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“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

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

(Note: This film is also known as A Kiss for Corliss. You can find it under this title for viewing on the free version of Hulu, if you’re interested!) Kenneth Marquis (David Niven) is a charming and wealthy man in the process of divorcing his third wife. (Image via Pinterest) Corliss Archer (S read more

Four issues of the Brazilian movie magazine Cinearte from the late 1920s -- all featuring photos of Carole Lombard in her late teens or at age 20 -- are currently on sale at eBay. (All the magazines are in Portuguese, of course.) That includes Carole on the April 1929 cover, as seen above. It's in v read more

During world wars and conflicts, celebrity USO shows travel to military bases and overseas to raise morale for the men and women fighting for freedom. One film star who is the most associated with entertaining troops is Bob Hope, who entertained during World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam. Hope read more

Four issues of the Brazilian movie magazine Cinearte from the late 1920s -- all featuring photos of Carole Lombard in her late teens or at age 20 -- are currently on sale at eBay. (All the magazines are in Portuguese, of course.) That includes Carole on the April 1929 cover, as seen above. It's in v read more

vt The Case of Mrs. Loring UK / 86 minutes / bw / Flamingo, Raystro, Eros Dir: Don Chaffey Pr: Raymond Stross Scr: Anne Edwards, Denis Freeman Story: A Breach of Marriage (1948 play) by Dan Sutherland Cine: Stephen Dade Cast: Julie London, , Donald Houston, Anton Diffring, Andrew Cruickshank, Frank read more

Just like one of my very favourite actresses, Grace Kelly, James Stewart was born in Pennsylvania. I’m happy to have seen this garden state twice in my life, when I was on my way to Washington DC… I can’t remember exactly what was the very first James Stewart’s film I saw, b read more

Carole Lombard had two husbands and one honeymoon. That came with William Powell in mid-1931, a ship voyage to Hawaii. Carole would fall ill there, in retrospect perhaps a sign that their relationship would be more successful as friends than as lovers. Perhaps that's why Lombard wasn't all that insi read more

Carole Lombard had two husbands and one honeymoon. That came with William Powell in mid-1931, a ship voyage to Hawaii. Carole would fall ill there, in retrospect perhaps a sign that their relationship would be more successful as friends than as lovers. Perhaps that's why Lombard wasn't all that insi read more

About a month ago, I got the pleasure of attending the Orson Welles Centennial Symposium at IU, an event I've maybe mentioned on here once or twice. While I was unable to make it to many things thanks to my job, I did get to see quite a few panels and films that were certainly exciting. The celebrat read more

This week's old Hollywood song is In a Mizz from Citizen Kane (1941). In the scene above, you can hear the song playing in the background while a reporter (William Alland) is trying to interview Susan Kane (Dorothy Comingore). Director Orson Welles used a wide variety of music for Ci read more