If you’ve been around the blog for the last several months, you might remember me referencing some big projects that I was working on, and I just wanted to share some info about one of them. On February 24, 2025, the Film Masters company (whose blog I regularly contribute to) will release Paul read more
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: The Emperor Jones (1933) read more
As a little girl, I wanted to be a princess and be married to a policeman (a policeman, not a prince). That would have been the ideal life for me. But, of course, I grew up and made wiser decisions. Because being a princess doesn’t only involve wearing beautiful dresses and being rich, but al read more
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Jun 19, 2015
Billy Wilder
June 22, 1906 - March 27, 2002
Those "Girls Gone Wilder", Kellee (Outspoken and Freckled) and Aurora (Once Upon a Screen), are hosting a birthday party/blogathon in honour of the inestimable Billy Wilder on June 22nd. I want to bring a little music to the festivities.
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Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on May 3, 2012
We have once again come to that rolling time of the year when this corner of the internet celebrates Bing Crosby's birthday. There has long been confusion about the date. According to biographer Gary Giddins, Harry and Kate Crosby's fourth son was born on May 3rd, 1903. The proud p read more