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During this isolated time of quarantine, I’ve been catching up on some of my favorite conversations with the classic movie artists that I love. One of the greatest conversations I’ve ever seen among show biz folk occurred in 1958 on Small World, a TV show created by award-winning radio and TV broadc read more

Silents are Golden: Animal Stars of the Silent Era The silent era boasted an incredible number of stars, from sweet ingenue types to “grotesque” comedians to dashing heroes. But not all stars were flappers or sheiks–some were furry and even came on four legs. I’m talking about the animal read more

The Directors’ Chair: North by Northwest (1959) ….. NORTH BY NORTHWEST ( 1959 ) ~ TO BE or NOT TO BE THE SPY WHO LOVED ME A case of mistaken identity takes a dull Madison Avenue advertising exec on a journey across the United States, hooking up with a cool blonde, biddin read more

Noir Nook: Spring Trivia There are not many things I love in life more than classic movie trivia. In celebration of spring, this month’s Noir Nook is serving up some trivial tidbits on some of my favorite noir actors and actresses and some of their iconic noir films. Enjoy! Audrey Totter read more

Silver Screen Standards: The More the Merrier (1943) Lately, I’ve only been interested in comedies and musicals, the kinds of pictures that make the viewer feel happy in spite of whatever madness is at work in the world outside. Depression and World War II-era mood boosters were quite literally read more

Katharine Hepburn was born 113 years ago today. I recognize that there may be other icons in Hollywood history who arguably had more of a range as an actor. I understand that there are some people who have never been fans of Hepburn’s particular style or affectations. I remember that there was a per read more

Classic Movie Travels: Dorothy Dare Dorothy Dare While Dorothy Dare appeared in her fair share of Pre-Code films, her name is not remembered as strongly as the names of her peers. Her early roles in film shorts showed promise but, unfortunately, the roles she received in feature films failed t read more

Western RoundUp: Streaming “B” Westerns at Home, Vol. 2 As everyone continues to wait out the ongoing epidemic at home this month, I’m returning with another round of streaming recommendations! This month we’ll take a look at some “B” Westerns available for read more

The Funny Papers: Disney+ Retro Style: That Darn Cat! (1965) “While the city sleeps, ev’ry night he creeps Just surveyin’ his domain He roams around like he owns the town He’s the King, he makes that plainHe knows ev’ry trick, doesn’t miss a lick When it comes read more

Silents are Golden: Silent Superstars – Remembering Diana Serra Cary, Or “Baby Peggy” On February 24, 2020, the world lost its last bona fide silent film star – Diana Serra Cary, who had passed away at age 101. While there is a very small handful of people left who appeared in silent films read more

The Directors’ Chair: Vertigo (1958) ….. VERTIGO” ( 1958 ) ~ YOU STEPPED OUT OF MY DREAMS…AND INTO THE NIGHTMARE I CREATED VERTIGO is my favorite movie. Hands down, this is my favorite Alfred Hitchcock movie. In fact, caveat emptor…if you fall in love in Hit read more

Silver Screen Standards: Casablanca (1942) Claude Rains, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid gather at the airport for the emotional finale of Casablanca. Very few classic films enjoy the iconic status of Casablanca (1942), the wartime romance that helped humanize the crisis in E read more

Claude Jarman Jr, Child Star of The Yearling Talks about the Iconic MGM 25th Anniversary Silver Jubilee Photo In our 4th interview with Claude Jarman Jr, Claude tells us about his participation in one of the most famous classic movie photos of all time — the MGM 25th Anniversary Silver Jub read more

We love our Universal Monsters. Frankenstein, Dracula, the Mummy and The Wolfman – these guys are legends for a reason. But it’s time to ask the guys to move over and make room for Phyllis Gordon – the original Universal monster. Yep, you read that right. The Canadian actress is the read more

Monsters and Matinees: Horror anthologies We’re hearing a lot about Quibi these days, a new video platform touting a “quick bite” philosophy of short-form videos. Classic horror fans been ahead of the curve on this idea, enjoying our own version of quick bites of entertainment through antholog read more

Noir Nook: Favorite Noir Gents Whenever I think and talk and write about film noir, I have a tendency to focus on the distaff characters: the Phyllis Dietrichsons, the Kathie Moffats, the Gildas and the Lauras and the Mildreds. For this month’s Noir Nook, I’m giving the gents a much-deserved read more

Claude Jarman Jr. Child Star of The YearlingTalks about his First Western, Roughshod (1949) In our 3rd interview with Charles Jarman Jr, he talks about starring in his first western, Roughshod (1949), opposite Robert Sterling and Gloria Grahame. Claude talks about working with up-and-coming actr read more

Daring Darleen, Queen of the Screen Children’s Book GiveawayFor ages 8-12, grades 3-7 We have 14 Books to Giveaway Now through May 23! Lights! Camera! Kidnapping? When a publicity stunt goes terribly wrong, twelve-year-old Darleen Darling, star of the silent film era, must defeat vill read more

Classic Movie Travels: Cliff Edwards Cliff Edwards Cliff “Ukulele Ike” Edwards was one of the most distinct voices in early film. As a musician, Edwards showcased his easygoing vocal style along with his talent for playing the ukulele to the delight of many audiences. His performan read more

Cooking with the Stars: Debbie Reynolds’ Eggplant Casserole As we all navigate this strange new reality, I like to find comfort in the things that make me the happiest and the things that I find familiar. I had already intended to spotlight Debbie Reynolds in this April edition of Cooking wit read more