. Day 1 was a movie — Pickup on South Street; day 2 was a concert — Ride; Day 3 was shopping and just hanging about. The one thing about New York City is there’s so much to see and do, that it caters to everyone’s read more

We've got some fascinating photos of Carole Lombard today (many courtesy of my Facebook friend Tally Haugen), beginning with the shot above of Carole in a publicity still for "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" where we see her on the phone while painting her toenails. Below, see Lombard rock a jacket and suit:This read more

Is June Lockhart a werewolf? Made at the end of Universal's horror film cycle (1931-1948), She-Wolf  of London is a game attempt to try something different. It has inexplicably generated lukewarm interest over the years. Even the authors of the highly-regarded reference book Universal Horrors& read more

She wasn’t a dramatic actress, but she could do drama. She wasn’t a comedic actress, but she could handle comedy. Her name seems to have fallen in between the cracks when one talks about the Lombards and Harlows, Stanwycks and Davises, Hepburns and Russells. She was regular. She was Paulette Goddard read more

One of my newest partnerships is with Discover Los Angeles, the tourism site for the city. They have invited me to write articles on historic locations for them, which will seem familiar to many of you who enjoy my Out & About series on GlamAmor.  The first of my visits for them was at the read more

“Judy & Liza & Robert & Freddie & Dave & Sue & Me: A Memoir” Book Giveaway - Qualifying Entry Task for TWITTER Contest I am happy to say that Judy & Liza & Robert & Freddie & David & Sue & Me: A Memoir will be available in stores tomorrow June 2 read more

MY FAVORITE FILMS OF THE 1930’s I know. HOW in the name of Murgatroyd can I call myself a CineMAVEN when I’m so lacking in knowledge of this decade? As I look over the films of the 1930’s, I find I haven’t seen as many films as I thought I’ve seen. How can that be?  I’m afraid read more

“Ziegfeld and His Follies” Book Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task for TWITTER Contest As you may already know, our newest CMH Contributors, Sara and Cynthia Brideson, are releasing their latest book, Ziegfeld and His Follies: A Biography of Broadway’s Greatest Producer, on June 12th. So, in celebration read more

Orson Welles and the brilliant cast and crew of Citizen Kane (1941) forever changed American film. Today, I'll make the case for why Citizen Kane was influential on the film noir genre that became so popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Citizen Kane certainly isn't a standard film noir. There's no ha read more

“Judy & Liza & Robert & Freddie & Dave & Sue & Me: A Memoir” Giveaway Starts Monday June 1 and Runs Through Saturday July 5! I am happy to announce that Judy & Liza & Robert & Freddie & David & Sue & Me: A Memoir will be available in stores read more

Mystery writer Craig Rice's (aka Georgiana Ann Randolph Rice) sleuthing attorney John J. Malone was for a time a popular character in popular culture. He was the subject of several books and short stories and a hero on radio, television and in the movies.  Now two movies featuring Malone, Hav read more

No one ever took Carole Lombard for a sucker...but that didn't mean she couldn't occasionally enjoy one. Here she is with a lollipop on the set of "In Name Only" early in 1939, an image that's autographed:That's a bit hard to read; fortunately, the names she inscribed this to are on the back:So just read more

No one ever took Carole Lombard for a sucker...but that didn't mean she couldn't occasionally enjoy one. Here she is with a lollipop on the set of "In Name Only" early in 1939, an image that's autographed:That's a bit hard to read; fortunately, the names she inscribed this to are on the back:So just read more

What was the longest-running science fiction TV series of the 1960s? If you answered Star Trek, Lost in Space, or even The Outer Limits, you'd be wrong. That distinction belongs to producer Irwin Allen's Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, which debuted in 1964 and ran for four years. Richard Base read more

From my earliest memories I have lived with the knowledge and particular thrill associated with it, that I love tunnels; the sound of vehicles traveling through a concrete tube, which passes under the massive bulk of a mountain or the crushing weight of water, still has the power to accelerate my h read more

From my earliest memories I have lived with the knowledge and particular thrill associated with it, that I love tunnels; the sound of vehicles traveling through a concrete tube, which passes under the massive bulk of a mountain or the crushing weight of water, still has the power to accelerate my h read more

From my earliest memories I have lived with the knowledge and particular thrill associated with it, that I love tunnels; the sound of vehicles traveling through a concrete tube, which passes under the massive bulk of a mountain or the crushing weight of water, still has the power to accelerate my h read more

Here's a lobby card for the first of two movies Carole Lombard made for Universal in 1936, "Love Before Breakfast." Although Preston Foster is ostensibly the film's leading man, that's Cesar Romero shown with Carole on the 11" x 14" card.This is deemed in near mint condition and is up for auction at read more