Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on February 15, 2011

I know the Muppets aren’t considered classics by my stands. Their television show and movies were made in the late 1970s and 1980s, but they also have a classic family feel to them. My favorite Muppets movie, “Muppets Take Manhattan” (1984), even was a take on the Judy Garland and   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on February 14, 2011

  Betty Garrett, star of "On the Town," dies Sunday The perky, pretty and talented Betty Garrett died on February 13 at the age of 91. I was surprised to see that she was only in a hand-full of movies, most of which I had seen.  But even though Miss...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on February 10, 2011

Listen to "Radio Waves" “Radio  Waves Over Hollywood” will be streaming live Thursday night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m (Eastern time). So be sure to listen at 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.  live stream on www.winrfm.com (go to Listen Live) or  the old WINR website. “Radio Waves” will be only a   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on February 6, 2011

I’m starting yet another new feature on “Comet” about actors and actresses, or anything classic film related, in music videos. The video featured today is the U.S. version of the video “I Want to Be Your Property” by Blue Mercedes in 1988 . It’s a really corny vi   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on February 3, 2011

Ginger will be listening too “Radio  Waves Over Hollywood” will be streaming live Thursday night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m (Eastern time). So be sure to listen at 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.  live stream on www.winrfm.com (go to Listen Live) or  the old WINR website. Call in at 803-323-2122, whether...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on February 2, 2011

This is the ninth installment of my monthly classic actress beauty tips that I have tested.  This month I’m actually on time! Rita Hayworth wore Max Factor Rose Red. Lana Turner wore Elizabeth Arden’s Victory Red. Rita Hayworth in Max Factor lipstick ad The 1940s and 1950s was a time...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on January 27, 2011

Don Ameche, Ginger Rogers, Cecil B. DeMille and Charles Winneger performing on the Lux Radio Theater “Radio  Waves Over Hollywood” will be streaming live Thursday night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m (Eastern time). Topics for Jan. 27: -Film actors who made it big on TV -Kay Kyser, Georgia Carroll...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on January 24, 2011

Dachshunds are probably the cutest dog to ever walk the planet. Maybe I’m a little biased, but their foot long torsos, stubby little legs, floppy ears and clown-like mischievousness is hard to resist. No wonder so many actors and actresses had these adorable hot dogs. I generally don’t   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on January 21, 2011

"Gorgeous" Georgia Carroll Texas breeds cows, politicians and beautiful women.  One of these women was “Gorgeous” Georgia Carroll. Carroll was born on Nov. 18, 1919 in Blooming Grove, Texas and became a model in the 1930s and 1940s. Ginny Simms was Kyser’s orginal band s   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on January 20, 2011

Carole Landis on the radio It’s the first show of the semester with some changes in the format so be sure to listen! “Radio  Waves Over Hollywood” will be streaming live Thursday night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m (Eastern time). Topics for Jan. 20: -New movie endeavors and other...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on January 17, 2011

Top pin-ups of WW2: Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth. The two pin-up girls that almost all soldiers pinned on their barracks and hearts during World War II.  The two glamour girls duked it out to be Number 1 pin-up thanks to two famous LIFE photos.  Betty...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on January 12, 2011

A typical day at Winthrop...not. (From "Good News After a fast Christmas break, I have moved back into my Winthrop University dorm for the last time.  In honor of my last semester as a college “co-ed”  here is a blog with different representations of college in classic film and jud   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on January 5, 2011

LIFE photo of Betty Grable and Harry James celebrate their daughter's 1st birthday. Last night “Comet Over Hollywood” reached 10,000 readers from May 2010 to January 2011. I want to thank all of my faithful readers.  If you ever want to see posts on a certain topic or even criticiz   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on January 4, 2011

This is the eighth installment of my monthly classic actress beauty tips that I have tested. Sorry this is late, Christmas festivities slowed down the beauty testing! In Cecil B. DeMille’s ancient Rome epic “Sign of the Cross” (1932), Claudette Colbert plays the cruel, seductive E   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on January 3, 2011

Lina Romay with Xavier Cugat in "Two Girls and a Sailor" About three days ago I found out that the lovely Xavier Cugat rumba singer, Lina Romay, died on December 17.   I was really upset that her death went by me unnoticed, but obviously I wasn’t the only one who...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on December 31, 2010

But I was actually referencing Joan Crawford in “Our Dancing Daughters” (1928) who is pictured before being the personification of youth of the 1920s.  “Dancing Daughters” was the first of a trio of movies that followed each other but were completely unrelated.  It was follo   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on December 25, 2010

Merry Christmas also from Priscilla Lane On this special holiday I am sharing two clips of two of my favorite things. First is my favorite scene from my favorite movie, “Since You Went Away” (1944). The movie stars Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones, Shirley Temple, Joseph Cotton, Monty   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on December 23, 2010

Errol Flynn as you have never seen him before A couple of days ago, I enlightened you with some Christmas movies you may have forgotten. With a couple of days left to spare before the 25th (Where did the season go?) here are a few Christmas movies I even forgot in my...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on December 20, 2010

  Stanyck, Bondi, MacMurray, Patterson and Holloway in "Remember the Night": My favorite Christmas movie Tis the season for Christmas posts. For these last five days before Christmas, I’m going to try to post several posts. Probably not every day, but at least throughout the week. T   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on December 16, 2010

Edmund Gwenn and Natalie Wood in "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947) Santa Claus.  Kris Kringle. Father Christmas.  Jolly Ole Saint Nick. Regardless of the name you use, all of these describe the happy, friendly fat man who leaves gifts under our trees on Christmas Eve. Pop culture has built   read more