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Michael Douglas: A Biography by Marc Eliot Hardcover, 352 pages 9780307952363 Crown Archetype (Random House) September 2012 Find the book on: Powells Indiebound Barnes & Noble Amazon Thank you to my husband Carlos for submitting this book review of Marc Eliot's latest biography on actor Micha read more

This is the ninth in the "Bitches and Blaggards" series; posts devoted to my favorite movie bad girls and rogues.  A bitch is a selfish, malicious woman. A blaggard is a villain, a rogue and a black-hearted man. Both are bad, both are devastatingly alluring. October' read more

Another edition of Old Hollywood Book reviews and this time I’ll be looking at an upcoming biography about one of Hollywood’s unsung actors and I’m not saying he’s unsung as in “not recognized,” just seemingly on the outskirts of full Hollywood stardom.  Writer Ma read more

Douglas began his film career in the late 60s and early 70s performing in the film Hail, Hero! and Summertree. He is best known for his role in the TV series The Streets of San Francisco from 1972 to 1976, where he starred alongside Karl Malden. In 1975, Douglas received from his father, Kirk Doug read more

Michael Douglas and Ben Mankiewicz at the 2017 TCMFF. Publicity Photo courtesy of Getty & TCM Timing is everything. Michael Douglas's nuclear thriller The China Syndrome (1979) debuted on March 16th, 1979 and twelve days later a nuclear meltdown occurred on 3 Mile Island. The fictional event read more

Michael Douglas and Ben Mankiewicz at the 2017 TCMFF. Publicity Photo courtesy of Getty & TCM Timing is everything. Michael Douglas's nuclear thriller The China Syndrome (1979) debuted on March 16th, 1979 and twelve days later a nuclear meltdown occurred on 3 Mile Island. The fictional event read more

Michael Douglas: A Biography by Marc Eliot Hardcover, 352 pages 9780307952363 Crown Archetype (Random House) September 2012 Find the book on: Powells Indiebound Barnes & Noble Amazon Thank you to my husband Carlos for submitting this book review of Marc Eliot's latest biography on actor Micha read more