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Delayed Rays of a Star Amanda Lee Koe Penguin Random House, 2019 I was surprised to learn that Delayed Rays of a Star is Amanda Lee Koe’s debut novel. It is the kind of serenely self-assured, wise work you would expect from a long-established author. I understand the temptation to use the vib read more

No, this isn’t an alternate universe. There really was a film from the 1930s starring both Anna May Wong and Phillip Ahn. They’re not just supporting players or bit parts to fill in a few stereotypical roles, either, but actual leads. More amazing still, they both speak English without read more

Captain Marvel is difficult to encapsulate. Its successes are many, some of its achievements truly singular (the CG-de-aging of Sam Jackson, combined with Jackson’s “youthful” performance, is spectacular), and there’s always something else. Even when you get past all the major things—first read more

Captain Marvel is difficult to incapsulate. Its successes are many, some of its achievements truly singular (the CG-de-aging of Sam Jackson, combined with Jackson’s “youthful” performance, is spectacular), and there’s always something else. Even when you get past all the major things—first read more

Captain Marvel is difficult to encapsulate. Its successes are many, some of its achievements truly singular (the CG-de-aging of Sam Jackson, combined with Jackson’s “youthful” performance, is spectacular), and there’s always something else. Even when you get past all the major things—first read more

Captain Marvel is difficult to encapsulate. Its successes are many, some of its achievements truly singular (the CG-de-aging of Sam Jackson, combined with Jackson’s “youthful” performance, is spectacular), and there’s always something else. Even when you get past all the major things—first read more

Carole Lombard and Charles Laughton teamed for two films nearly seven years apart. One was "They Knew What They Wanted," made for RKO in 1940. But here's where confusion sets in.This currently is available at eBay, and yesterday the seller advertised it:There's just one problem: It's not from "They read more

Share This! “My interest is to bring the criminal to justice.” — Sherlock Holmes (Owen) A Study in Scarlet came almost in the middle of Arthur Wontner’s five British Sherlock Holmes films, and would be the last American film about the detective until the first of the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce read more

Patty Duke with Helen Keller, whom she portrayed in The Miracle Worker (1962). I was shocked and saddened today to learn of the death of Patty Duke, the actress and activist whose legacy spanned the entire scope of the entertainment world and beyond. At 16 years old in 1963, Patty Duke was the you read more

Patty Duke with Helen Keller, whom she portrayed in The Miracle Worker (1962). I was shocked and saddened today to learn of the death of Patty Duke, the actress and activist whose legacy spanned the entire scope of the entertainment world and beyond. At 16 years old in 1963, Patty Duke was the you read more

Patty Duke with Helen Keller, whom she portrayed in The Miracle Worker (1962). I was shocked and saddened today to learn of the death of Patty Duke, the actress and activist whose legacy spanned the entire scope of the entertainment world and beyond. At 16 years old in 1963, Patty Duke was the you read more

Carole Lombard and Goldie Hawn long have been among my favorite actresses for their comedic brilliance, sex appeal, likability and intelligence both on and off screen. In recent years, we've found a worthy heir to the Lombard-Hawn tradition, and that is......Anna Faris, who's had some success on the read more

Carole Lombard and co-star Fernand Gravet read newspapers as director Mervyn LeRoy has a smoke during a break in the act at "Fools For Scandal," the only film Lombard made at Warners and one of the lesser lights in her cinematic oeuvre. It was released in 1938, the same year the studio issued "Jezeb read more

Anna Lucasta is now streaming on Netflix Instant. Anna Lucasta (Eartha Kitt) is a woman of the world. Marked with a beautiful body, a thirst for adventure and a sharp tongue that can quell the wits of others, Anna is desired by almost any man that steps into her blinding, magnetic light. However, w read more

Variações sobre o mesmo tema: Anna e o Rei do Sião (1946) e O Rei e Eu (1956) Embora Reginald Johnson, tutor do último imperador da China, tenha tido uma papel semelhante na história e tenha sido também eternizado no cinema por Peter O’Toole em “O Último Imperador” (1989), read more

Variações sobre o mesmo tema: Anna e o Rei do Sião (1946) e O Rei e Eu (1956) Embora Reginald Johnson, tutor do último imperador da China, tenha tido uma papel semelhante na história e tenha sido também eternizado no cinema por Peter O’Toole em “O Último Imperador” (1989), read more

Anna Karenina(2012). British drama film directed by Joe Wright adapted by Tom Stoppard from Leo Tolstoy's 1877 novel of the same name. The film premiered at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival. Release Date: November 9, 2012. From watching the trailer this adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 1877 novel Ann read more

"When you Double-Cross a Double-Crosser...IT'S A CRISS-CROSS!" When I’m asked about my favorite films noirs, Criss Cross is always included in the list. One of the highlights is the relationship between two of the film’s central characters – Anna and Steve, played by Yvonne DeCarlo read more

In 1907, she was named "Most beautiful woman in America". Nilsson's modeling helped her get a role in the 1911 film Molly Pitcher. Anna's best known films are: Seven Keys to Baldpate (1917), Soldiers of Fortune (1919), The Toll Gate and The Luck of the Irish (both 1920), and The Lotus Eater (1921) read more

Anna Q. Nilsson was born in southern Sweden in 1888. Her middle name, "Quirentia," is from Saint Quirinius Day. She did very well in school, graduating with highest marks. She was hired as sales clerk, so she could save money to pay her way America. Once she arrived in America, she started worki read more