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Comet Over Hollywood is starting a new LIFE magazine series. At the beginning of each post, I’ll feature the film article and provide a listing of other magazine highlights. Published weekly starting in November 1936 to December 1972, over 1,800 issues of LIFE magazine was printed. I collect the ma read more

How do you create a Christmas film that is sentimental, without dripping it in eggnog? Especially when you’ve agreed to make it a romance between a shoplifter and her prosecutor, and set it in *gulp* Indiana, which is  peppered with cornpone clichés in every cinematic portrayal? Miraculously, read more

A combination of prep work for this year's Dancing Legs quizzes and a star search for In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood and The Wonderful World of Cinema's Marathon Stars Blogathon brought me to the sad realization that many of the world's greatest tap dancers are missing from our public con read more

Jan 17 Posted by aaronwest Illustrator extraordinaire Caitlin Kuhwald joins us to talk about her artwork and the Criterion Collection. She is a professional artist and has worked extensively with The Criterion Collection, illustrating covers for Amarcord, To Be or Not to Be, The Organizer, and many read more

Jan 17 Posted by aaronwest Illustrator extraordinaire Caitlin Kuhwald joins us to talk about her artwork and the Criterion Collection. She is a professional artist and has worked extensively with The Criterion Collection, illustrating covers for Amarcord, To Be or Not to Be, The Organizer, and many read more

Jan 17 Posted by aaronwest Illustrator extraordinaire Caitlin Kuhwald joins us to talk about her artwork and the Criterion Collection. She is a professional artist and has worked extensively with The Criterion Collection, illustrating covers for Amarcord, To Be or Not to Be, The Organizer, and many read more

(Image via Listal) Annabel Allison (Lucille Ball) is an actress whose popularity is waning with the rise of another star, Natalie Preston (Frances Mercer). Natalie is engaged to royalty and has won the affection of the public with her elegance and exciting, romantic life. Annabel’s scheming pu read more

This is my contribution to the Backstage Blogathon, another superb event from Fritzi of Movies Silently and Janet of Sister Celluloid. Click here to read the other posts. ********************************************************************************* If it weren't for the presence of Maril read more

What is the result when you combine Gershwin’s music to Burkeley’s choreographies? Lady Be Good, of course! A lovely backstage musical directed by Norman Z. McLeod in 1941. Today, it’s the perfect occasion for me to talk about this film as I am participating to the Backstage Bloga read more

For anyone who is interested, a long while ago, I made a bet with my sister: I would watch Breaking Bad, and she would watch ten classics. When I reminded her that she hadn’t honored our bet while I’d made it through four seasons, she said, “Yeah, but Breaking Bad is good. And you read more

For anyone who is interested, a long while ago, I made a bet with my sister: I would watch Breaking Bad, and she would watch ten classics. When I reminded her that she hadn’t honored our bet while I’d made it through four seasons, she said, “Yeah, but Breaking Bad is good. And you read more

Back before Christmas I posted an article about Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe introducing the character and talking about the concept of the armchair detective. In that article (which focused mostly on the radio adventures of the character) I noted that while I could probably find all of the original read more

A Viúva Alegre / The Merry Widow (1934) O que primeiro vem à sua mente quando você pensa na França? Torre Eiffel? A Marselhesa? Boinas? Napoleão? Escargot? Para mim, há duas coisas que representam a França: Versalhes e Maurice Chevalier. E ambos podem ser vistos em “A Viúva Alegre” read more

LIFE magazine, Jan. 8, 1945 (Photo/Comet Over Hollywood) Comet Over Hollywood is starting a new LIFE magazine series. At the beginning of each post, I’ll feature the film article and provide a listing of other magazine highlights. Published weekly starting in November 1936 to December 1972, o read more

LIFE magazine, Jan. 8, 1945 (Photo/Comet Over Hollywood) Comet Over Hollywood is starting a new LIFE magazine series. At the beginning of each post, I’ll feature the film article and provide a listing of other magazine highlights. Published weekly starting in November 1936 to December 1972, o read more

If this photo doesn't make Carole Lombard's affection for her Palomino gelding Pico evident, then what will? It's a lovely image from 1937 (Paramount p1202-1514 to be precise), one I don't believe I've seen before.It's an 8" x 10" original, selling for $85. Want it? Then go to http://www.ebay.com/it read more

If this photo doesn't make Carole Lombard's affection for her Palomino gelding Pico evident, then what will? It's a lovely image from 1937 (Paramount p1202-1514 to be precise), one I don't believe I've seen before.It's an 8" x 10" original, selling for $85. Want it? Then go to http://www.ebay.com/it read more

Is "My Man Godfrey" Carole Lombard's most famous movie? It's certainly among the greatest screwball comedies ever made, with a social message that doesn't compromise its humor. It's expertly acted, from Powell and Lombard to the superb supporting cast.Now, two "Godfrey" items are available at eBay.. read more

Is "My Man Godfrey" Carole Lombard's most famous movie? It's certainly among the greatest screwball comedies ever made, with a social message that doesn't compromise its humor. It's expertly acted, from Powell and Lombard to the superb supporting cast.Now, two "Godfrey" items are available at eBay.. read more

This entry is part of the Loretta Young Blogathon, as today is the 103rd anniversary of Young's birth.Other than sheer luminosity, Carole Lombard and Loretta Young really didn't have much in common. (OK, there was Clark Gable, but that's another story for another time.) They never worked at the same read more