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An influential mermaid
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 13, 2013
My dear friends at True Classics has invited bloggers to share their “Movie Memories” during the month of June. I am honored that I was invited to participate . Head to True Classics to read the other marvelous posts! Little Mermaid I remember sitting in a dim theater and looking at lit read more
Musical Mondays: “Thrill of a Romance” (1945)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 10, 2013
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: “Thrill of a read more
The All-American Aphrodite: Remembering Esther Williams
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 7, 2013
My cinema relationship with Esther Williams helped shape my film interests. I didn’t full watch any of her films until 2003 when my film appetite craved musicals. A swimming scene from “This Time for Keeps” When I was 15 I read her autobiography, “The Million Dollar Mermaid.” It’s read more
Musical Mondays: Rose of Washington Square (1939)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 3, 2013
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, I’m starting a weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Rose of Washington read more
Actress Beauty Tip #30: Marilyn Monroe breakfast
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 1, 2013
This is the thirtieth installment of the monthly classic actress beauty tips that I have read about and tested. Since I’ve started these beauty tips, I’ve tried some crazy things. Some include washing my hair with champagne and bathing in milk. When I was living at home, my parents didn read more
An education from “The Philadelphia Story”
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 30, 2013
“The Philadelphia Story” taught me what a hangover was when I was nine. And who knew what yare meant before Katharine Hepburn used the word? My fourth grade education was enhanced when I learned the meaning of those words the first time I saw “The Philadelphia Story” (1940) read more
The forgotten Hollywood war hero: Wayne Morris
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 27, 2013
Warner Brothers star, Wayne Morris in he 1930s He can be seen playing alongside Bette Davis as a boxer in “Kid Galahad” (1937) or a cadet running amok at the Virginia Military Institute in “Brother Rat.” Wayne Morris may not be a name you’re familiar with but you have most likely seen the read more
Searching for ‘Rosebud:’ Child star searches for himself in autobiography
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 26, 2013
Dickie Moore with Pete the Pup in “Our Gang” in 1930. Moore said he didn’t enjoy the Hal Roach series because he didn’t feel he fit in Dick Moore was searching for his “Rosebud.” In “Citizen Kane,” a sled with the word “Rosebud” was the ke read more
Children in Films Blogathon: The Contributors
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 24, 2013
I can’t believe the Children in Films blogathon weekend is finally here! This will be the post where you can read Friday through Sunday’s contributions. Post your links as comments on the page or e-mail me at CometOverHollywood@gmail.com (or pickensj2@gmail.com) and I will link to them on he read more
Coming this weekend: Children in Films Blogathon
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 20, 2013
It’s almost here! This weekend (May 24 to May 26) we celebrate child actors that light up the silver screen. Will you discuss Hollywood’s great criers like Jackie Cooper or Margaret O’Brien? Or maybe so ugly that he’s cute, Butch Jenkins? Here’s how it will go: On Frid read more
“I didn’t care about the movies really. I was tall. I could talk. It was easy to do.” -Joseph Cotten
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 15, 2013
Joseph Cotten I have two huge classic Hollywood crushes, both highly underrated: Joseph Cotten and Joel McCrea. But it is Cotten who we celebrate today at Comet, born on this day in 1905 in Virginia, making Mr. Cotten even more appealing to your southern writer. But if his smooth voice, wavy hair a read more
Classic film in music videos: Oh Father by Madonna
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 14, 2013
This is May’s edition of Comet Over Hollywood’s classic film references in movies. Citizen Kane (1941) was named the greatest film of all time by the American Film Institute in 1998. But prior to this, Madonna used themes from the Orson Welles film in her 1989 music video “Oh Fath read more
Without mom, I’d never see any classic films
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 12, 2013
My mother has been instrumental in my classic film interest. Without her, I wouldn’t have seen 501 musicals…or any classic films for that matter. When I was five, my mom introduced “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” (1954) to my sisters and me. My sisters and I giggled at “The Lonesome Polecat” read more
Actress beauty tip #29: 1930s eyebrows
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 10, 2013
This is the twenty-ninth installment of the monthly classic actress beauty tips that I have read about and tested…except for this one. Jean Harlow with her signature, exaggerated eyebrows. Eyebrows are the frame work of the face. Overtime that framework has been defined differently. The 1940s read more
Children in Film Blogathon (May 24-26, 2013) update (2)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 8, 2013
Hello there everyone! Here’s an update on the Children in Film Blogathon coming up May 24 through May 26. Here are the blogs participating so far: Comet Over Hollywood- Review of Dickie Moore’s book “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (And Don’t Have Sex or Take the Car) My Love of Old Hollywood- read more
Turner Classic Movies Film Festival: the Disney World of classic movies
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 5, 2013
It’s like Disney World for classic film fans. Rushing from place to place and waiting in lines for entertainment. Robert Osborne introducing “Desert Song” (Comet Over Hollywood/Jessica Pickens) Turner Classics Movie’s Robert Osborne could be considered the “Walt Disney” of the read more
For the Love of Deanna: Remembering Deanna Durbin
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 2, 2013
Deanna Durbin in “I’ll Be Yours” (1947) The first time saw Deanna Durbin was on the front of a DVD case. The DVDs that introduced me to Deanna I was 14 and gazed at this pretty, young lady happily looking back at me on the front of the “Deanna Durbin: Sweetheart Pack.” Though I read more
And so it ends: Review of the last day of the TCM Film Festival
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Apr 29, 2013
As I sit waiting for my flight to Atlanta, GA from Los Angeles, CA, here is a recap of the last day (Sunday, April 28) of the TCM Film Festival. Tomorrow I’ll write a review of the overall experience. Come September (1961) starring Rock Hudson, Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin and Gina Lollobrigida. I read more
“I have nothing but wonderful memories of Joan”-Mildred Pierce and Ann Blyth
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Apr 28, 2013
A packed house at the Egyptian Theater rose to their feet, cheering like Freddie Mercury was entering the building.
But the applause was for a petite, doll-like and lovely actress: Ann Blyth.
Blyth introduced Mildred Pierce (1945), a film that she plays Joan Crawford’s spoiled daughter, Veda. read more
Turner Classic Film Festival: MacMurray, Harlow, Hitchcock, Bow and Wayne
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Apr 27, 2013
Friday (April 26) is the first full day of the Turner Classic Film Festival and it has been amazing.
Above is a photo of Kate MacMurray, daughter of Fred MacMurray and June Haver introducing “Suddenly It’s Spring” (1947).
The next photo is the ceiling of the Egyptian Theater whe read more