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With the horrific recent events in Charlottesville and further rallies planned for the San Francisco Bay Area later this month, I have been feeling terrified beyond measure. The fear that I feel is a personal one, due to the fact that I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and am a member of a minori read more

Today, I'm writing about the story behind the song Jailhouse Rock from the 1957 musical of the same name. The movie stars Elvis Presley as a convict turned rock 'n' roll star. his article is part of The 2017 Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Journeys in Classic Film. Aug. 16 is Pres read more

Today, I'm counting down my five favorite Ginger Rogers-Fred Astaire dance numbers. The photo above shows the legendary duo in Top Hat (1935). This article is part of The 2017 Summer Under the Stars Blogathon hosted by Journeys in Classic Film. Aug. 11 is Rogers' SUTS Day. In nine films for RK read more

Every year in August, Silverbanks Pictures ( the modest little business my sister and I operate ) launches the Great Hollywood Auction offering a unique selection of rare candids, publicity photos, and original stills.  This year we have over 300 photos going up on auction, and we think it is read more

William Faulkner in Hollywood: Screenwriting for the Studios Stefan Solomon University of Georgia Press, 2017 William Faulkner was different from literary greats like F. Scott Fitzgerald and John Steinbeck who came to Hollywood chasing a big paycheck and then struggled to adapt. The novelist not o read more

From Gordon Skene’s excellent site Past Daily, a fascinating 1969 half-hour radio interview with the one and only Lillian Gish. ====================== Lillian Gish – Despite her modesty, a star of the highest magnitude during the Silent Era of Film. Lillian Gish, a name synonymous with the ear read more

Errol Flynn is in the bedroom, of course. As part of an ongoing effort to make our house a more interesting and personally relevant space (as opposed to a collection of things other people chose for us or handed down), I finally got frames for the posters I bought at Larry Edmunds Bookshop in Los A read more

Errol Flynn is in the bedroom, of course. As part of an ongoing effort to make our house a more interesting and personally relevant space (as opposed to a collection of things other people chose for us or handed down), I finally got frames for the posters I bought at Larry Edmunds Bookshop in Los A read more

Part of the reason I read film books is to have an outsider entice me to check out a movie. Where some of you come here to have me tell you whether a certain film is worth your time or not – and if you value my opinion, I thank you – I defer to experts whose cases for a certain film are read more

Here's an old Hollywood photo gallery of classic movie stars on the tennis court. The above photo shows tennis lover Jean Harlow goofing around with her racquet. Keeping in shape was a top priority for Old Hollywood movie stars, who were required to look their glamorous best both on and off the s read more

Things I’ve said as a Classic Hollywood buff… On June 30, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized These are all things I’ve said either to myself (!) or to other people. They all true and I sometimes wish they weren’t… ‘Alright, Carol, yo read more

My perfect day in Hollywood On May 16, 2017May 16, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized So, today is National Classic Movie Day. Happy National Classic Movie Day! read more

Today, I'm celebrating National Classic Movie Day (it's May 16) with an article about my top five favorite movie stars. This article is part of the Five Stars Blogathon hosted by Classic Film and TV Cafe.  More than half a century after old Hollywood's golden age, there's still nothing qu read more

Today, I'm writing about the top five tearjerker endings in old Hollywood films. Barbara Stanwyck in Stella Dallas (1937) is on the list. This article is part of The "No, You're Crying" Blogathon: Our Favorite Tearjerker Films hosted by Moon in Gemini. Old Hollywood films were great at making read more

Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter and a Lifetime in Hollywood Kirk and Anne Douglas with Marcia Newberger TCM/Running Press, 2017 When I received Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter and a Lifetime in Hollywood in my media swag bag for TCM Classic Film Festival, I didn't pay the book muc read more

The History Through Hollywood series looks at old films as inadvertent time capsules packed with the norms and customs of a bygone era. Traditions change, cultural mores shift, and technology races on; what was once commonplace might now seem totally weird. When was the last time you used a typewrit read more

Today, I'm writing about Peter Ustinov's Academy Award-nominated performance as Roman Emperor Nero in Quo Vadis (1951). This article is part of The Great Villain Blogathon 2017 hosted by Speakeasy, Shadows and Satin, and Silver Screenings. Every old Hollywood epic needs a memorable villain, wh read more

In a world of CGI and franchise starters, we’ve lost sight of the hard work that used to go into filmmaking, like when a poster image was hand-drawn by an artist. The story of Harold and Lillian Michaelson in Daniel Raim’s documentary is to look at the parts of cinema we take for granted read more

Over 35 years ago John Kobal assembled a number of excellent coffee table books featuring stunning photography from Hollywood's golden era. Among these books was "Hollywood Color Portraits", which presented a beautiful collection of Kodachromes of some of Hollywood's biggest stars of the 1930s-1950s read more

Dangerous to Know Renee Patrick Forge, 2017 This is a mystery for those who think that cocktails, and conversation, should sparkle. Set in late 1930s Hollywood, when the word Hitler sent a chill down many a spine, and David O. Selznick was about to set his version of Atlanta aflame, it is set in a read more