Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on March 1, 2020

Publisher: Middlebrow Books Release Date: July 01, 2020 Robert Jones “Hitchcock’s California: Vista Visions from the Camera Eye” celebrates (and re-creates) images that evoke scenes from many of the great director’s most famous films—including Notorious, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psy   read more

Backlots Posted by Lara on November 10, 2018

Image of the Woolsey Fire in Los Angeles, courtesy of ABC7 New York As I write this post, I’m looking out the window into a haze of smoke, blowing down to the Bay Area from the Camp Fire in Chico. California is fighting several severe wildfires right now, and as...   read more

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on March 8, 2018

Opened in 1934, the Sebastiani Screens Current and Classic Films On a recent trek into the wine country, we took some time to cruise Sonoma Plaza in the town's center, an area now lined with restaurants, specialty shops and food and wine sellers. Amazingly, in the midst of all this...   read more

Backlots Posted by Lara on March 2, 2018

Going about my day this afternoon, an opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times entitled “What Does Olivia de Havilland Have Against Allison Janney?” came to my attention. Following the de Havilland case closely as I have been, there are some things from the article that I would like to...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on September 5, 2017

After a couple months of planning, I'm finally able to start announcing my events for the Fall. They start with this September talk centered on film noir style at Sacramento's California Museum that's part of their Light & Noir exhibition. If you live in Northern California, I hope to see...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 6, 2017

We spent spring break in Los Angeles and Anaheim this year, ostensibly to tour colleges for our teenager (whose dream school is Cal Arts). While I was once again too early to revel in the delights of the TCM Film Festival in Hollywood, I did manage to enjoy plenty of...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 6, 2017

We spent spring break in Los Angeles and Anaheim this year, ostensibly to tour colleges for our teenager (whose dream school is Cal Arts). While I was once again too early to revel in the delights of the TCM Film Festival in Hollywood, I did manage to enjoy plenty of...   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Guest Post on January 12, 2016

The Other California Film History Most vintage movie fans know about southern California’s motion picture heritage and the region’s outstanding museums dedicated to preserving film history. Relatively few of those fans, however, know about the unique role northern California played in mo   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annmarie Gatti on December 4, 2015

Born Julia Jean Mildred Frances Turner… When I think of the genesis of some of the most glamorous movie queens, I think of Lana Turner sipping a Coke at the Top Hat Cafe. Though the story of her discovery is Hollywood legend, it is worth noting that she, too, pounded...   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on April 5, 2014

Unless I'm fantasizing (or hallucinating), I won't be seeing Carole Lombard poolside in a few days. I will, however, be in the town she called home for more than a quarter-century of her life (save for some brief time she spent in Beverly Hills), as come Monday, I'll arrive in...   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on April 2, 2014

Our video for this week features what is perhaps Timothy’s most fleeting appearance ever captured on film. It’s the Cowboy G-Men episode “California Bullets”. It first aired on June 13, 1953 and, in fact, was the final episode of the show. Please do not blink at about 1:30 in   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on May 15, 2012

By now, I'm sure there's no question how much I admire classics from fashion in film as well as how much they have influenced my own aesthetic. And in my most recent article on Steve McQueen in 1968's The Thomas Crown Affair, it should be evident that I am as...   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on October 18, 2011

OK, this one is literally one of Tim’s don’t-blink-or-you’ll-miss-him roles. It’s from the Cowboy G-Men episode “California Bullets,” first shown on June 13, 1953. Tim is seen at the very beginning as “Man at boat dock.” He enthusiastically greets one   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on June 18, 2011

It's been an exciting last couple of weeks here at GlamAmor! In addition to being part of last Saturday's Helms Design District Vintage Boutique, samples for the first collection of GlamAmor Originals are now well underway. In fact, fabric seems to be multiplying in the showroom each and every nig   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on April 22, 2011

In these more casual times, it's often hard to find the kind of glamour I admire and that was so celebrated in the 1930s. Happily, I found some samples shining on the Fall 2011 runway at the California Market Center. Musani Couture had many many vintage-inspired gowns in their latest...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on April 9, 2011

I'm pleased to announce that GlamAmor is now open at the California Market Center! After last weekend's A Current Affair show, I packed up everything at the Cooper Design Center and moved into my new showroom across the street. It was a lot of work, but I'm happy to say...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on March 17, 2011

I love it when designers continue to look to Los Angeles for inspiration and right now the trend in makeup is all about our gorgeous glow. This is almost always popular in preppy lines like Michael Kors and Tommy Hilfiger for spring and summer, but even edgier collections like Marc...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on March 11, 2011

It's incredible how things have been progressing--a month ago GlamAmor was in a charity fashion show in the CMC Atrium and now I've got a showroom there. I couldn't be more thrilled! The showroom will feature both the ongoing classic GlamAmor Vintage collection as well as the launch of GlamAmor...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on February 14, 2011

While the rest of the country is under a deep freeze, we've been loving spring and even summer-like temperatures here in Los Angeles. This weekend was actually in the 80s, so driving downtown to the California Market Center (CMC) Friday night was a pleasure in the convertible despite the usual...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on February 1, 2011

Last weekend I drove downtown to the famed California Market Center to meet up with many other Los Angeles fashion and style bloggers now organized into a group called Two Point Oh! LA. Led by Dedicated Follower of Fashion blogger and stylist Kelsi Smith, the organization was established to unify...   read more