The Comet goes to the TCM Film Festival
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Apr 9, 2014
Today, the Comet really will be over Hollywood. Today I’m flying out from North Carolina to Los Angeles, CA for the fifth annual Turner Classic Movies Film Festival. After attending the festival for my first time last year, I knew I wasn’t going to miss it when it rolled around the nex read more
Classics at the Carolinas: Lunch with Mickey Rooney
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Apr 8, 2014
Barbecue patrons still talk about the day Mickey Rooney came to town. Rooney, who passed away Sunday at age 93, visited Shelby, NC to eat at Red Bridges Barbecue Lodge in 1997. He was told it was the best barbecue in North Carolina. Read the full story I wrote for The Shelby Star here: http://www read more
Musical Monday: “Campus Rhythm (1943)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Apr 7, 2014
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: “Campus Rhythm” read more
Musical Monday: “The Helen Morgan Story” (1957)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Mar 31, 2014
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 Helen Morgan Story” read more
Musical Monday: “Call Me Madam” (1953)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Mar 24, 2014
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: “Call Me Madam” read more
Musical Monday: “Paddy O’Day” (1935) *St. Patrick’s Day Edition*
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Mar 17, 2014
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: “Paddy O’Day” read more
Musical Monday: “Muscle Beach Party” (1964)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Mar 10, 2014
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: “Muscle Beach Party” read more
Actress Beauty Tip #33: Greer Garson almond oil skin
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Mar 8, 2014
This is the thirty-third installment of the monthly classic actress beauty tips that I have read about and tested. Beautiful red-headed actress Greer Garson had flawless skin. The Academy Award winning actress told beauty columnist Lydia Lane that she used almond oil to ease lines around her eyes. read more
Interview and review: “Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait”
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Mar 6, 2014
After 75 years, her fresh portrayal as Scarlett O’Hara is one of the most memorable screen performances of all time. Last November, the “Gone with the Wind” actress celebrated her 100th birthday. And to help celebrate, film historian Kendra Bean published a biography on Vivien Lei read more
Musical Monday: “Reckless” (1935)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Mar 3, 2014
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: “Reckless” (1935) read more
Musical Monday: I’ll See You in My Dreams (1951)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Feb 24, 2014
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: “I’ll See You read more
Baby Take a Bow: Remembering Shirley Temple
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Feb 21, 2014
When I was in fourth grade I cut six inches off my long hair. I was doing a book report on Shirley Temple and wanted short, curly hair like America’s Sweetheart for my presentation. In 2000, before Internet shopping was common place, my parents searched all over to get me a Shirley Temple doll for read more
Musical Monday: Week-End in Havana (1941)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Feb 17, 2014
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: “Week-End in Havana” read more
Hollywood Odd Couples
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Feb 14, 2014
Feel free to listen to this tune as you read: Love comes in many forms and opposites attract- Paula Abdul even said so in her music video with the singing cat. However, sometimes people marry who just don’t quite seem to fit. Here are a few examples of some odd Hollywood couples. Apparently, these read more
Musical Monday: One in a Million (1936)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Feb 10, 2014
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: “One In A MillionR read more
Musical Monday: “Cairo” (1942)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Feb 3, 2014
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: “Cairo” (1942)– read more
Musical Monday: “Can-Can” (1960)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jan 27, 2014
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: “Can-Can” (1960) read more
Musical Monday: “Follow the Fleet” (1936)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jan 20, 2014
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: “Follow the Fleet” read more
Musical Monday: “Monte Carlo” (1930)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jan 13, 2014
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: “Monte Carlo” (1930) read more
I love to sing-a, about the moon-a and the June-a
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jan 8, 2014
Owl Jolson loves to sing-a. You may see me dancing around the office, shaking my finger and singing the tune from this Warner Brothers cartoon. The 1936 cartoon “I Love to Singa” is one of those cartoons I saw as a child that has always stuck with me. Every night before bed, I watched Warner Brothe read more