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Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Jan 5, 2011
LIFE photo of Betty Grable and Harry James celebrate their daughter's 1st birthday. Last night “Comet Over Hollywood” reached 10,000 readers from May 2010 to January 2011. I want to thank all of my faithful readers. If you ever want to see posts on a certain topic or even criticiz read more
Actress beauty tip #8: Milk bath
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Jan 4, 2011
This is the eighth installment of my monthly classic actress beauty tips that I have tested. Sorry this is late, Christmas festivities slowed down the beauty testing! In Cecil B. DeMille’s ancient Rome epic “Sign of the Cross” (1932), Claudette Colbert plays the cruel, seductive E read more
Take it Easy Lina: RIP to Lina Romay
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Jan 3, 2011
Lina Romay with Xavier Cugat in "Two Girls and a Sailor" About three days ago I found out that the lovely Xavier Cugat rumba singer, Lina Romay, died on December 17. I was really upset that her death went by me unnoticed, but obviously I wasn’t the only one who didn’t know read more
Happy New Years from a dancing daughter
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Dec 31, 2010
But I was actually referencing Joan Crawford in “Our Dancing Daughters” (1928) who is pictured before being the personification of youth of the 1920s. “Dancing Daughters” was the first of a trio of movies that followed each other but were completely unrelated. It was follo read more
Merry Christmas from Claudette Colbert and Brandon Flowers
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Dec 25, 2010
Merry Christmas also from Priscilla Lane On this special holiday I am sharing two clips of two of my favorite things. First is my favorite scene from my favorite movie, “Since You Went Away” (1944). The movie stars Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones, Shirley Temple, Joseph Cotton, Monty read more
Forgotten holiday films I even forgot
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Dec 23, 2010
Errol Flynn as you have never seen him before A couple of days ago, I enlightened you with some Christmas movies you may have forgotten. With a couple of days left to spare before the 25th (Where did the season go?) here are a few Christmas movies I even forgot in my last post. I hope you have time read more
Island of misfit Christmas movies
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Dec 20, 2010
Stanyck, Bondi, MacMurray, Patterson and Holloway in "Remember the Night": My favorite Christmas movie Tis the season for Christmas posts. For these last five days before Christmas, I’m going to try to post several posts. Probably not every day, but at least throughout the week. T read more
Mean King of Jing-a-ling
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Dec 16, 2010
Edmund Gwenn and Natalie Wood in "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947) Santa Claus. Kris Kringle. Father Christmas. Jolly Ole Saint Nick. Regardless of the name you use, all of these describe the happy, friendly fat man who leaves gifts under our trees on Christmas Eve. Pop culture has built read more
Actress beauty tip #7: False Eye Lashes
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Dec 8, 2010
1940s: Subtle lashes on Claudette Colbert This is the seventh installment of my monthly classic actress beauty tips that I have tested. Sorry that this is a week late, finals have started at Winthrop and life has gotten busy! Whether it be minimalistic eye make-up of the 1940s and 1950s or emphasiz read more
Last “Radio Waves” show tonight!
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Dec 2, 2010
1942: Gene Tierney, Gary Cooper, Betty Hutton and Bob Burns doing a show for soldiers “Radio Waves Over Hollywood” will be streaming live Thursday night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m (Eastern time). This will be my last show until January so be sure to listen in! Topics for Dec. 2: -Favorite Christmas read more
Happy Thanksgiving from Bing
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Nov 25, 2010
Here’s to a Happy Thanksgiving to all of you and hoping that you are having a better time than Bing Crosby appears to be in this clip from “Holiday Inn” (1942). A bit of trivia: The cartoon turkey at the beginning of the clip is parodying F.D.R’s attempt to change the date read more
Classic film in daily life: Classic film in ethics paper
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Nov 21, 2010
In my classes and extracurricular activities at Winthrop University, I try to incorporate old movies as much as possible. Recently in my Media Ethics (MCOM 410) class, we were required to write a 10 to 12 page paper on an issue in diversity in the media. It could be movies, television, newspaper ar read more
Birthday on “Radio Waves” Nov. 18 show
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Nov 18, 2010
Shirley Temple's 9th birthday in 1938 “Radio Waves Over Hollywood” will be streaming live this Thursday night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m (Eastern time). But this Thursday is a special edition of “Radio Waves.” November 18 is the birthday of some very important people: Mickey Mouse, read more
Do you remember the forgotten man: Veterans Day edition
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Nov 11, 2010
Joan Blondell in "Gold Diggers of 1933" singing "Remember My Forgotten Man" Since Veteran’s Day celebrates men and women who served in the armed forces and helped fight for our country, I wanted to mention celebrity veterans who fought. Veteran’s Day w read more
F is for Fake, as Orson Welles said
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Nov 7, 2010
A friend shared a CNN story with me about a woman on a cell phone passing by in the background in the 1928 Charlie Chaplin film “The Circus.” What do all of you classic film fans think of this? Circled person is supposedly holding a cell phone. I personally think it’s a bunch of p read more
Radio Waves is full of disguises with Chaney on Nov. 4
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Nov 4, 2010
Gertrude Lawrence and Robert Benchley on Lawrence's radio show in 1943. From LIFE magazine “Radio Waves Over Hollywood” will be streaming live Thursday night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m (Eastern time). Topics for Nov. 4: -Lon Chaney: Never a happy ending in his movies or life -Which feud is bigger: read more
Actress Beauty Tip #6: Soft Doris Day skin
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Nov 1, 2010
This is the sixth installment of our monthly classic actress beauty tips that I have read about AND tested. Doris Day showing off some skin How did Doris Day keep her skin so smooth and clear looking? In her autobiography “Doris Day: My Own Story,” Day said that once a month she would c read more
Chica chica boom chic Halloween
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Oct 31, 2010
Jessica Pickens by day, Carmen Miranda by night This year I was Carmen Miranda for Halloween-other wise known as “The Lady with the Tutti Fruitti hat.” Miranda was popular for her crazy outfits, samba singing style and was one of the highest paid actresses in the 1940s. I’ve alwa read more
My childhood crush: RIP James MacArthur
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Oct 28, 2010
RIP James MacArthur Long before I ever sighed for Van Johnson, swooned over Joseph Cotton or dreamed of Douglas Fairbanks Jr., there was James MacArthur. I was probably five or six years old and my family was watching one of our favorite movies “Swiss Family Robinson” (1960). Even as a read more
Take my pulse, Lew Ayres: Medicine in Old Movies
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Oct 25, 2010
"Calling Dr. Kildare" (1940)-(left to right) Dr. Gillespie, Mary Lamount, Dr. Kildare Each movie was cute, somewhat suspenseful and always had a bit of comic relief from Dr. Gillespie-who was wheel chair bound due to Barrymore’s arthritis. The most interesting thing about the Dr. Ki read more