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One of my newest partnerships is with Discover Los Angeles, the tourism site for the city. They have invited me to write articles on historic locations for them, which will seem familiar to many of you who enjoy my Out & About series on GlamAmor.  The first of my visits for them was at the read more

“Judy & Liza & Robert & Freddie & Dave & Sue & Me: A Memoir” Book Giveaway - Qualifying Entry Task for TWITTER Contest I am happy to say that Judy & Liza & Robert & Freddie & David & Sue & Me: A Memoir will be available in stores tomorrow June 2 read more

MY FAVORITE FILMS OF THE 1930’s I know. HOW in the name of Murgatroyd can I call myself a CineMAVEN when I’m so lacking in knowledge of this decade? As I look over the films of the 1930’s, I find I haven’t seen as many films as I thought I’ve seen. How can that be?  I’m afraid read more

“Ziegfeld and His Follies” Book Giveaway Qualifying Entry Task for TWITTER Contest As you may already know, our newest CMH Contributors, Sara and Cynthia Brideson, are releasing their latest book, Ziegfeld and His Follies: A Biography of Broadway’s Greatest Producer, on June 12th. So, in celebration read more

Orson Welles and the brilliant cast and crew of Citizen Kane (1941) forever changed American film. Today, I'll make the case for why Citizen Kane was influential on the film noir genre that became so popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Citizen Kane certainly isn't a standard film noir. There's no ha read more

“Judy & Liza & Robert & Freddie & Dave & Sue & Me: A Memoir” Giveaway Starts Monday June 1 and Runs Through Saturday July 5! I am happy to announce that Judy & Liza & Robert & Freddie & David & Sue & Me: A Memoir will be available in stores read more

Mystery writer Craig Rice's (aka Georgiana Ann Randolph Rice) sleuthing attorney John J. Malone was for a time a popular character in popular culture. He was the subject of several books and short stories and a hero on radio, television and in the movies.  Now two movies featuring Malone, Hav read more

No one ever took Carole Lombard for a sucker...but that didn't mean she couldn't occasionally enjoy one. Here she is with a lollipop on the set of "In Name Only" early in 1939, an image that's autographed:That's a bit hard to read; fortunately, the names she inscribed this to are on the back:So just read more

No one ever took Carole Lombard for a sucker...but that didn't mean she couldn't occasionally enjoy one. Here she is with a lollipop on the set of "In Name Only" early in 1939, an image that's autographed:That's a bit hard to read; fortunately, the names she inscribed this to are on the back:So just read more

What was the longest-running science fiction TV series of the 1960s? If you answered Star Trek, Lost in Space, or even The Outer Limits, you'd be wrong. That distinction belongs to producer Irwin Allen's Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, which debuted in 1964 and ran for four years. Richard Base read more

From my earliest memories I have lived with the knowledge and particular thrill associated with it, that I love tunnels; the sound of vehicles traveling through a concrete tube, which passes under the massive bulk of a mountain or the crushing weight of water, still has the power to accelerate my h read more

From my earliest memories I have lived with the knowledge and particular thrill associated with it, that I love tunnels; the sound of vehicles traveling through a concrete tube, which passes under the massive bulk of a mountain or the crushing weight of water, still has the power to accelerate my h read more

From my earliest memories I have lived with the knowledge and particular thrill associated with it, that I love tunnels; the sound of vehicles traveling through a concrete tube, which passes under the massive bulk of a mountain or the crushing weight of water, still has the power to accelerate my h read more

Here's a lobby card for the first of two movies Carole Lombard made for Universal in 1936, "Love Before Breakfast." Although Preston Foster is ostensibly the film's leading man, that's Cesar Romero shown with Carole on the 11" x 14" card.This is deemed in near mint condition and is up for auction at read more

Here's a lobby card for the first of two movies Carole Lombard made for Universal in 1936, "Love Before Breakfast." Although Preston Foster is ostensibly the film's leading man, that's Cesar Romero shown with Carole on the 11" x 14" card.This is deemed in near mint condition and is up for auction at read more

(Note: This film is also known as A Kiss for Corliss. You can find it under this title for viewing on the free version of Hulu, if you’re interested!) Kenneth Marquis (David Niven) is a charming and wealthy man in the process of divorcing his third wife. (Image via Pinterest) Corliss Archer (S read more

Four issues of the Brazilian movie magazine Cinearte from the late 1920s -- all featuring photos of Carole Lombard in her late teens or at age 20 -- are currently on sale at eBay. (All the magazines are in Portuguese, of course.) That includes Carole on the April 1929 cover, as seen above. It's in v read more

During world wars and conflicts, celebrity USO shows travel to military bases and overseas to raise morale for the men and women fighting for freedom. One film star who is the most associated with entertaining troops is Bob Hope, who entertained during World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam. Hope read more

Four issues of the Brazilian movie magazine Cinearte from the late 1920s -- all featuring photos of Carole Lombard in her late teens or at age 20 -- are currently on sale at eBay. (All the magazines are in Portuguese, of course.) That includes Carole on the April 1929 cover, as seen above. It's in v read more

vt The Case of Mrs. Loring UK / 86 minutes / bw / Flamingo, Raystro, Eros Dir: Don Chaffey Pr: Raymond Stross Scr: Anne Edwards, Denis Freeman Story: A Breach of Marriage (1948 play) by Dan Sutherland Cine: Stephen Dade Cast: Julie London, , Donald Houston, Anton Diffring, Andrew Cruickshank, Frank read more