Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on February 5, 2011

Whether you’ve been a fan of Jean Harlow’s for a while or you’re just getting acquainted with her work, this is a very exciting time to be a Harlow fan.  March 3, 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of Jean Harlow’s birth and there are lots of exciting things going on...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on February 1, 2011

Before I saw The Hollywood Revue of 1929, I think the words I’d heard most often used to describe it were “historical curiosity.”  I’d also heard those words used to describe movies like The Broadway Melody, but they didn’t deter me from watching it and actually kind o   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on February 1, 2011

That’s right, today is my first blogaversary! I’ve had a blast writing here over the past year. I already loved writing about movies when I started this blog, but this past year has been so much fun that I’ve grown to love it even more than I already did. Thank...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on January 28, 2011

In just a few days, 31 Days of Oscar 2011 will be underway!  I’ve been watching 31 Days of Oscar for so long now that I feel like I’ve seen most everything they typically show during this month, but there’s always lots of stuff I’m glad to revisit.  Every year,...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on January 25, 2011

Note:  I don’t usually turn the spotlight on modern movies, but I was willing to make an exception for one that I think might be of particular interest to fans of classic films.  I promise to resume reviewing the classics in the near future. In 1937, Richard Samuels (Zac Efron)...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on January 22, 2011

There are few topics that get movie fans riled up quite the way the subject of remakes does.  Some people don’t mind them and are glad that they get people talking about the original versions again.  But then there are others who hate remakes because they could never live up...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on January 20, 2011

Manuela (Judy Garland) only has eyes for one man: Macoco, the infamous pirate.  She absolutely loves everything about the myth of Macoco, but the only problem is that she’s never met him.  People aren’t even sure if he’s even still alive!  Even when her aunt arranges for her to be   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on January 17, 2011

I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited for a classic film screening as I was for this weekend’s screening of To Kill a Mockingbird.  This wasn’t going to be just an ordinary Saturday matinée.  This was going to be very special because Mary Badham herself was going to be...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on January 14, 2011

The Good Earth follows Chinese farmer Wang Lung (Paul Muni) and his wife O-Lan (Luise Rainer) as their lives go through a series of highs and lows.  Wang Lung comes from a family of farmers and the movie opens on the day he marries O-Lan, a kitchen slave in the...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on January 11, 2011

Like so many other women, Regi Allen (Carole Lombard) longs for a way out of her mundane life.  She’s tired of having to count her pennies, fighting the crowds on the subway, and she’s tired of having to do nails for a living.  Of course, the easiest way out of...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on January 7, 2011

Texas Guinan (Betty Hutton) may not have lived a long life, but she sure made the most of the time she had.  She died at the height of her career and the movie opens on the day of her funeral with a couple of policemen talking about how she was...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on January 7, 2011

I am delighted to announce that I have been nominated for my first blogging award!  That’s right, The Hollywood Revue has been nominated for Best Fan Blog in 2011′s Total Film Blog Awards!  I honestly never expected to ever be nominated for any blog awards, let alone one from a...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on January 3, 2011

Another case of a movie poster not truly reflecting the movie. When airline pilot Jed Towers (Richard Widmark) gets a letter from his girlfriend Lyn Lesley (Anne Bancroft) to break up with him, he goes to the hotel nightclub she sings at to get some closure.  After Lyn says she’s...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on December 31, 2010

Just wanted to wish all my readers a very happy 2011!  May you all have a year full of fantastic movies!   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on December 29, 2010

Welcome to 2011!  This is a little bit of a slow month for me, but there’s still plenty of great stuff to be seen.  Every Tuesday night and Wednesday daytime is a salute to Hal Roach studios so that means tons of Our Gang and Laurel and Hardy shorts, plus...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on December 25, 2010

Adam West, Burt Ward, and Leo Gorcey wish all Hollywood Revue readers a very merry Christmas! I hope you all have a lovely holiday season! Take care, travel safely, and stay warm! Now is the time when I would start posting YouTube videos of Judy Garland singing Have Yourself a...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on December 24, 2010

Bunny Watson (Katharine Hepburn) and Peg Costello (Joan Blondell) are both happily employed by the Federal Broadcasting Network in the research department.  If anyone needs to know something, anything from the names of Santa’s reindeer to information about the movie King Solomon’s Mines   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on December 22, 2010

After her husband is killed in World War II, Connie Ennis (Janet Leigh) supports herself and her son Timmy (Gordon Gebet) by working as a comparison shopper.  When she is sent to Crowley’s to pick up an expensive train set, salesman Steve Mason (Robert Mitchum) suspects she might be a...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on December 20, 2010

I’ve been to quite a few classic movie screenings before, but none of them have been quite like the White Christmas screening I went to at the Redford this weekend!  I was totally expecting there to be a good turn-out, but I was expecting it to be about on par...   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on December 17, 2010

Back in the day, the town of Bottleneck was ran by Sheriff Destry and his deputy Washington Dimsdale (Charles Winninger).  But years after Sheriff Destry’s death, Bottleneck has become a pretty rough and tumble town run by saloon owner Kent and his barmaid Frenchy (Marlene Dietrich) and Washin   read more