Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on April 9, 2014

Today, the Comet really will be over Hollywood. Today I’m flying out from North Carolina to Los Angeles, CA for the fifth annual Turner Classic Movies Film Festival. After attending the festival for my first time last year, I knew I wasn’t going to miss it when it rolled around...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on April 8, 2014

Barbecue patrons still talk about the day Mickey Rooney came to town. Rooney, who passed away Sunday at age 93, visited Shelby, NC to eat at Red Bridges Barbecue Lodge in 1997.  He was told it was the best barbecue in North Carolina. Read the full story I wrote for...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on April 7, 2014

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: “Campus Rhythm”...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on March 31, 2014

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 Helen...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on March 24, 2014

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: “Call Me...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on March 17, 2014

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: “Paddy O’Day”...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on March 10, 2014

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: “Muscle Beach...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on March 8, 2014

This is the thirty-third installment of the monthly classic actress beauty tips that I have read about and tested. Beautiful red-headed actress Greer Garson had flawless skin. The Academy Award winning actress told beauty columnist Lydia Lane that she used almond oil to ease lines around her eyes.   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on March 6, 2014

After 75 years, her fresh portrayal as Scarlett O’Hara is one of the most memorable screen performances of all time. Last November, the “Gone with the Wind” actress celebrated her 100th birthday. And to help celebrate, film historian Kendra Bean published a biography on Vivien Lei   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on March 3, 2014

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: “Reckless” (1935)...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on February 24, 2014

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: “I’ll See...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on February 21, 2014

When I was in fourth grade I cut six inches off my long hair. I was doing a book report on Shirley Temple and wanted short, curly hair like America’s Sweetheart for my presentation. In 2000, before Internet shopping was common place, my parents searched all over to get me...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on February 17, 2014

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: “Week-End in...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on February 14, 2014

Feel free to listen to this tune as you read: Love comes in many forms and opposites attract- Paula Abdul even said so in her music video with the singing cat. However, sometimes people marry who just don’t quite seem to fit. Here are a few examples of some odd...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on February 10, 2014

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: “One In...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on February 3, 2014

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: “Cairo” (1942)–   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on January 27, 2014

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: “Can-Can” (1960)...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on January 20, 2014

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: “Follow the...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on January 13, 2014

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: “Monte Carlo”...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on January 8, 2014

Owl Jolson loves to sing-a. You may see me dancing around the office, shaking my finger and singing the tune from this Warner Brothers cartoon. The 1936 cartoon “I Love to Singa” is one of those cartoons I saw as a child that has always stuck with me. Every night...   read more