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Looks like Carole Lombard's getting herself in shape (in this image from the Mack Sennett silent "Run, Girl, Run"). What could it be for?The answer: March Madness. No, Carole's not suiting up to join a basketball team; even if she was actually 5-foot-6 (the tallest Lombard listing during her lifetim read more

The inventory of Carole Lombard's publicity portraits with Paramount's p1202 imprint continues to grow, as three more such images have been discovered. We'll kick things off with p1202-933:This shot, showing Carole, wearing bangs, reclining on either a hammock or a rug converted into one, is from so read more

Winter is hotting up on the Horror Channel where they have another fine selection of premieres and classic thrills to keep you hiding behind the sofa and sleeping with the light on. If it’s multi-story horror you want, then Friday 27th January is a date for your diary, as the Horror Channel takes read more

Angela Lansbury: TCM Star of the Month and so much more An early studio glamor shot of Angela Lansbury Angela Brigid Lansbury was born October 16, 1925 in Poplar, London. One of the most versatile talents to come out of Hollywood, Lansbury, now in her late 80s, has had a remarkable career read more

Angela Lansbury: TCM Star of the Month and so much more An early studio glamor shot of Angela Lansbury Angela Brigid Lansbury was born October 16, 1925 in Poplar, London. One of the most versatile talents to come out of Hollywood, Lansbury, now in her late 80s, has had a remarkable career read more

Not long ago, we noted a vintage Carole Lombard 8" x 10" negative of one of her Paramount publicity photos was being auctioned at eBay. That seller is back with another portrait goodie, this one p1202-980, from sometime in 1934:It's an elegant Lombard, outfit trimmed in fur. The negative is deemed i read more

By guest contributor Michael Nazarewycz It’s easy to take for granted a film’s location. Some settings, of course, are mandatory to support the historical accuracy of a film; consider the importance of location in a war picture or biopic.  Other settings might no read more

By guest contributor Michael Nazarewycz It’s easy to take for granted a film’s location. Some settings, of course, are mandatory to support the historical accuracy of a film; consider the importance of location in a war picture or biopic.  Other settings might no read more

By guest contributor Michael Nazarewycz It’s easy to take for granted a film’s location. Some settings, of course, are mandatory to support the historical accuracy of a film; consider the importance of location in a war picture or biopic.  Other settings might no read more

So I figured I’d use tonight’s entry to recap, look back, and reflect on the catalyst that caused me to start this blog, My Month with Marilyn.  I write for several sites but don’t get to discuss classic film on a daily, or more than weekly basis.  Having two Marilyn Monroe box set read more

Tonight’s movie, The Misfits, concludes the works of Ms. Marilyn Monroe and ends This (Slightly More Than) Month with Marilyn.  We still have two more entries in the series with tomorrow’s review of My Week with Marilyn and an overall wrap-up of the series.  I’ll go further into read more

The entire reason I started My Month with Marilyn was because of the 2011 film My Week with Marilyn, based on the memoirs of Colin Clark.  After much waiting the movie finally hit my theater and I thought it appropriate to review it in the context of all the Marilyn films I’ve been watching. read more

We’re winding down in our Month with Marilyn (that’s gone on far longer than the allotted time) and we’re coming up to the last five entries (3 movies, my review of My Week with Marilyn, and an overall wrap-up).  After that it’s up to you what I cover so send me suggestions&# read more

This is the second to last in Marilyn movie reviews (not counting my upcoming review of My Week with Marilyn).  I’m officially done with both my Marilyn Monroe box sets (I’ve only had them for over a year) and this movie cements Marilyn into the harsh world of 1960s.  She’d do one read more

During her seven-plus years at Paramount (from mid-1930 to the end of 1937), more than 1,700 photographs of Carole Lombard featuring her p1202 player code were issued by the studio. Over the years, I've seen -- and catalogued -- several hundred of them, and now I can add three more to my list.We'll read more

I recently saw My Week with Marilyn, the film that inspired my Month with Marilyn and the movie tells of the squabbles and difficulties associated with filming The Prince and the Showgirl.  My review of My Week with Marilyn will run in a couple of days but it’s fun to watch this movie, the fin read more

This photo of Carole (or, as she went by at that time, "Carol") Lombard as a Pathe player, wearing a shirt emblazoned with the studio's famed rooster logo, is a fairly common image of her in the late 1920s. But here's another one, almost certain from the same session, that many of you many never hav read more

Tonight’s film is another one I feel sad I’ve avoided all this time: The Seven Year Itch.  Billy Wilder is one of my favorite directors, and we’ll see him again in a few days when we discuss Some Like It Hot.  Wilder’s also done fantastic and iconic works like Sunset Boulevar read more

I was reluctant to watch There’s No Business Like Show Business because of my lackluster reception to previous Irving Berlin movies, namely White Christmas and Holiday Inn.  In certain regards There’s No Business (from here on out that’s what I’m calling it to save my fingers read more

2012 continues with more Marilyn (remember when this was only supposed to take a month?) in the 1953 film How to Marry a Millionaire.  This movie should be tailored made for me as it stars both Marilyn and Lauren Bacall who I ADORE!  Ever since The Big Sleep, I’ve relished Bacall in movies, read more