Lina Lamont and Billie Dawn: Sisters From A Different Mister?

Sometimes things are so obvious you just can't help but wonder: Were Lina Lamont ("Singin' in the Rain") and Billie Dawn ("Born Yesterday") related?We don't know anything about the parentage of Miss Lamont and only know that Billie's dad worked for the gas company. Let's take a look at a few undeni... Read full article

Helen Hayes and Mildred Natwick as The Snoop Sisters

Mildred Natwick and Helen Hayes. Over a decade before Angela Lansbury starred in Murder, She Wrote, Helen Hayes played an elderly mystery author and amateur detective in The Snoop Sisters. The series co-starred Mildred Natwick as Hayes' sister and ran as a 90-minute installment on The NBC Tuesday M... Read full article

TCMFF Musical Monday: The Dolly Sisters (1945)

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 Dolly Sisters (1945... Read full article

Offbeat Blu-ray Review: Sisters – The Criterion Collection

Spine #89 Distributor: Criterion Collection (USA) Release Date: October 23, 2018 Region: Region A Length: 01:32:42 Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: English Mono Linear PCM Audio (48 kHz, 1152 kbps, 24-bit) Subtitles: English SDH Ratio: 1.85:1 Bitrate: 34.71 Mbps Notes: The Criterion Collectio... Read full article

THE SMALL SCREEN BLOGATHON: The Snoop Sisters (1972 - 1974)

Maddy Loves Her Classic Films is hosting The Small Screen Blogathon on February 20th dedicated to our favourite television programs. Click HERE to see what everyone is writing about. The pilot for The Snoop Sisters called The Female Instinct aired on NBC on December 18, 1972. The network may ha... Read full article