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This wonderful book about the most important American filmmakers of the second half of the 20th century is a mandatory reading for every cinephile. Its author, Robert Kolker, dissects the films of Arthur Penn, Oliver Stone, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick, and Robert Altman. His read more

This review was part of the For the Love of Film: The Film Preservation Blogathon to benefit the Film Noir Foundation. San Francisco's annual film noir festival, Noir City 9, ran for ten days at the end of January. From all reports the festival, an event that showcased 24 films, was a great su read more

This review was part of the For the Love of Film: The Film Preservation Blogathon to benefit the Film Noir Foundation. San Francisco's annual film noir festival, Noir City 9, ran for ten days at the end of January. From all reports the festival, an event that showcased 24 films, was a great su read more

Huntington Park at the top of Nob Hill, San Francisco One day not too long ago my friend Dave and I went on an excursion into three San Francisco neighborhoods to shoot video of classic film locations. I'd done some research and worked out a way to cover read more

Huntington Park at the top of Nob Hill, San Francisco One day not too long ago my friend Dave and I went on an excursion into three San Francisco neighborhoods to shoot video of classic film locations. I'd done some research and worked out a way to cover read more

Breathless (A Bout de Souffle), Jean-Luc Godard's 1960 classic, is iconic for many reasons.  For one, the French New Wave began telling stories in a different way than other films of the time, blending Italian neo-realism (using poverty-stricken or working class characters) with tongu read more

Karen Abbott Talks About Her New Book "American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee" Bestselling author Karen Abbott Several months ago, I had the good fortune to be part of a book club that was discussing Karen Abbott's first nonfiction book, Sin in the Second City read more

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On December 6, 1963, Judy Garland taped "The Christmas Show" to air a few weeks later as the holiday episode of her weekly CBS-TV variety show. She was joined by by both family (including Liza) and friends...like singer/songwriter Mel Tormé, writer (with Bob Wells ) of read more

On December 6, 1963, Judy Garland taped "The Christmas Show" to air a few weeks later as the holiday episode of her weekly CBS-TV variety show. She was joined by by both family (including Liza) and friends...like singer/songwriter Mel Tormé, writer (with Bob Wells ) of read more

This past weekend, I brought the West Coast Prep of GlamAmor downtown to the Cooper Building for the prestigious A Current Affair vintage show.  Over 25 of the finest vintage dealers from Los Angeles and beyond gathered to present their carefully curated collections to an adoring audience that read more

Gene Tierney in Leave Her to Heaven by guest contributor doctor sabelotodo Author's Disclaimer Not until I started researching and reading did I realize the extent of the tremendous amount of heresay, recyled disinformation and vague references that exists in the written media about director Jo read more

Gene Tierney in Leave Her to Heaven by guest contributor doctor sabelotodo Author's Disclaimer Not until I started researching and reading did I realize the extent of the tremendous amount of heresay, recyled disinformation and vague references that exists in the written media about director Jo read more

Angeleno magazine picked this weekend's A Current Affair as one of their top December events.  I'm thrilled to be bringing GlamAmor to the show and hope to see you there!  read more

Bringing together over 25 premier vintage retailers and private dealers from Los Angeles and beyond, A Current Affair will be an incredible opportunity to shop a select assortment of vintage apparel, jewelry, and accessories.  For those who love desi read more

Lucky Girl:  1980s navy and black checked swing dress, 1960s black leather purse, Nine West black leather peeptoe pumps, silver hoop earrings, silver bangle bracelet, silver Ray Ban Aviator sunglasses, 1960s navy wool coat (shown below) Over this Thanksgiving holiday, I couldn't help but read more

“The Bishop's Wife”: A True Holiday Classic Losing His Religion and His Wife Bishop Henry Brougham (David Niven) is consumed with the construction of a new cathedral. His wife, Julia (Loretta Young), feels she is losing her husband’s affection as he attempts to raise the read more

Bring Two Friends and Win a Prize Bring two friends who have never been to a "Meet Me at the Movies" event and win a free MMATM coffee mug. Your friends will be glad you invited them and you'll love the mug! Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten star in the Hitchcock classic, Shadow of a Doubt read more

Mark your calendars now!  This event truly does show the best of vintage clothing in Los Angeles, so you really can't miss it.  I attended A Current Affair for Fashion's Night Out and it was incredible.  I am just thrilled that GlamAmor has been invited to join the December read more

  John Lennon would be turning 70 right about now, a disconcerting thought for some baby-boomers, especially those who took to heart certain lyrics of the Who's "My Generation" - "hope I die before I get old." As fate would have it, John Lennon did die before he got old, he had just turned 40 w read more