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It's easy to forget that Family Affair was one of the most successful series on American television in the 1960s. During its five-year run that started in 1966, it finished in the Top 5 in the Nielsen ratings for three consecutive seasons. It was nominated for an Emmy twice as Outstanding Comed read more

There’ve been two bits of Quentin Tarantino news recently related to his upcoming movie The Hateful Eight that I felt were worth commenting on. First of all, The New York Times reports that Tarantino and The Weinsein Company have spent the past year and a half working to open the new film in a read more

The Classic TV Blog Association and MeTV are collaborating on a another classic TV blogathon--this time with a holiday theme! Starting on Monday, November 16th and continuing through Christmas night, MeTV will air holiday episodes of classic television series every weeknight from 9:00 to 10:00 pm E read more

Clyde E. Hopkins   Clyde Emory Hopkins was a man of medium height, of a slender build, light-brown eyes, and by the time he arrived on the celluloid scene his black hair was already receding slightly. Hopkins is another actor whose beginning is not easy to trace; he began on stage,[1] but in wh read more

I've frequently come across this cover of Carole Lombard from the April 1936 issue pf True Confessions -- and each time I do, I always wonder how Carole felt about being associated with a topic such as birth control, which still was a controversial subject in 1936. (And this was some two dozen years read more

Clyde E. Hopkins   Clyde Emory Hopkins was a man of medium height, of a slender build, light-brown eyes, and by the time he arrived on the celluloid scene his black hair was already receding slightly. Hopkins is another actor whose beginning is not easy to trace; he began on stage,[1] but in wh read more

Clyde E. Hopkins   Clyde Emory Hopkins was a man of medium height, of a slender build, light-brown eyes, and by the time he arrived on the celluloid scene his black hair was already receding slightly. Hopkins is another actor whose beginning is not easy to trace; he began on stage,[1] but in wh read more

I've frequently come across this cover of Carole Lombard from the April 1936 issue pf True Confessions -- and each time I do, I always wonder how Carole felt about being associated with a topic such as birth control, which still was a controversial subject in 1936. (And this was some two dozen years read more

Share This! From a legendary film critic and movie fan extraordinaire,here is the highlights reel of a life spent at the movies. When a skilled writer such as Richard Schickel publishes yet another book—there are twenty-three listed in his latest, but he himself infers there’re more—what further read more

“Grace Kelly fell in love very easily; too easily.” – Lizanne Kelly- It’s not an unknown fact that Grace Kelly, who was one of the most beautiful ladies ever, had many lovers during her acting life. One of them was the actor William Holden. But hey, I’m not here to acc read more

Grace Kelly, strike a pose… On November 11, 2015November 12, 2015 By CarolMartinheira My good friend Virginie asked me if I’d like to participate in The Grace Kelly Blogathon for her birthday (Nov. 12), where Classic Hollywood Bloggers come read more

(NOTE: My Day 9 Noirvember post was delayed by real life – for nearly 24 hours, I was stranded at the airport in Atlanta, suffering the ignominious, rather noirish experience of having my flight delayed six times and cancelled twice. The post-that-should-have-been is below.) “The biggest mistake read more

Sherlock Found - The Rediscovery and Restoration of a Piece of Film History The year is 1916. The Chicago-based Essanay Film Manufacturing Company is, arguably, at the height of its powers. Just the year before, they had counted Charlie Chaplin among their stars, and now George K. Spoor is looking read more

I'm a fan of James Cagney. I've written about him here, here, here, here, here and here. To me he is one of a handful of movie stars with a real sense of physical style as well as acting expertise. Dan Schneider, the impresario behind the arts site Cosmoetica, graciously invited me and fellow film b read more

I'm a fan of James Cagney. I've written about him here, here, here, here, here and here. To me he is one of a handful of movie stars with a real sense of physical style as well as acting expertise. Dan Schneider, the impresario behind the arts site Cosmoetica, graciously invited me and fellow film b read more

Carole Lombard -- shown changing trains in Chicago on Sept. 15 1934 -- could have been a Ziegfeld girl. "With her figure and beauty, of course she could have," many of you probably are saying. But no, I'm not being hypothetical.According to Lombard biographer Larry Swindell, author Ben Hecht said Ne read more

Carole Lombard -- shown changing trains in Chicago on Sept. 15 1934 -- could have been a Ziegfeld girl. "With her figure and beauty, of course she could have," many of you probably are saying. But no, I'm not being hypothetical.According to Lombard biographer Larry Swindell, author Ben Hecht said Ne read more

TCM has introduced me to countless movies, as I'm sure it has to many others. I owe the majority of my film knowledge to the channel, and while not every film is an absolute gem, there are quite a few that turn out to be spectacular: Kiss Me, Kate, Vivacious Lady, The Affairs of Dobie Gillis, Rebecc read more

Carole Lombard's star was burning brightly in the spring of 1937, so why wouldn't magazines not deemed Hollywood fanmags place her on the cover -- even when she wasn't part of anything inside?That's what happened when the Bernarr Macfadden publication True Story made Carole its cover subject for its read more

Carole Lombard's star was burning brightly in the spring of 1937, so why wouldn't magazines not deemed Hollywood fanmags place her on the cover -- even when she wasn't part of anything inside?That's what happened when the Bernarr Macfadden publication True Story made Carole its cover subject for its read more