Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving dear readers! Shirley Temple is as surprised as we are by how quickly turkey-day has come around. We are grateful for a lot of things this year, including a wonderful Thanksgiving Day dinner, family and friends, great classic films to enjoy, and we are especially grateful for you,... Read full article

Happy Birthday, Marion! and Reflections

Since 2012, the Santa Monica Conservancy of Santa Monica, CA, has thrown a large Marion Davies birthday party. It is held at the Annenberg Community Beach House, affectionately known as “the Beach House,” of which the Conservancy is the proud steward. The celebration is an opportunity fo... Read full article

Happy Birthday, Marion! and Reflections

Since 2012, the Santa Monica Conservancy of Santa Monica, CA, has thrown a large Marion Davies birthday party. It is held at the Annenberg Community Beach House, affectionately known as “the Beach House,” of which the Conservancy is the proud steward. The celebration is an opportunity fo... Read full article

Day 28 of Noirvember: Happy 100th Birthday, Gloria!

I first met her decades ago as a sassy flirt in the 1946 Christmas classic, It’s a Wonderful Life. Since then, Gloria Grahame has become one of my favorite noir femmes, turning in standout performances in a spate of shadowy classics. Grahame was born Gloria Grahame Hallward in Los Angeles, 100 yea... Read full article

Happy Thanksgiving from Jeanne Crain, Paul Brinkman and the Classic Movie Man

Happy Thanksgiving from Jeanne Crain, Paul Brinkman and the Classic Movie Man I want to believe that Jeanne actually made that turkey. Jeanne Crain and her husband Paul Brinkman, an Errol Flynn look-alike if there ever was one. Posted by Stephen Reginald at 9:05 AM ... Read full article