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Last Friday, we alerted you that one of Carole Lombard's most rarely-seen movies, her 1931 Paramount vehicle "I Take This Woman" with Gary Cooper, will be shown Friday, March 3 at the Billy Wilder Theater in Westwood as part of UCLA's Festival of Preservation (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/85 read more

Last Friday, we alerted you that one of Carole Lombard's most rarely-seen movies, her 1931 Paramount vehicle "I Take This Woman" with Gary Cooper, will be shown Friday, March 3 at the Billy Wilder Theater in Westwood as part of UCLA's Festival of Preservation (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/85 read more

I must be the last person on the planet to realize that Sidney Poitier is 90 today. Happy birthday to the great man! I was thinking to myself that it was a shame he made so few movies of noirish interest, but then I went and checked in my Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Film Noir and discovered there read more

The Quiet Man (1952), starring Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne, is one of the Oscar-winning movies airing on TCM this week. TCM is continuing its annual 31 Days of Oscar film festival this week. This year's festival will present Academy Award winning and nominated films in alphabetical order. Thi read more

Bad Day at Black Rock opens with a startling long shot of a train shooting through the desert like an angry centipede. There is a feeling of recklessness to the image, as if the hurtling Streamliner could go off the rails from the aggression of its momentum. From that first jarring moment, there is read more

Hey there! I’m so happy to announce that The Golden Boy Blogathon: a William Holden Celebration will be back again this year! William Holden is my second favourite actor and I truly enjoyed celebrating him via this blog last year. It was quite a success and everybody wrote marvellous pieces! read more

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), starring John Wayne and James Stewart, is one of the Oscar-nominated movies airing on TCM this week. TCM is continuing its annual 31 Days of Oscar film festival this week. This year's festival will present Academy Award winning and nominated films in alpha read more

via: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Its_a_Date_poster.jpg Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. Deanna Durbin (born Edna Mae Durbin) was a child star who made her first film appearance at the age of fourteen in the short film Every Sunday (1936) with Judy Garland, another child actor read more

Need More Road Stephen Jared Solstice Publishing, 2016 I went into Need More Road feeling sure of the path it would take, almost anticipating the climax of what seemed like a familiar film noir plot of crime, a femme fatale and deception. While it begins with all the familiar traits of the genre, t read more

TCM is airing How to Marry a Millionaire (1953), starring Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, and Betty Grable, during its 31 Days of Oscar film festival. TTCM is continuing its annual 31 Days of Oscar film festival this week. This year's festival will present Academy Award winning and nominated films read more

Hello everyone..The Fashion Icons has wrapped up and we have a winner....Natalie Wood, three-time Final four finalist and 2015 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney champion. Even though she tied my girl Carole Lombard in the final match at 39 votes, Natalie clinched the Fashion Icons title with read more

(1988) Written and directed by Sandor Stern; Based on the novel by Andrew Neiderman; Starring: David Hewlett, Cyndy Preston, John Ferguson and Terry O’Quinn; Available on DVD Rating: **** “I wanted to take a look at siblings who grow up in the same family and have divergent read more

In 1948, Doris Day wasn't yet a star. At age 23, she had found success with the Les Brown Band thanks to her hit recording of "Sentimental Journey" and she became a regular on Bob Hope's radio show. Oddly enough, though, her career was also coming to a stall. She had divorced her violent first husba read more

Encore (1951) was the third and final W. Somerset Maugham anthology film, following the excellent Quartet (1948) and its "sequel" Trio (1950). As before, Maugham provides a brief introduction (from his chateau in France). Then, it's on to the first of three stories, "The Ant and the Grasshopper," a read more

Encore (1951) was the third and final W. Somerset Maugham anthology film, following the excellent Quartet (1948) and its "sequel" Trio (1950). As before, Maugham provides a brief introduction (from his chateau in France). Then, it's on to the first of three stories, "The Ant and the Grasshopper," a read more

A Star Is Born (1937), starring Janet Gaynor, is one of the 1001 classic movies you should see. Each Monday, I'm going to recommend a classic movie you should see (for the reasons behind the 1001 series and reviews of earlier films covered go here). January's theme is movies about Hollywood. read more

TCM is kicking off its 31 Days of Oscar film festival with All About Eve (1950). Pictured from left to right are Gary Merrill; Bette Davis; George Sanders; Anne Baxter; Hugh Marlowe, and Celeste Holm. This week, TCM is kicking off its annual 31 Days of Oscar film festival on Wednesday. This year' read more

TCM is airing a 24-hour tribute to actress Debbie Reynolds this Friday. This week, TCM is airing great movies from stars like James Mason, Mercedes McCambridge, and Debbie Reynolds. Plus, they are showing movies about the Civil War and host Robert Osborne's picks. So, without further ado, let's j read more

Carole Lombard was a frequent visitor to Hearst Castle, such as at this circus-themed 75th birthday party for William Randolph Hearst that she and Clark Gable attended in April 1938. Here's another, lesser-seen pic of Carole and Clark with the media magnate:Why are we running these pics? In less tha read more

Carole Lombard was a frequent visitor to Hearst Castle, such as at this circus-themed 75th birthday party for William Randolph Hearst that she and Clark Gable attended in April 1938. Here's another, lesser-seen pic of Carole and Clark with the media magnate:Why are we running these pics? In less tha read more