Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on July 13, 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: “Honolulu” (1939)–...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on July 10, 2015

When I first started getting interested in classic films, my mom would get excited about movies she wanted to introduce to me. “Gidget” (1959) was one that she could hardly wait to show me. Views of Sandra Dee in some of my favorite swimsuits and dresses from “Gidget.” Sitting there...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on July 6, 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: “Bathing Beauty”...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on June 29, 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: “Let Freedom...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on June 24, 2015

This is the thirty-sixth installment of my classic actress beauty tips that I have read about and tested. Syndicated beauty columnist Lydia Lane interviewed actresses from 1938 to 1980. Along with sharing the beauty secrets of actresses like Greer Garson, Jan Sterling and Anne Baxter, Lane also too   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on June 22, 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: “Beach Ball”...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on June 21, 2015

Father’s Day from Comet Over Hollywood! This year, we have a few words from my dad. As we did on Mother’s Day, I have a video of telling about his film love and introducing his children to classic films–particularly “West Side Story” (1961) to me: Father’s Day from the   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on June 19, 2015

Character actor John Ridgely They are the highlights of most of our favorite films; coming in with the most striking lines and comedic moments. A character actor is often the best part of the film. Not the star and a little lower than the secondary lead, a character actor has...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on June 15, 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: “Happy Go...   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

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on June 2, 2015

This is June’s edition of Comet Over Hollywood’s film references in music videos. Composer Bernard Herrmann’s music is constantly sampled in contemporary pop culture; from commercials to spoofs on TV. Several popular music artists have incorporated Herrmann’s music into their songs or m   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on June 1, 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: “The Fabulous...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 25, 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: “Four Jills...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 24, 2015

During world wars and conflicts, celebrity USO shows travel to military bases and overseas to raise morale for the men and women fighting for freedom. One film star who is the most associated with entertaining troops is Bob Hope, who entertained during World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam....   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 18, 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: “My Blue...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 11, 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: “Eddie Cantor...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 10, 2015

Comet Over Hollywood is working to bring back our video feature. Our first video back from our lengthy hiatus is in celebration of Mother’s Day. As I have written many, many times before, my parents have been influential in my classic film love. In this video, my mother speaks to...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 6, 2015

Orson Welles in 1938 on CBS radio Orson Welles was a media renaissance man. As an actor, director, writer and producer, he experimented with several entertainment art forms. His work such as making the United States believe they were under alien attack to making a critical film about one of...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 4, 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: “Meet Me...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on April 27, 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: “For Me...   read more