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January 15, 1942 marked a beginning for Carole Lombard, as she kicked off a national war bond campaign with a successful sales rally in her home state of Indiana. Little did she know she would not live out the following day, as she, her mother Elizabeth Peters, and film publicist/chaperone Otto Wink read more

    Hello, everybody! Welcome to my very first blog, Love Letters to Old Hollywood. I’m really excited about starting this adventure, and I can’t wait to see the impact it’ll have on me, and hopefully on you, the reader, as well.   Classic films have really read more

"Well, the Metzinger gals were unable to find me a map of Los Angeles so I thought let's just chuck the whole map idea... I don't know this area very well but I do know a movie star's home when I see one! And speaking of Hollywood homes, here I see John Boles estate coming up on the right. 2265 C read more

"Well, the Metzinger gals were unable to find me a map of Los Angeles so I thought let's just chuck the whole map idea... I don't know this area very well but I do know a movie star's home when I see one! And speaking of Hollywood homes, here I see John Boles estate coming up on the right. 2265 C read more

"Well, the Metzinger gals were unable to find me a map of Los Angeles so I thought let's just chuck the whole map idea... I don't know this area very well but I do know a movie star's home when I see one! And speaking of Hollywood homes, here I see John Boles estate coming up on the right. 2265 C read more

"Well, the Metzinger gals were unable to find me a map of Los Angeles so I thought let's just chuck the whole map idea... I don't know this area very well but I do know a movie star's home when I see one! And speaking of Hollywood homes, here I see John Boles estate coming up on the right. 2265 C read more

On this edition of Neglected Post Theatre we look at the story of John Barrymore, or the story of Frank Fay and Barbara Stanwyck, or the story of Colleen Moore and John McCormick, or the story of ... well, anyway, here's "What Price Hollywood," or A Star Is Torn. read more

On this edition of Neglected Post Theatre we look at the story of John Barrymore, or the story of Frank Fay and Barbara Stanwyck, or the story of Colleen Moore and John McCormick, or the story of ... well, anyway, here's "What Price Hollywood," or A Star Is Torn. read more

The seventh set in the popular Forbidden Hollywood Collection is a true gem. All four films, on 4 MOD-DVD discs, are rife with all the sins that make Pre-Codes so enjoyable to watch. I started to do something recently that I have been wanting to do for a very long time: watch Pre-Codes every morn read more

Tales of a Hollywood Housewife: A Memoir by the First Mrs. Lee Marvin iUniverse Betty Marvin, 2010 When I reviewed the marvelous Lee Marvin: Point Blank earlier this summer, I was especially charmed by the stories told about him by his first wife, Betty Marvin. She was the most important voice in read more

Princess Leia not only knows how to rule Alderaan with a firm hand but she can handle a film camera as well! You never can tell what skills some may possess.... Mark Hamill and Billy Dee Williams look on, mildly amused in this behind-the-scenes candid taken on the set of "Star Wars: The Empire Strik read more

Princess Leia not only knows how to rule Alderaan with a firm hand but she can handle a film camera as well! You never can tell what skills some may possess.... Mark Hamill and Billy Dee Williams look on, mildly amused in this behind-the-scenes candid taken on the set of "Star Wars: The Empire Strik read more

Princess Leia not only knows how to rule Alderaan with a firm hand but she can handle a film camera as well! You never can tell what skills some may possess.... Mark Hamill and Billy Dee Williams look on, mildly amused in this behind-the-scenes candid taken on the set of "Star Wars: The Empire Strik read more

Princess Leia not only knows how to rule Alderaan with a firm hand but she can handle a film camera as well! You never can tell what skills some may possess.... Mark Hamill and Billy Dee Williams look on, mildly amused in this behind-the-scenes candid taken on the set of "Star Wars: The Empire Strik read more

There really was a Hollywood Canteen during World War II; it was the brainchild of stars John Garfield and Bette Davis and the hottest spot in town for servicemen of all sorts throughout the war years. For the rest of their lives veterans would remember their evenings in that magical place, where th read more

There really was a Hollywood Canteen during World War II; it was the brainchild of stars John Garfield and Bette Davis and the hottest spot in town for servicemen of all sorts throughout the war years. For the rest of their lives veterans would remember their evenings in that magical place, where th read more

There really was a Hollywood Canteen during World War II; it was the brainchild of stars John Garfield and Bette Davis and the hottest spot in town for servicemen of all sorts throughout the war years. For the rest of their lives veterans would remember their evenings in that magical place, where th read more

Lembranças de Hollywood, de Dulce Damasceno de Brito Quando “A ponte do rio Kwai” ganhou sete Oscars, ela estava lá. Quando Elizabeth Taylor deixou as marcas de suas mãos no cimento, ela estava lá. Quando Carmen Miranda, Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable e James Dean morreram, ela estav read more

Lembranças de Hollywood, de Dulce Damasceno de Brito Quando “A ponte do rio Kwai” ganhou sete Oscars, ela estava lá. Quando Elizabeth Taylor deixou as marcas de suas mãos no cimento, ela estava lá. Quando Carmen Miranda, Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable e James Dean morreram, ela estav read more

A Star is Born. For most readers, it will probably be Judy Garland’s sensational musical take on this cautionary tale of Hollywood that is most familiar. Or maybe it was through the Streisand (and frankly, slightly oddball) version that you first made your aquaintance with this classic story read more