Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on July 16, 2017

Errol Flynn is in the bedroom, of course. As part of an ongoing effort to make our house a more interesting and personally relevant space (as opposed to a collection of things other people chose for us or handed down), I finally got frames for the posters I bought at...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on July 16, 2017

Errol Flynn is in the bedroom, of course. As part of an ongoing effort to make our house a more interesting and personally relevant space (as opposed to a collection of things other people chose for us or handed down), I finally got frames for the posters I bought at...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on July 9, 2017

Part of the reason I read film books is to have an outsider entice me to check out a movie. Where some of you come here to have me tell you whether a certain film is worth your time or not – and if you value my opinion, I thank...   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on June 30, 2017

Things I’ve said as a Classic Hollywood buff… On June 30, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized These are all things I’ve said either to myself (!) or to other people. They all true and I sometimes wish they weren’t… ‘Alright, Carol, you’ve   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on May 16, 2017

My perfect day in Hollywood On May 16, 2017May 16, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized So, today is National Classic Movie Day. Happy National Classic Movie Day!   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 11, 2017

Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter and a Lifetime in Hollywood Kirk and Anne Douglas with Marcia Newberger TCM/Running Press, 2017 When I received Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter and a Lifetime in Hollywood in my media swag bag for TCM Classic Film Festival, I didn't pay...   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on May 3, 2017

The History Through Hollywood series looks at old films as inadvertent time capsules packed with the norms and customs of a bygone era. Traditions change, cultural mores shift, and technology races on; what was once commonplace might now seem totally weird. When was the last time you used a typewrit   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on April 28, 2017

In a world of CGI and franchise starters, we’ve lost sight of the hard work that used to go into filmmaking, like when a poster image was hand-drawn by an artist. The story of Harold and Lillian Michaelson in Daniel Raim’s documentary is to look at the parts of cinema...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on April 20, 2017

Over 35 years ago John Kobal assembled a number of excellent coffee table books featuring stunning photography from Hollywood's golden era. Among these books was "Hollywood Color Portraits", which presented a beautiful collection of Kodachromes of some of Hollywood's biggest stars of the 1930s-1950s   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on March 20, 2017

Dangerous to Know Renee Patrick Forge, 2017 This is a mystery for those who think that cocktails, and conversation, should sparkle. Set in late 1930s Hollywood, when the word Hitler sent a chill down many a spine, and David O. Selznick was about to set his version of Atlanta aflame,...   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on March 17, 2017

In November 2016, Regan Arts released "The Art of the Hollywood Backdrop" by Richard M. Isackes and Karen L. Maness. This beautiful 11 x 14" hardcover coffee table book is fully illustrated with behind-the-scenes photographs of the impressive set backdrops that were created for the major Hollywood s   read more

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on March 4, 2017

In this 1947 publicity photo, Michael Redgrave is seen disembarking a train in Los Angeles. The actor, one of England's top ranking box-office favorites at the time, had just arrived in Hollywood for his first American film production Secret Beyond the Door, released by Universal Pictures. Little di   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 17, 2017

High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic Glenn Frankel Bloomsbury USA, 2017 It's hard to believe, but during its production the classic Academy Award-winning western High Noon (1952) was not expected to attract much more attention and acclaim than a standard 'B' pict   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on February 8, 2017

Hollywood birthdays On February 8, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized You know how April 5th is such a well-known date amongst Classic Hollywood buffs, ’cause so many people were born that day? Bette, Spencer Tracy, Greg Peck, etc… Well, I was just po   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on January 23, 2017

In this History Through Hollywood, I’m tackling one of my favorite essays on film, Virginia Woolf’s “The Cinema.” It was published in 1926 and encompasses an incredible breadth of film theory while beautifully capturing what makes movies different, special, and powerful. Wool   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on December 22, 2016

Almost every Christmas for the past five years, I try to film a special Christmas video for the readers and supporters of Comet Over Hollywood. Last year’s video was a little violent, so this year we opted for something briefer and food oriented. Enjoy! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Ch   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 8, 2016

The Purple Diaries: Mary Astor and the Most Sensational Hollywood Scandal of the 1930s Joseph Egan Diversion Books, 2016 In 1936, Mary Astor was in the process of filming what was arguably her best performance in the William Wyler-directed drama Dodsworth (1936). She was a few years away from her...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 1, 2016

When Broadway Went to Hollywood Ethan Mordden Oxford University Press, 2016 What would post-silent age Hollywood have become without the contributions of talents from Broadway? It's difficult to envision the industry developing the way it did without the infusion of stage actors that gave the early   read more

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on November 7, 2016

Within the last week, I watched two films I hadn't seen in many years: the 1937 Shirley Temple vehicle Wee Willie Winkie and the 1959 British crime drama Sapphire. It would be difficult to find two films so distinctly different in every way. And yet, these films share a common...   read more

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on November 7, 2016

Within the last week, I watched two films I hadn't seen in many years: the 1937 Shirley Temple vehicle Wee Willie Winkie and the 1959 British crime drama Sapphire. It would be difficult to find two films so distinctly different in every way. And yet, these films share a common...   read more