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Many happy returns today to two of Hollywood's most fondly remembered ladies; neither was ever the biggest star - one a second-tier leading lady, the other a reliable character trouper - but both delighted audiences for a goodly number of years, and both seem to have been thoroughly good e read more

Some love him, some hate him. I think he’s the greatest comedian to set foot on this earth. And today, he celebrates his seventy-seventh birthday. Holding the most Academy Award nominations as a screenwriter, Woody Allen is a prolific (and psychotic) genius. Let’s run through his exten read more

I gotta hand it to TCM..when it comes to honoring classic film stars on their birthdays, they don't hold back. The other day it was Gloria Grahame. Today it is Virginia Mayo. The actress will be honored with several films including Smart Girls Don't Talk (1948), White Heat (1949), The Girl From read more

In honor of Gloria's birthday today, TCM is honoring her with a host of her movies. Beginning at 7am eastern time and including The Big Heat (1953) with Glenn Ford and Macao (1952) with Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell. Other films include Crossfire (1947) with Mitchum again, A Woman's Secret (19 read more

Classic horror legend Boris Karloff would have been 125 years old today. Born William Henry Pratt on November 23rd 1887 he became a Hollywood horror star under the name of Boris Karloff with his portrayal of Frankenstein’s monster in the movie adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1 read more

Seventy years ago today (geez!), a cinematic connoisseur/genius/innovator was born. Although he stands only 5 feet, 4 inches tall, Martin Scorsese shows an incredible Napoleon complex behind the camera. His filmography, which begins in 1967 and has yet to culminate, consists of several notable clas read more

This is part of the 2nd Annual Birthday mini-blogathon, sharing my favorite movies leading up to my birthday. Early Thursday evening was characterized with screeching tires and a growling Toyota Tacoma truck transmission. I was running late for the TCM screening of “To Kill a Mockingbird̶ read more

  On this day in 1922, the lovely Veronica Lake entered this world as Constance Frances Marie Ockleman.  I’ve discussed in various posts and reviews of my admiration for Veronica Lake, and it seemed only appropriate to celebrate her life on what would have been her 90th birthday.  Sadly read more

I think I could be forgiven had I been tempted to save this particular birthday girl to use as a future Mystery Guest.  Would you have connected this rather alarmingly coiffed, mildly Tallulahesque denizen of the '20s with Maude Findlay's sharp-tongued factotum Mrs. Naugatuck?  But it's read more

This is part of the 2nd Annual Birthday mini-blogathon, sharing my favorite movies leading up to my birthday week. Starring: Ray Milland as Rick, Ruth Hussey as Pamela, Gail Russell as Stella, Donald Crisp as Stella’s grandfather the commander, Cornelia Otis Skinner as Miss Holloway, Alan Nap read more

This is part of the 2nd Annual Birthday mini-blogathon, sharing my favorite movies leading up to my birthday week. Ellen (Gene Tierney) during the climax of the movie.  Starring: Gene Tierney as Ellen, Cornel Wilde as Richard, Jeanne Crain as Ellen’s sister Ruth, Vincent Price as Ellen’ read more

Today would have been Grace's 83rd birthday today. What a talented and remarkable woman she was. Starring in three of Alfred Hitchcock's best films and later on became Princess of Monaco after marrying Prince Rainier. She is one of my top twenty favorite actresses of all time. Think it will be read more

Last year, I celebrated my 23rd birthday reviewing one of my favorite films each day leading up to my birthday. I had so much fun last year, the Comet Over Hollywood Birthday mini-Blogathon is back! Starting Monday, and leading to my 24th birthday on Sunday, Nov. 18, I will watch and review one of read more

Today is a very special day as monster movie fans the world over wish a very happy birthday to the mightiest monster of them all – Godzilla! The very first Godzilla movie, Gojira, was released in Japan on November 3rd 1954 to huge success. It was then dubbed into English, new footage shot feat read more

Let's wish a happy 120th birthday to dizzy screen favorite Alice Brady, seen here in her alternate incarnation as sophisticated stage star in a rather dazzling Steichen snap. Brady's career is a nice example of both the richness of casting available to the studios back in the day and the dilemma th read more

Let's wish a happy 120th birthday to dizzy screen favorite Alice Brady, seen here in her alternate incarnation as sophisticated stage star in a rather dazzling Steichen snap. Brady's career is a nice example of both the richness of casting available to the studios back in the day and the dilemma th read more

Two of Hollywood's most interesting eccentrics were born on this date, both in one way or another ugly ducklings who made themselves into swans.  In this clip (although not, of course, in its screencap) we see one of them, Miss Elsa Lanchester, onscreen, wearing th read more

Two of Hollywood's most interesting eccentrics were born on this date, both in one way or another ugly ducklings who made themselves into swans.  In this clip (although not, of course, in its screencap) we see one of them, Miss Elsa Lanchester, onscreen, wearing th read more

Kevin Kline, having survived a stint with Miss Patti LuPuone and more than two decades as Mr. Phoebe Cates, appears, alas, not to be (as Frank Rich dubbed him) "the American Olivier" when it comes to a shall-we-say fluid private life.  Pity, given how promising this very mid-eighties lavender e read more

Lillian Gish, the incomparable Lillian Gish, was born on October 14, 1893. Seem like just yesterday, doesn’t it? Celebrate with some of my other posts about Miss Gish, a clip from one of my favorite movies, Broken Blossoms, and some lovely photos of the lovely Lillian. PCF on Lillian Gish The read more