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Review: Star Reporter (1939)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Sep 5, 2014
Often while discussing films we rank their importance with the alphabet. An A film is a mainstream, high dollar movie. A B movie is a low-budget commercial film that may have a quality story line and actors, but is less publicized. These films would be the bottom half of the double feature — read more
Back to School Musical Monday: She’s Working Her Way Through College (1952)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Sep 1, 2014
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 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “She’s Working Her read more
Back to School Musical Monday: “Old Man Rhythm” (1935)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Aug 25, 2014
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 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Old Man Rhythm” read more
Review: “Hot Rods to Hell”
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Aug 22, 2014
We all have at least one guilty pleasure film that is so terrible, but we inexplicably love it. I have several, and one of them is the 1967 drama/thriller “Hot Rods to Hell.” It is one of those films where you laugh at the ridiculous lines and moments but have a desire to rewatch it constantly. read more
Musical Monday: “The Time, the Place and the Girl” (1946)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Aug 18, 2014
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 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “The Time, The Place, read more
The First Lady of Baseball: Laraine Day
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Aug 14, 2014
She was a perfect mix of sophistication and fresh-faced beauty. Laraine Day was an All-American girl next door, who played Nurse Mary Lamont in the “Doctor Kildare” film series while under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Day co-starred with top Hollywood stars such as John Wayne, Cary Grant, Lana read more
Musical Monday: “Jupiter’s Darling” (1955)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Aug 11, 2014
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 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Jupiter’s Darling read more
Musical Monday: The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady (1950)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Aug 4, 2014
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 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “The Daughter of Rosie read more
Who are your neighbors?: 60 years of peeping through the “Rear Window”
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Aug 1, 2014
Do you know your neighbors? The family with the dog that barks all night, the child who rides through your yard on his bike or the woman who sends flowers when a relative dies? Stuck in his wheelchair with a broken leg, James Stewart’s character in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rear Window” (1954) got read more
Classic films in music videos: “Head On (Hold On to Your Heart)” by Man Man
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jul 31, 2014
This is July’s edition of Comet Over Hollywood’s film references in music videos. The band Man-Man, categorized as “experimental rock,” uses several themes influenced by the 1950s in their music videos. In their video “Piranhas Club,” a little boy starts a 1950s-like “ read more
Musical Monday: Stingaree (1934)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jul 28, 2014
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 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Stingaree” –Musical read more
The Queen of Technicolor, in person: Maureen O’Hara
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jul 22, 2014
Irish actress Maureen O’Hara, pictured here in the 1950s. Hundreds of people stood waiting, excitedly chattering. A line wrapped up and down an alley at least four times and stretched out to Hollywood Boulevard. When the doors to El Capitan Theater opened, people walked briskly, some even run read more
Musical Monday: Down Argentine Way (1940)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jul 21, 2014
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 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Down Argentine Way” read more
Musical Monday: “Thousands Cheer” (1943)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jul 7, 2014
t’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 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Thousands Cheer” read more
Musical Monday: Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 30, 2014
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 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Look for the Silver Lining read more
Musical Monday: “Follow the Boys” (1963)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 23, 2014
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 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Follow The Boys” –Musical read more
Musical Monday: The Fleet’s In (1942)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 16, 2014
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 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “The Fleet’s In” read more
What Fathered Comet’s interest?
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 15, 2014
If it wasn’t for either of my parents, I wouldn’t like classic films today. As I have said on Comet numerous times, my parents rolled out films such as “Yankee Doodle Dandy” or “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” when my sisters and I were toddlers. It was my dad who later introduced me to read more
Musical Monday: Grounds for Marriage (1951)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 9, 2014
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 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Grounds for Marriage” read more
The Longest Day: Actors who fought in D-Day
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 6, 2014
Seventy years ago today, Allied forces stormed Omaha Beach in the Normandy Invasion, known as D-Day. A few of those soldiers were established actors or later pursued a career in Hollywood. Here are a few of those men that served in D-Day: Lt Col David Niven, Royal Marine Commando, Normandy 1944 Dav read more