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A few months ago I was shopping online for a movie themed calendar. My search was in vain. What's available on the market is not great and for classic film fans like me the only calendar available is the same movie posters one that's been recycled year after year. I wrote to Kate Gabrielle on the c read more

Lately, I've had this persecution complex that I just can't shake. I feel like everyone is out to get me. I've always had some form of a persecution complex, something I inherited from my mother, but it seems to be at it's peak right now. I feel very neglected, unappreciated, taken for granted but I read more

Viva Hollywood The Legacy of Latin and Hispanic Artists in American Filmby Luis I. ReyesTCM and Running PressHardcover ISBN: 9780762478484September 2022Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Larry Edmund's — Powell's"Latinx artists both in front of and behind the cameras are committed to read more

Biff Grimes would waltz with a strawberry blonde And the band played on. He'd glide 'cross the floor with the girl he adored And the band played on. But his brain was so loaded it nearly exploded; The poor girl would shake with alarm. He'd ne'er leave the girl with the strawberry curls And th read more

"I can't understand why a man I'm so crazy about takes such a fiendish delight in tormenting me." - Bette Davis as Joyce Arden They hate each other. They love each other. Stage actors Joyce Arden (Bette Davis) and Basil Underwood (Leslie Howard) have the most tempestuous romance. Under the lights read more

Today is the 15th anniversary of the murder of Tejano singer Selena. So I'm in a bit of a sad mood. -------------------- Several things have happened recently which just reiterate the fact that I'm a super-sensitive viewer. On Saturday night, I was at some trashy bar and there were some 100 s read more

  The winner of Learning to Live Out Loud: A Memoir by Piper Laurie is... Kathy from Florida! This was Kathy's entry: "My favorite Piper Laurie movie is "Tim" (1979).  I like how she gets into the heart of an older woman.  At first you see her almost resigned to a lonely life, then s read more

This year's reading challenge is officially over! Congratulations to everyone who reviewed books whether it was one book or all six. You all did a wonderful job. A special shout-out to those who read and reviewed all six books and completed the challenge: Andy of AndyWolverton.comBreanna o read more

Memoirs of a Professional Cad by George Sanders Dean Street Press Originally Published 1960 9781910570463 - Paperback Barnes and Noble  IndieBound Powell's “You should watch the film for George Sanders.” In one form or another this is a line I’ve repeated often during my yea read more

This movie just lent itself to screen caps. I had several "WTF", "OMG" and "FTW" moments while watching the film and there were just way too many choice images I wanted to capture. And here they are! Enjoy. Naked. I fully expect to get traffic from "George Raft Naked" and "Humphrey Bogart read more

Classic Film Dress at the MFA - Recently I went to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and in the Contemporary Art wing I saw this: The piece is called "Hollywood Stars Paper Dress" and it's from 1968. It's a paper dress which were popular in the late '60s. This one was made by Universal Stud read more

Alicia Malone and Stathis Gialellis at the TCM Classic Film Festival "I am a Greek by blood, a Turk by birth, and an American because my uncle made a journey."  Elia Kazan What's a more American story than one of immigration? America America (1963), Elia Kazan's three hour epic was the mos read more

Christmas in the Movies 50 Classics to Celebrate the Season by Jeremy Arnold Turner Classic Movies/Running Press Hardcover ISBN: 97807624924801 October 2018 208 pages Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell's— TCM Shop You can’t watch 30 Christmas movi read more

Elizabeth Taylor: A Passion for Life The Wit and Wisdom of a Legend by Joseph Papa Harper Design April 2011 9780062008398 Hardcover $16.99 My motto has always been to be true to myself, whether it pleases others or not. - Elizabeth Taylor Compiled by Richmond native and NYC publicist and writer Jo read more

Source So This is College (1929) is fun collegiate romp and comes to us from the early talkie era. Eddie (Elliott Nugent) and Biff (Robert Montgomery) are college roommates at a USC fraternity and best buddies. Their bromance has carried them through until their senior year. They compete and r read more

The Good, the Bad, and Me: In My Anecdotage by Eli Wallach Mariner Books 320 pages/9 hours, 42 minutes May 2006 My current enthusiasm for all things audiobooks has me seeking out every classic film related recording on Audible I can find. But that wasn’t enough. After listening to Dick Van D read more

The other night my husband Carlos and I made a deal. If he'd watch one of my movies, I'd watch one of his. He had his pick and he chose Easy Rider (1969). I recently showed interest in this movie and he immediately perked up. Really? You want to watch it? he asked enthusiastically. Sure, I guess. Wh read more

The winner of the Out of the Past ~ A Classic Film Blog 5th Anniversary Giveaway is... CONNIE Congratulations Connie and thank you to everyone who entered. Here is Connie's entry for the contest (the prompt was to either tell me about your favorite classic Hollywood couple or your favorite wedd read more

A recent business trip took me to New York City for Book Expo America, the largest and most well-known book industry convention. Although my work schedule was packed, I was lucky enough to have some time to meet two very wonderful ladies. On the first day of the show, I headed over to The Ove read more

Jill St. John, Model Trains Singer Grace Slick on visiting Jill St. John - "Her house included an indoor/outdoor swimming pool, a vast array of tropical fish and a basement filled with miniature trains." (Source) While doing research for my Stars & Their Hobbies series, I stumbled upon a Ne read more