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Goodbye, Patricia Neal Patricia Neal, movie star Academy-Award winning actress Patricia Neal died yesterday at her home in Martha's Vineyard. She was 84 years old and succumbed to lung cancer. Kentucky Born and Tennessee Raised Neal was born in Packard, Kentucky in 1926, but raised in Knoxv read more

"It Happened One Night": Still Entertaining Us Almost 80 Years After Its Initial Release The second week of my class on Claudette Colbert (Down to Earth Sophisticaion: Claudette Colbert in Hollywood) was fun. Last night we screened Frank Capra's 1934 classic It Happened One Night. It's a read more

"It Happened One Night": Still Entertaining Us Almost 80 Years After Its Initial Release The second week of my class on Claudette Colbert (Down to Earth Sophisticaion: Claudette Colbert in Hollywood) was fun. Last night we screened Frank Capra's 1934 classic It Happened One Night. It's a read more

"Meet Me at the Movies" Wrap Part at Weather Mark Tavern After the screening of A Letter to Three Wives, the wrap party (dinner) was held at Weather Mark Tavern, 1503 S. Michigan Ave. Of all the films screened so far, Letter was the most talked about afterward. They won a travel mug for bring read more

"Meet Me at the Movies" Wrap Part at Weather Mark Tavern After the screening of A Letter to Three Wives, the wrap party (dinner) was held at Weather Mark Tavern, 1503 S. Michigan Ave. Of all the films screened so far, Letter was the most talked about afterward. They won a travel mug for bring read more

Take My Class, Please! There's still time to register for "Down To Earth Sophistication: Claudette Colbert in Hollywood," starting Wednesday July 28 at 7 p.m. Click on here to register online. Frank Capra, Claudette Colbert, and Clark Gable on the set of It Happened One Night Posted by read more

Take My Class, Please! There's still time to register for "Down To Earth Sophistication: Claudette Colbert in Hollywood," starting Wednesday July 28 at 7 p.m. Click on here to register online. Frank Capra, Claudette Colbert, and Clark Gable on the set of It Happened One Night Posted by read more

All About Addie (Ross) A year before he won Academy Awards for the legendary All About Eve (1950), Joseph Mankiewicz won Academy Awards for writing and directing A Letter to Three Wives. Although not as legendary, A Letter to Three Wives is every bit as good, perhaps even bett read more

All About Addie (Ross) A year before he won Academy Awards for the legendary All About Eve (1950), Joseph Mankiewicz won Academy Awards for writing and directing A Letter to Three Wives. Although not as legendary, A Letter to Three Wives is every bit as good, perhaps even bett read more

"Slightly Scarlet" Midnight Movie at Facets Tonight Cult Classic Check out this 1956 classic based on the James M. Cain novel. The movie stars John Payne, Arlene Dahl, and Rhonda Fleming. It's in Technicolor, but fits the film noir category very well. The screeing is at midnight at Fa read more

"Theodora Goes Wild" Screening Introduction Midnight Screening of Classic Screwball Comedy This is the introduction I gave to Theodora Goes Wild starring Irene Dunne on June 19, 2010. Most of the folks in attendance had never heard nor seen this screwball comedy classic. Not only tha read more

"Slightly Scarlet" Midnight Movie at Facets Tonight Cult Classic Check out this 1956 classic based on the James M. Cain novel. The movie stars John Payne, Arlene Dahl, and Rhonda Fleming. It's in Technicolor, but fits the film noir category very well. The screeing is at midnight at Fa read more

"Theodora Goes Wild" Screening Introduction Midnight Screening of Classic Screwball Comedy This is the introduction I gave to Theodora Goes Wild starring Irene Dunne on June 19, 2010. Most of the folks in attendance had never heard nor seen this screwball comedy classic. Not only tha read more

Claudette Colbert on TV's "What's My Line" Class and Sophistication Personified Want to learn more about this legendary actress? Sign up for "Down to Earth Sophistication: Claudette Colbert in Hollywood" by clicking here. Posted by Stephen Reginald at 9:19 AM Em read more

Claudette Colbert on TV's "What's My Line" Class and Sophistication Personified Want to learn more about this legendary actress? Sign up for "Down to Earth Sophistication: Claudette Colbert in Hollywood" by clicking here. Posted by Stephen Reginald at 9:19 AM read more

Claudette Colbert film class starts next Wednesday at Facets Film School "Down to Earth Sophistication: Claudette Colbert in Hollywood," one of the summer session offerings from Facets Film School, begins on Wednesday July 28 at 7 p.m. The instructor for the six-week course is Steve Reginald, read more

Claudette Colbert film class starts next Wednesday at Facets Film School "Down to Earth Sophistication: Claudette Colbert in Hollywood," one of the summer session offerings from Facets Film School, begins on Wednesday July 28 at 7 p.m. The instructor for the six-week course is Steve Reginald, read more

Take "A Letter to Three Wives" A  Letter to Three Wives (1949) is based on a novel by John Klempner. His novel was entitled A Letter to Five Wives. Writer-director Joseph L. Mankiewicz thought the novel was too long and would be difficult to transfer to the screen. So, he shortened it t read more

Take "A Letter to Three Wives" A  Letter to Three Wives (1949) is based on a novel by John Klempner. His novel was entitled A Letter to Five Wives. Writer-director Joseph L. Mankiewicz thought the novel was too long and would be difficult to transfer to the screen. So, he shortened it t read more

"Houseboat" sets sail this Thursday night! The Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance (PDNA) invites you to "Meet Me at the Movies," Thursday June 24, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. at Sherwood Community Music School, Columbia College recital hall, 1312 S. Michigan Ave. This month’s movie is Houseboa read more