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He Said, She Said....
Classic Hollywood stars were colorful to say the least, and through the years, they spoke colorful and fun quips that can be fun to look back on today. Here are a few from some of Tinseltown's biggest...
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Private Worlds (1935): Have You Seen It?
Mental illness wasn’t exactly the kind of subject matter that had audiences flocking to darkened theaters during Hollywood’s golden age. It was on rare occasions that a studio would delve into the...
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A Fine Character Reference
Character actors from the classic movie age are some of the most beloved stars of the era. In my newest book, The Name Below The Title, Volume 2: 20 MORE Classic Movie Character Actors From...
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You Like Classic Hollywood? SURE you do!
If you have followed this blog for the years it has been written or read any of my books on classic movies and the golden age of Hollywood, you know that I try to cover all aspects of that glorious...
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The Backbone of a Classic Movie
Character actors from the classic movie age are some of the most beloved stars of the era. In my newest book, The Name Below The Title, Volume 3: 20 MORE Classic Movie Character Actors From Hollywood's...
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Hooray for Hollywood!
CLASSIC MOVIE LOVER ALERT! I'm happy to announce that I've just released my Classic Movies Digest Volume 1 BUNDLE. It is Issues 1 through 5 of my CMD eMagazine bundled into ONE VOLUME at almost HALF...
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Kate Hepburn: POISON?
In an issue of Classic Movies Digest, Volume One, just released on Amazon, I discuss the period in the career of the late, great Katharine Hepburn when she was labeled BOX OFFICE POISON. It was a...
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March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934): Laurel and Hardy Meet Santa Claus (AND...
As a kid, I always looked forward to March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934), starring the classic comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. I must admit, however, that I did so with excited trepidation....
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May 2017 Be a Classic Movie Year!
Just as Joan Crawford rang in 1929 in her full flapper fare, I want to ring in 2017 as a year filled with classic movie fun. May Old Acquaintance (1943) be NOT forgot, but enjoyed and...
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Film Noir, 2017
For many a new year is a time to resolve to make positive changes in their lives. A savings account sees a few extra bucks at the end of January, a treadmill racks up a few extra miles. Those are...
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Be My Guest....
Marie, a fellow classic movie fan is guest blogging with her take on remakes of classic films.Take it away, Marie!Have you ever been watching a movie and thought, “why does this plot seem familiar?” I...
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Five Stars Blogathon: Pretty Faces, Good Hairlines
May 16 is National Classic Movie Day, and to celebrate my friend Rick at the Classic Film and TV Cafe has invited me to take part in a Five Stars Blogathon, in which I, along with other fellow classic...
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Welcome to Sherwood!: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
When we see a really famous movie from the golden age, it is hard to see it through the prism of the time in which it was produced. Stars earned iconic status when they became associated with a...
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Fox's Favorite Girl Next Door: Jeanne Crain
After a year of painstaking research, and interesting and informative contact with three of her children, my biography of classic Fox beauty, Jeanne Crain, has been released on Amazon. GIRL NEXT DOOR:...
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Last Weekend at the Debut Price!
For all fans of classic 20th Century-Fox star, Jeanne Crain, my new biography of her, Girl Next Door: The Life and Career of Jeanne Crain, will be available on Amazon at the special debut price...
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Clint Walker - Death of a TV (and Movie) Cowboy
He was best known as the tall, barrel-chested cowboy, Cheyenne Bodie on the ABC TV western, Cheyenne in the '50s and early '60s, but his earliest work on screen was in feature films. This past Monday,...
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Birthday Remembrance....
...for beautiful Jeanne Crain, here on her wedding day in 1945, with new hubby Paul Brinkman. Born on May 25, 1925, the actress would have been 93 had she lived.My biography of the star, GIRL NEXT...
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NOW in Paperback!
It's been more than 10 months since GIRL NEXT DOOR: The Life and Career of Jeanne Crain was published in digital format for Kindle. Since then I have received truly hundreds of requests for a "real"...
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Yet ANOTHER Classic Movie Paperback!
Variety is the spice of life (so they say), and with a great response for the paperback edition of GIRL NEXT DOOR, my biography of Jeanne Crain, I've now released THE NAME BELOW THE TITLE in a...
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Key Largo (1948): The Hurricane Cometh
At the height of hurricane season, my cinematic thoughts drifted to movies from the golden age in which a hurricane played a major role. Key Largo was the immediate film that came to mind. Bogart was...
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Jane Eyre (1944) Textbook Gothic Romance
Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries there have been many, many, many versions of Charlotte Bronte's classic novel, Jane Eyre, both on the big and small screens and produced on both sides of the...
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Welcome to Sherwood! More Than Just Men in Tights
When Warner Brothers started to make plans for a version of the legendary story of Robin Hood they planned to feature their main headliner, James Cagney as the man in green. Yep, it's true. They even...
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Gone with the Wind: Who Will Play Scarlett O'Hara?
In 1936, producer David O. Selznick bought the film rights to a new novel that was sweeping the nation. Margaret Mitchell's epic saga of the South, Gone with the Wind. Among the numerous massive...
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Classic Movie Fans Asked for It... Here it is!
Many people asked for a paperback version of my books on classic movies, so here it is!I've just released my first three eBooks (CLASSIC MOVIES: 14 Films You May Not Have Seen, But Should, Classic...
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