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Hollywood: A Celebration of American Silent Film is a comprehensive documentary on the silent era. It was directed by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill with narration by James Mason. It was released in 1980 by Thames Television with each 13-part episode lasting approximately 50 minutes. 1. The Pioneers read more

The Empire State Building is instantly recognizable to moviegoers around the globe as a New York City landmark and the location for many old Hollywood films. Here, Deborah Kerr contemplates the renowned skyscraper in a beautiful scene from An Affair to Remember (1957). The Empire State Building read more

George Burns and Gracie Allen They may not have the onscreen sizzle of Bogie and Bacall, but for my money George Burns and Gracie Allen take the cake for the most romantic, enduring Hollywood couple. I know, I know. Unusual choice, but bear with me.  George Burns and Gracie Allen read more

Knitting with the stars in the Jazz AgeAge of the flappersA collection of Roaring Twenties stars knitting, trivia of the time 1920s Hollywood. The personalities, their creativity, the behind-the-scenes stories. Knitting has never been something done by women only. "Wallace Beery knits between read more

Add caption Director Leo McCarey is not as well remembered as John Ford, Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Welles, but he was an influential old Hollywood auteur for more than three decades, making classics like Love Affair (1939), The Awful Truth (1937), Duck Soup (1933) and our movie of the month, An Af read more

Marcia Jessen from BasilRathbone.net has very kindly sent The Baz these wonderful pdfs of articles advertising “Hollywood Tours.” Interesting to us mainly because amongst the delights offered the lucky tourists is a “cocktail party at Basil Rathbone’s home!” But almost as interesting is the read more

Classic Cartoon Film, Television and Book Characters with Stars on the Walk of Fame .... Mickey Mouse, Snow White, Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny : Cartoon Costumes Consider the stars in Hollywood Walk of Fame. As of the writing of this page the only cartoon/animated characters with stars on the Hollyw read more

In order to cover the entirety of the career of Ida Lupino, while venturing into every position that she filled while working in Hollywood both in the movies and on television would consume a rather large book. Also, most of her career has been well written of, with very few stones left unturned. S read more

In order to cover the entirety of the career of Ida Lupino, while venturing into every position that she filled while working in Hollywood both in the movies and on television would consume a rather large book. Also, most of her career has been well written of, with very few stones left unturned. S read more

  In order to cover the entirety of the career of Ida Lupino, while venturing into every position that she filled while working in Hollywood both in the movies and on television would consume a rather large book. Also, most of her career has been well written of, with very few stones left untu read more

Miriam Hopkins is just the sort of intellectual east coast actress I find most interesting. She was born in Savannah and raised in Bainbridge, Georgia where her mother’s twin brother was mayor. After her parents divorced, she moved with her mother to Vermont, where she attended the prestigious read more

Carole Lombard was one of several Hollywood stars renowned for their figures in mid-1937...so, when Screenland magazine assigned noted writer Dorothy Manners a story on stars and their diets for its September issue, it was only natural that Lombard was one of those consulted (as were Paramount cohor read more

Clark Gable is one of my favorites. He was a talent that can’t be matched today. He was known as the King of Hollywood. Women went crazy over him and men wanted to be just like him. On the screen he was a rogue, a lover, an adventurer, and a romantic lead. He had a commanding presence and was a rea read more

Win Tickets to see “Tyrone Power: Man, Myth and Movie Idol” at The Hollywood Museum I am happy to say that we have TWO MORE PAIRs of tickets to give away for the fabulous Tyrone Power Exhibit at The Hollywood Museum in Hollywood. This time we’re trying something a little different:  The first read more

Decorating with Christmas trees "There's no reason why your Christmas tree should cost a great deal of money A special tree lighting downtown Boston 1921 ** in order to be attractive looking. Why not this year for a change have a one-colored or two-colored Christmas tree?  "I can think of read more

In the book FIVE CAME BACK, author Mark Harris examines how the American movie industry dealt with World War II through the experiences of five legendary Hollywood directors--John Ford, George Stevens, John Huston, William Wyler, and Frank Capra. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December read more

Cecil B. DeMille: The Art of the Hollywood Epic Cecilia de Mille Presley and Mark A. Vieira Running Press, 2014 Put him opposite two actors in an intimate scene, and Cecil B. DeMille didn't know what to do. Give him a cast of thousands on a magnificent set, and he had mastery of every detail, f read more

In the book FIVE CAME BACK, author Mark Harris examines how the American movie industry dealt with World War II through the experiences of five legendary Hollywood directors--John Ford, George Stevens, John Huston, William Wyler, and Frank Capra. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December read more

I'm always thrilled when a new edition of Forbidden Hollywood is released. The sets of pre-code treasures never disappoint. There's always at least a couple of titles that thrill me, and the films are all alive with that exciting honesty about life that died away when the production code was finally read more

The murder of William Desmond Taylor is one of Hollywood’s legendary unsolved murders, inspiring a cadre of books, although a big-screen adaptation hasn’t come to fruition. Author William J. Mann taps into the true crime world, creating a book that’s historical conjecture steeped i read more