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Larry Steers is an important part of the history of Hollywood, film-making in general, to the state of California and our Country. We may remember him most for his laundry-list of uncredited movie appearances; yet, from 1917-1929 he was well known by audiences, and was applauded as a sound supporti read more

Shown on a train in New York in 1935, Carole Lombard visited many a rail station during her brief life, from arriving at Washington's Union Station with husband Clark Gable in December 1940 to leaving the Los Angeles facility of the same name in January 1942 for what would be a final departure from read more

Larry Steers is an important part of the history of Hollywood, film-making in general, to the state of California and our Country. We may remember him most for his laundry-list of uncredited movie appearances; yet, from 1917-1929 he was well known by audiences, and was applauded as a sound supporti read more

By Fritzi Kramer on September 6, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review This is the story of five brothers and the woman they… Oh, who am I kidding? There is only one reason people watch this movie and it can be summed up in this little list: Erich von Stroheim + tall window + baby. You d read more

Well, obviously noirish enough for me! Here are the latest essays in the marvelous Wonders in the Dark Romantic Countdown. With luck some publisher will have the gumption to think about making a book out of this series. 26. Trouble in Paradise (1932) 25. Love Me Tonight 24. West Side Story 23. 2046 read more

We mentioned this slightly more than two months ago, but each Friday in September, Turner Classic Movies in the U.S. is showing 24 hours of pre-Code films (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/706696.html), 66 movies in all -- including Carole Lombard in "Virtue" (1932), which airs at 9:45 a.m. (Eas read more

Stephen McNally had been an actor for eight years before he played his first western heavy. His role in Winchester 73 in 1950 as James Stewart’s vicious, traitorous brother, Dutch Henry Brown, led to roles as either a heavy or a hero in 12 subsequent westerns in the ‘50s and ‘60s a read more

Stephen McNally had been an actor for eight years before he played his first western heavy. His role in Winchester 73 in 1950 as James Stewart’s vicious, traitorous brother, Dutch Henry Brown, led to roles as either a heavy or a hero in 12 subsequent westerns in the ‘50s and ‘60s a read more

Stephen McNally had been an actor for eight years before he played his first western heavy. His role in Winchester 73 in 1950 as James Stewart’s vicious, traitorous brother, Dutch Henry Brown, led to roles as either a heavy or a hero in 12 subsequent westerns in the ‘50s and ‘60s a read more

Stephen McNally had been an actor for eight years before he played his first western heavy. His role in Winchester 73 in 1950 as James Stewart’s vicious, traitorous brother, Dutch Henry Brown, led to roles as either a heavy or a hero in 12 subsequent westerns in the ‘50s and ‘60s a read more

Today’s pic takes another look at the McCloud episode “Fifth Man in a String Quartet,” first airing on February 2, 1972. Timothy’s unnamed apartment super shows McCloud (Dennis Weaver) around the apartment of a musician accused of murder. Tim definitely was at his heaviest i read more

By Fritzi Kramer on September 1, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor Sometimes, I feel like a mother with a particularly picky child. “Just try a few minutes of a silent movie.” “No! I’ll hate it! It’s icky!” “Just a little.” “No, no, no!!!!” If you read more

I trust all of you had a pleasant Labor Day weekend -- and if for some reason you didn't, the above portrait of Carole Lombard should help get you there. Mine was tiring, but thrilling, capped off with a 6-4 victory by my beloved Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium. (Yes, I've said I root for the read more

Steve McQueen: A Passion for Speed by Frederic Brun Hardcover - 192 pages ISBN: 9780760342480 MotorBooks October 2011 Barnes and Noble IndieBound (Your local bookstore) Powell's "McQueen will be remembered as one of the finest exponents of speed to ever grace the big screen." - Brun Steve read more

By Fritzi Kramer on August 31, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review, Silents vs Talkies She a sophisticated English girl. He’s a rough-hewn Canadian wheat farmer. She needs a place to go. He needs a wife to help out at the farm. They soon find themselves in a marriage of convenience and then read more

It can safely be said that "Supernatural" was not one of Carole Lombard's favorite film-making experiences. Horror was hardly her strong suit, and to work for the Halperin brothers in the spring of 1933, fresh off their success of "White Zombie," must have led Lombard to wish her home studio was Col read more

Author and film blogger, Jacqueline T. Lynch has recently released a collection of articles from her blog, Another Old Movie Blog, in her latest book entitled Movies in Our Time: Hollywood Mirrors and Mimics the Twentieth Century available to purchase at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. This hef read more

Author and film blogger, Jacqueline T. Lynch has recently released a collection of articles from her blog, Another Old Movie Blog, in her latest book entitled Movies in Our Time: Hollywood Mirrors and Mimics the Twentieth Century available to purchase at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. This hef read more

Author and film blogger, Jacqueline T. Lynch has recently released a collection of articles from her blog, Another Old Movie Blog, in her latest book entitled Movies in Our Time: Hollywood Mirrors and Mimics the Twentieth Century available to purchase at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. This hef read more

Author and film blogger, Jacqueline T. Lynch has recently released a collection of articles from her blog, Another Old Movie Blog, in her latest book entitled Movies in Our Time: Hollywood Mirrors and Mimics the Twentieth Century available to purchase at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. This hef read more