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Earlier this month, we reprinted a feature on Carole Lombard and clothes from the June 1932 issue of Modern Screen (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/817111.html). Little did I know that back in 1991, someone named Sandra Vanderpool -- who apparently is well known for her work with paper dolls -- read more

The Lauren Bacall Blogathon has now officially come to a close. This was my second time hosting a blogathon, and like the Barrymore Trilogy Blogathon that took place last month, it has proved to be just as exciting and successful with a plethora of classic film enthusiast bloggers coalescing to cele read more

This post is part of the Lauren Bacall Blogathon, hosted by me at my blog: In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood. Click here to view the other articles honoring Lauren Bacall. P.S: Scroll down to the bottom of the article to view photos of my Lauren Bacall autographs: Just in case: Here is a lin read more

Carole Lombard is in that pic, fifth from left, taken sometime in 1928 during work on one of Mack Sennett's comedy shorts. Lombard apparently wasn't scheduled to appear in swimwear that day, as she's wearing a horizontally-striped sweater and skirt. Sennett himself is at far right, in a white hat.Ot read more

Carole Lombard is in that pic, fifth from left, taken sometime in 1928 during work on one of Mack Sennett's comedy shorts. Lombard apparently wasn't scheduled to appear in swimwear that day, as she's wearing a horizontally-striped sweater and skirt. Sennett himself is at far right, in a white hat.Ot read more

That serene portrait of Carole Lombard, taken by photographer John Engstead, was part of the February 1941 issue of Screenland magazine. She didn't have an overwhelming presence that month -- her comedic comeback, "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," would arrive in theaters later in February -- but if you looked ha read more

That serene portrait of Carole Lombard, taken by photographer John Engstead, was part of the February 1941 issue of Screenland magazine. She didn't have an overwhelming presence that month -- her comedic comeback, "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," would arrive in theaters later in February -- but if you looked ha read more

Capitolfest, Central NY’s Premier Summer Cinephile Film Festival shows Rarely-Shown and Newly-Discovered Films  Like many classic movie fans, I watch classic movies every chance I get, and I’m constantly ‘on the lookout’ for classics that I’ve never seen before, typical read more

Sep 11 Posted by aaronwest I am writing this essay about the 1937 version of A Star is Born for Now Voyaging’s William Wellman blogathon. This is actually the first non-Criterion review I’ve written for the site, but it is a great subject and I want to support her event. Even today, co read more

Sep 11 Posted by aaronwest I am writing this essay about the 1937 version of A Star is Born for Now Voyaging’s William Wellman blogathon. This is actually the first non-Criterion review I’ve written for the site, but it is a great subject and I want to support her event. Even today, co read more

Sep 11 Posted by aaronwest I am writing this essay about the 1937 version of A Star is Born for Now Voyaging’s William Wellman blogathon. This is actually the first non-Criterion review I’ve written for the site, but it is a great subject and I want to support her event. Even today, co read more

These days, I think it safe to say that when it comes to Carole Lombard and discs, this is how must people purchase her, whether it be the original DVD format or the more recent Blu-ray. But just as there are those who collect vinyl records -- not just those long-playing albums at 33 1/3 rpm, but si read more

These days, I think it safe to say that when it comes to Carole Lombard and discs, this is how must people purchase her, whether it be the original DVD format or the more recent Blu-ray. But just as there are those who collect vinyl records -- not just those long-playing albums at 33 1/3 rpm, but si read more

This is my contribution to the William A. Wellman Blogathon, hosted by the Now Voyaging blog.  Please do visit and read the other postings. Drawing on his own memories of his days as a pilot, William A. Wellman made aviation films right through his career, from silent masterpiece Wings right through read more

How exciting that the William A. Wellman blogathon starts today! I’ll be contributing a posting about one of his lesser-known films, the Second World War propaganda drama Thunder Birds – the reason I’ve chosen that one is that I’ve been trying to review his films in vaguely read more

Nearly 4 1/2 years ago, we noted that Carole Lombard never was awarded a WAMPAS "Baby Star," an honor given up-and-coming actresses in the 1920s and early 1930s, because the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers declined to give awards for 1930, citing the recent stock market crash and t read more

Nearly 4 1/2 years ago, we noted that Carole Lombard never was awarded a WAMPAS "Baby Star," an honor given up-and-coming actresses in the 1920s and early 1930s, because the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers declined to give awards for 1930, citing the recent stock market crash and t read more

Vendetta of a Samurai (Araki Mataemon: Kettô kagiya no tsuji) Directed by Kazuo Mori Written by Akira Kurosawa 1952/Japan Daiei Studios/Toho Company First viewing/Hulu   Despite the muddled filmmaking in the first half, this one builds to a devastating climax. I can give only the merest outl read more

...or its possible subtitle, "One that fell by the wayside."I've done a lot of Carole Lombard research over the years, and every now and then I mentally misplace plans for future entries. This must have happened in mid-June 2014, when I snared a feature from the June 1932 issue of Modern Screen...th read more

...or its possible subtitle, "One that fell by the wayside."I've done a lot of Carole Lombard research over the years, and every now and then I mentally misplace plans for future entries. This must have happened in mid-June 2014, when I snared a feature from the June 1932 issue of Modern Screen...th read more