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“My hope that women will not be afraid”: Classic Actresses who had Breast Cancer
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Oct 23, 2015
To go along with some monthly health observances, Comet Over Hollywood is recognizing actors who battled diseases and often, kept it a secret from their public and exhibited strength by continuing to practice their craft. Others helped create awareness or spearheaded organizations for research, suc read more
Musical Monday: The Glass Skipper (1955)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Oct 19, 2015
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “The Glass Skipper” read more
“A Colorful Life”: Remembering Joan Leslie
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Oct 15, 2015
Actress Joan Leslie in the 1940s With her shining smile, bright eyes and fresh face, actress Joan Leslie had an innocent girl-next-door appeal. But during her career at Warner Brothers during the 1940s, Joan Leslie held her own in top films with major actors such as Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart and read more
Musical Monday: Rock Around the Clock (1956)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Oct 12, 2015
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is more than 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Rock Around the read more
Musical Monday: Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Oct 5, 2015
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957 read more
Musical Monday: Ding Dong Williams (1946)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Sep 28, 2015
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Ding Dong Williams” read more
Musical Monday: Wabash Avenue (1950)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Sep 21, 2015
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Wabash Avenue” (1950)– read more
Musical Monday: The Jazz Singer (1952)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Sep 14, 2015
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Jazz Singer (1952) – Musica read more
Musical Monday: Way Down South (1939)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Sep 7, 2015
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Way Down South” (1939)– read more
Behind the Screen at the Museum of the Moving Image
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Sep 4, 2015
The film and television industry have shaped the way society behaves from the way they dress to the toys they play with. The Museum of the Moving Image, located in Astoria, NY, celebrates TV and film of the past and present through exhibits that highlight everything down to film makeup and costumin read more
Behind the Screen at the Museum of Moving Image
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Sep 4, 2015
The film and television industry have shaped the way society behaves from the way they dress to the toys they play with. The Museum of Moving Image, located in Astoria, NY, celebrates TV and film of the past and present through exhibits that highlight everything down to film makeup and costuming, e read more
“It was my father’s success”: An interview with the real “Gidget”
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Sep 2, 2015
(r) Kathy Kohner in 1957 in the photo that was used on the book cover. (L) Kohner Zuckerman pictured in 2014 at Duke’s, where she works. It was a different world for Kathy Kohner as she walked on the film set of “Gidget” in 1959. “It was hard to understand that they were making a movie about read more
Musical Monday: College Holiday (1936)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Aug 31, 2015
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is more than 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “College Holiday” read more
Musical Monday: Beach Party (1963)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Aug 24, 2015
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Beach Party” (1964)– read more
Musical Monday: On an Island with You (1948)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Aug 17, 2015
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “On an Island with You” read more
Musical Monday: Surf Party (1964)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Aug 10, 2015
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Surf Party” (1964)– read more
Reviews: Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Aug 8, 2015
“Gidget Goes to Rome” isn’t the best of the three Gidget feature films, but it isn’t the worst. While Sandra Dee is the best actress who plays Gidget, Cindy Carol is a distance second. In this film, we join Gidget and her friends for a third summer. Gidget (Carol) is about to go off to college read more
Musical Monday: Belle of the Yukon (1944)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Aug 3, 2015
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Belle of the Yukon” read more
Musical Monday: Pagan Love Song (1950)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jul 27, 2015
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Pagan Love Song” read more
Life of groundbreaking Hollywood composer explored in new film
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jul 21, 2015
What would the shower scene of “Psycho” be like without his piercing, staccato strings? Would the theme from “Vertigo” be as dizzying without those swirling woodwinds? Rehearsal of The Free Company radio drama with conductor Bernard Herrmann. Image dated April 6, 1941. Copyright © 1941 CBS read more