Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on January 15, 2016

This is my contribution to the Backstage Blogathon, another superb event from Fritzi of Movies Silently and Janet of Sister Celluloid. Click here to read the other posts. ********************************************************************************* If it weren't for the presence of Maril   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on June 8, 2015

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Show Business”...   read more

Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on April 19, 2014

On the set of “There’s No Business Like Show Business” (1954) “There’s No Business Like Show Business” is a 1954 20th Century-Fox musical-comedy-drama starring Ethel Merman, Dan Dailey, Donald O’Connor, Mitzi Gaynor, Marilyn Monroe, Richard Eastham, and Johnn   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on January 3, 2012

I was reluctant to watch There’s No Business Like Show Business because of my lackluster reception to previous Irving Berlin movies, namely White Christmas and Holiday Inn.  In certain regards There’s No Business (from here on out that’s what I’m calling it to save my fingers   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on July 14, 2011

The zany Betty Hutton we love performing her role as Trudy Kockenlocker in "Miracle of Morgan's Creek" (1944) dragging William Demarest. Bob Hope called her a “Vitamin pill with legs.” Betty Hutton was one of the top stars at Paramount studios from the 1940s until the ear   read more