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In celebration of Jurassic World which is out and I’m sure heating up the multiplexes and will make somewhere around $241,549,387,320,148,824 this weekend before you even account for the overseas box office totals, I offer you this early stop motion dinosaur adventure. The Lost World was produ read more

A future biographer of Carole Lombard and a close Facebook friend who already has plenty on her plate is further adding to her media smorgasbord. Michelle Morgan, whose book "Carole Lombard: Twentieth Century Star" is scheduled to be published in September 2016, is branching out into screenwriting, read more

A future biographer of Carole Lombard and a close Facebook friend who already has plenty on her plate is further adding to her media smorgasbord. Michelle Morgan, whose book "Carole Lombard: Twentieth Century Star" is scheduled to be published in September 2016, is branching out into screenwriting, read more

A Short Film About Killing (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1987) The plot couldn't be simpler or its attack on capital punishment (and the act of killing in general) more direct - a senseless, violent, almost botched murder is followed by a cold, calculated, flawlessly performed execution (both killings s read more

Carole Lombard has received tributes in many different ways. Now comes one more method of honoring her.New York-based singer/songwriter Peter Nolan, also known as Peter Chance, has been part of the city's indie music scene since the 1990s. With his former band, the Novellas, he wrote and recorded a read more

Carole Lombard has received tributes in many different ways. Now comes one more method of honoring her.New York-based singer/songwriter Peter Nolan, also known as Peter Chance, has been part of the city's indie music scene since the 1990s. With his former band, the Novellas, he wrote and recorded a read more

"Fireball," Robert Matzen's definitive book on the January 1942 airplane crash that killed Carole Lombard and 21 others, again will be available at a deep discount this month. At his Facebook site, Matzen noted that last June, amazon.com made it part of that month's Big Deal. It was a win-win for bo read more

Note : this review is my contribution to the Beach Party blogathon hosted by Speakeasy and Silver Screenings. Die Hard : With a Vengeance (John McTiernan, 1995) John McClane and a Harlem store owner are targeted by German terrorist Simon Gruber in New York City, where he plans to rob read more

"Fireball," Robert Matzen's definitive book on the January 1942 airplane crash that killed Carole Lombard and 21 others, again will be available at a deep discount this month. At his Facebook site, Matzen noted that last June, amazon.com made it part of that month's Big Deal. It was a win-win for bo read more

This was not the film's original title. As visitors to this blog know, we are Beach Party proponents, Annette admirers, and Frankie aficionados. Yes, we like our BP movies, but what is one to make of the last--and least--entry in American International's seven-film series? Frankie and Ann read more

I am thrilled to bits to share with y’all that I am the recipient of another Liebster Award! I am ever so grateful to Liz over at Now Voyaging – she’s not only a great writer, but she’s a super nice person, to boot – and if you haven’t checked out her blog, what are you waiting for? Liebster, read more

When you think of a producer expert in film preservation and restoration, the image of an entertainer does not come to mind, but that is exactly what Serge Bromberg is. He has made a career of digging through flea markets, attics and the like to find films that would otherwise be lost and forgot read more

Jun 6 Posted by aaronwest It was Day 3 on our NYC “not a tour” trip. Day 1 was a movie — Pickup on South Street; day 2 was a concert — Ride; Day 3 was shopping and just hanging about. The one thing about New York City is there’s so much to see and do, that it caters to everyone’s read more

Jun 6 Posted by aaronwest It was Day 3 on our NYC “not a tour” trip. Day 1 was a movie — Pickup on South Street; day 2 was a concert — Ride; Day 3 was shopping and just hanging about. The one thing about New York City is there’s so much to see and do, that it caters to everyone’s read more

We've got some fascinating photos of Carole Lombard today (many courtesy of my Facebook friend Tally Haugen), beginning with the shot above of Carole in a publicity still for "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" where we see her on the phone while painting her toenails. Below, see Lombard rock a jacket and suit:This read more

“Judy & Liza & Robert & Freddie & Dave & Sue & Me: A Memoir” Book Giveaway - Qualifying Entry Task for Facebook/Blog Contest And, now, for our next contest… I am happy to say that CMH is giving away TWO COPIES of  Judy & Liza & Robert & Freddie & read more

Jun 6 Posted by aaronwest It was Day 3 on our NYC “not a tour” trip. Day 1 was a movie — Pickup on South Street; day 2 was a concert — Ride; Day 3 was shopping and just hanging about. The one thing about New York City is there’s so much to see and do, that it caters to everyone’s read more

We've got some fascinating photos of Carole Lombard today (many courtesy of my Facebook friend Tally Haugen), beginning with the shot above of Carole in a publicity still for "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" where we see her on the phone while painting her toenails. Below, see Lombard rock a jacket and suit:This read more

Is June Lockhart a werewolf? Made at the end of Universal's horror film cycle (1931-1948), She-Wolf  of London is a game attempt to try something different. It has inexplicably generated lukewarm interest over the years. Even the authors of the highly-regarded reference book Universal Horrors& read more

She wasn’t a dramatic actress, but she could do drama. She wasn’t a comedic actress, but she could handle comedy. Her name seems to have fallen in between the cracks when one talks about the Lombards and Harlows, Stanwycks and Davises, Hepburns and Russells. She was regular. She was Paulette Goddard read more