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  First the Appetizer: Witness for the Prosecution had its World Premiere in Los Angeles, at the Warner Beverly Hills Theater (9404 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills), on December 17, 1957; thereby qualifying for the 1958 Academy Awards.[1] Of course film-exhibitors, circuit officials, indust read more

  First the Appetizer: Witness for the Prosecution had its World Premiere in Los Angeles, at the Warner Beverly Hills Theater (9404 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills), on December 17, 1957; thereby qualifying for the 1958 Academy Awards.[1] Of course film-exhibitors, circuit officials, indust read more

We all know that Carole Lombard and Clark Gable married in Kingman, Ariz., on March 29, 1939, then met the press the following day at Lombard's Los Angeles home. Well, maybe not everybody...The story that Clark and Carole had their honeymoon at the Oatman Hotel has been exposed as myth. They returne read more

The year is 1957, the location is Portland, Oregon, and Soviet bombers had been spotted just to the north, indicating that a nuclear attack may soon be underway. That’s the setup for CBS television’s production A Day Called X which details the plans and preparedness of the city in antici read more

In order to cover the entirety of the career of Ida Lupino, while venturing into every position that she filled while working in Hollywood both in the movies and on television would consume a rather large book. Also, most of her career has been well written of, with very few stones left unturned. S read more

This week’s video is a full-length Columbo episode, in fact the very first Columbo episode. It’s “Ransom for a Dead Man,” premiering on March 1, 1971 and directed by Richard Irving. Timothy makes the first of his two series appearances as hash-slinger Bert (he was on the show read more

In order to cover the entirety of the career of Ida Lupino, while venturing into every position that she filled while working in Hollywood both in the movies and on television would consume a rather large book. Also, most of her career has been well written of, with very few stones left unturned. S read more

  In order to cover the entirety of the career of Ida Lupino, while venturing into every position that she filled while working in Hollywood both in the movies and on television would consume a rather large book. Also, most of her career has been well written of, with very few stones left untu read more

When I was growing up, my family lived off of TVLand. This was the classic TVLand channel that consisted primarily of TV shows from the 60s and 70s, before they came along with their own original series and started adding shows from the 90s (“Everybody Loves Raymond”? Really? Not everybo read more

The setting is Hollywood heaven, specifically the pearly gates. Carole Lombard approaches a counter marked "Hauntings" and speaks to the man behind it.Carole: I'm requesting a permit for a non-benevolent haunt.Man: That's not like you, Carole -- your haunts generally are good-natured ones or romanti read more

"Sinners In The Sun" (1932) is one of those Carole Lombard dramatic vehicles from the time in her career when she was known as a clotheshorse and not much else. (And in this film at least, those clothes included swimsuits, such as the one she's wearing in the arms of co-star Chester Morris, and gown read more

Harold Lloyd Biography Giveaway! Entry Task for our First Facebook Contest this Month. Time for the first of our two fabulous Classic Movie Book Giveaways this month on Facebook, courtesy of Bear Manor Media!  To kick things off, we’ll be giving away a copy of  Harold Lloyd: Magic in a Pair of read more

Did you enjoy seeing Carole Lombard in "Twentieth Century" on Turner Classic Movies last night? Good, because you won't be seeing her on the channel for a while. The reason?TCM's "31 Days of Oscar," its annual celebration of the Academy Awards. (The event began when the ceremony took place in March, read more

Dock Ellis (1945-2008) was a baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1968 to 1979. Ellis was the National League's starting pitcher in the 1971 All-Star Game, and that same year he started the first game of the World Series for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He also pitched in the 1976 World read more

Harold Lloyd Biography Giveaway! Entry Task for this week’s Twitter Contest. Time for our fabulous February Classic Movie Book Giveaway, courtesy of Bear Manor Media! To kick things off, we’ll be giving away a copy of  Harold Lloyd: Magic in a Pair of Horn-Rimmed Glasses this week — the first read more

Dock Ellis (1945-2008) was a baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1968 to 1979. Ellis was the National League's starting pitcher in the 1971 All-Star Game, and that same year he started the first game of the World Series for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He also pitched in the 1976 World read more

Damaged Goods: I Want A Boyfriend Like Monty Clift Montgomery Clift & Elizabeth Taylor "Monty represented a new kind of man in the bleak 1950s, a guy who was poetic and vulnerable and disturbed and not afraid to show it." -Rosemary Santini, a personal friend of Montgomery Clift's pri read more

Minnie Hamilton, a librarian working in the public library of a Michigan resort town, is followed home by a cat one day. Unable to get rid of her little shadow, she decides to take him in, and she names him Eddie. Eddie’s got an adventurous spirit, and on the first day that Minnie is set to op read more

The Romance of Celluloid (1937) was a promotional short film made by MGM. The short features a behind-the-scenes look at the MGM back lot and the movies in production for 1937-1938, featuring stars like Clark Gable, Rosalind Russell and Gladys George.  read more

I finally watched GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY last night. I know I was a bit late to the party, but...oh well. Seeing a smash-hit movie for the very first time, after it has already become a smash hit, is a peculiar experience. What makes it peculiar is that one looks at it from a perspective of "Why wa read more