On Blu-ray: A Garland and Rooney Double-Header, Strike up the Band and Girl Crazy

When I finished up my double feature viewing of the Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney films Strike up the Band (1940) and Girl Crazy (1943) (both newly available on Blu-ray from Warner Archive), I felt a familiar mixture of exhilaration and confusion. There’s so much to love about these classic m... Read full article

Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney, and what the tabloids are getting wrong.

Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney, and what the tabloids are getting wrong. October 13, 2015October 12, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante Tabloid newspapers across the globe have been having a field day with a supposed incident that is written about in the upcoming book, The Life And Tim... Read full article

Unusual Suspects Week 1: Mickey Rooney in Quicksand (1950) & Baby Face Nelson (1957)

Unusual Suspects Week 1: Mickey Rooney in Quicksand (1950) & Baby Face Nelson (1957) 06 Thursday Aug 2015 Posted by Summer Reeves in 1950s, Crime, Drama, Romance ≈ 2 Comments Tags1950s, blogging101, Classic Cinema, Creepy True Story, Cr... Read full article

2014 Neutron Star Award: Mickey Rooney

OK, so what is the Neutron Star Award? As I watched older selections through the year, I was frequently compelled to pick a film based on the fact that Vincent Price was in it. When I was younger I was very actor-oriented, more so than with directors. The fact that an actor had that kind of draw, an... Read full article

Silent Movie Trivia #10: Little Annie Rooney (1925)

By Fritzi Kramer on November 1, 2014 in Blog, Silent Movie Trivia Click here to view in lightbox This time, we are going to be looking at trivia from one of Mary Pickford’s last child roles, Little Annie Rooney. She played a teen in Sparrows but this would be her last go at playing a grade-sch... Read full article