A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on June 4, 2020

Pity their untortured souls, for no magic comes from the satisfied. From the get-go, I was the perfect food for the Hollywood hunger machine. And from my first reading of that slim miracle, I knew the meaning of that green light at the end of Daisy’s dock. I didn’t need...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on June 1, 2020

Mill Creek has recently released what they call a "Classic Crime Double Feature" on Blu-ray. The gimmick is that both films on it (HOLLYWOOD STORY and NEW ORLEANS UNCENSORED) were directed by the famed William Castle. Before Castle re-invented himself in the late 1950s as a self-proclaimed master of   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on April 22, 2020

I heard on KNX radio this morning experts predict the unemployment rate in southern California, whose formerly thriving economy was suddenly pummeled in less than two months by the coronavirus pandemic, could escalate to 31 percent before this is all through. To provide context, when the region was   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on April 7, 2020

When Jane Alice Peters, the future Carole Lombard, made "A Perfect Crime" at age 12 with Monte Blue in early 1921 (her film debut), she likely wasn't thinking about just how much the motion picture industry -- which Jane had been a fan of from her final months in Fort...   read more

Backlots Posted by Lara on February 19, 2020

The other day as I was eating breakfast, I began to think (as normal people do) about wartime food rationing. Today, few people blink an eye when eating an omelette or a cookie, which consist almost entirely of foods rationed during wartime, but when the United States entered World War...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 1, 2020

I never thought I’d be saying this about a Woody Allen film, but it feels more like a technical marvel than purely a testament to story or dialogue. Although The Purple Rose of Cairo did something similarly compelling, Zelig is literally a film relying on a look that is authentic...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 8, 2020

In telling the story of a charismatic cad, The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) encapsulates all the glory, glamour, despair, and depravity of Hollywood. Director Vincente Minnelli’s portrait of the manipulative filmmaker Jonathan Shields (Kirk Douglas) feels so real that you can’t help wond   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on December 25, 2019

Carole Lombard wishes you cheer this holiday season, as do I. It's currently a clear Christmas Day in Los Angeles, but rain is more likely than not over the next few hours. (Much of the U.S. is without snow today, rather atypical for Dec. 25.) With that in mind, let's...   read more

Backlots Posted by Lara on December 25, 2019

As Christmas Day comes to a close and Hanukkah enters its 4th day, I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my readers a very joyful holiday season. Hollywood has always gone all out this time of year, and I have assembled some of my favorite Hollywood moments...   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on December 22, 2019

It's hard not to focus on dazzling Carole Lombard or the atypically undashing William Powell in this still from "My Man Godfrey"...but instead of focusing on them, look at what's behind them. Their characters are at Manhattan's fictional "Waldorf-Ritz" hotel, where a scavenger hunt is concluding. An   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on November 30, 2019

Carole Lombard resided at 7953 Hollywood Boulevard for less than three years (roughly late 1933 to mid-1936), but it became an integral part of the Lombard legend. And why not? Think about her timeline. When the 1930s began, Carole was living with her family, then in 1931 would soon marry,...   read more

Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on October 17, 2019

This post is my entry for the Classic Movie Blog Association's Fall 2019 Blogathon. This year we're honoring the CMBA's 10th anniversary with "The Anniversary Blogathon" and participating member bloggers are celebrating all manner of classic film and classic film-related anniversaries. Click here fo   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 11, 2019

When we run in different circles it’s easy to have a conveniently jaundiced view of our society. On a personal scale, I’m talking about our neighborhoods, our towns, our community institutions. We turn a blind eye to those things that do not concern us — maybe they’re below   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on September 20, 2019

To his credit, Quentin Tarantino will always and forever be a divisive creative force. There is no recourse but to either love or dislike his work. I fall closer to the latter category though I’m not as vehement as some. At the core of this fission are his own proclivities. Tarantino...   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on September 12, 2019

Above is a letter Carole Lombard sent on Paramount stationery in February 1937 to a family in Maplewood, N.J., regretting that she could not accept their invitation to a daughter's birthday party because she was at work on her latest film, "Swing High, Swing Low." It's rather charming.Now a new...   read more

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on September 4, 2019

It’s said that Quentin Tarantio has called his latest film, Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood, his Magnum Opus. Whether his fans agree or disagree, to call the 9th out of the 10 planned feature films of his career his most important piece is daring and begs us to pay...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on September 3, 2019

I am elated to announce that I am starting today as the Executive Director of the Woman's Club of Hollywood! It's been in the works for the past few months and I've been dying to share with you all. I will be leading the organization in many ways, from managing...   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on August 24, 2019

This is my contribution to the "Vive La France Blogathon" hosted by the dynamic duo of Christian at Silver Screen Modes and Patty a.k.a The Lady Eve at The Lady Eve's Reel Life. Click here for more cinematic inspiration from the land of the City of Lights and beyond. Liliom...   read more

Stardust and Shadows Posted by Terry on August 23, 2019

Sometimes you just want to sit down with a good book. Not an electronic book.  Yes, they  are  wonderfully convenient. But a book is something that you hold up.  When I am lucky enough to travel to places like Los Angeles, I  find myself in  Larry Edmunds bookshop on Hollywood...   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on August 21, 2019

A few months back, the Huffington Post website issued an entry showing Carole Lombard and other stars in loungewear and such that in its words, "made tasks as mundane as ironing or talking on the phone look glamorous." Or, as in the image above, standing atop a box transformed into...   read more