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Upcoming Breaking News: Journalism in Classic Film Blogathon
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Aug 7, 2013
Lindsay’s Movie Musings and Comet Over Hollywood present the Breaking News: Journalism in Classic Film Blogathon! When: September 21-22, 2013 What: Classic films are filled with stories featuring journalists and journalism. Being newspaperwomen ourselves, we wanted to feature the roving reporters read more
Musical Monday: “Broadway Melody of 1936″ (1935)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Aug 5, 2013
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: “Broadway Melody Of read more
Doris Day: From Hollywood party to leading role
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Aug 2, 2013
Georgia Garrett is a fast talking, cigarette smoking, flirtatious night club singer–and she is the character played by Doris Day in her very first film “Romance on the High Seas” (1948). While other actresses worked their way up to stardom through bit parts and uncredited roles, Day starred read more
Classic movies in music videos: Otherside by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jul 31, 2013
This is July’s edition of Comet Over Hollywood’s film references in music videos. The 1920 German silent film “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” is the story of a Francis recalling his memory of a carnival show. Dr. Caligari has a somnambulist Cesare who wakes up during the act. When Cesare read more
Musical Monday: “Lili” (1953)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jul 29, 2013
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: “Lili“– Musical read more
Musical Mondays: “Three Smart Girls” (1936)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jul 22, 2013
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: “Three Smart Girls” read more
1-Adam-12…1-Adam-12
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jul 16, 2013
During a time when law enforcement and the military weren’t popular in the United States, Officers Pete Malloy and Jim Reed patrolled the streets of Los Angeles. Kent McCord as Jim Reed and Martin Milner as Pete Malloy in “Adam-12″ (Source: KentMcCord.com) From September 1968 to May 197 read more
Musical Monday: “Summer Magic” (1963)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jul 15, 2013
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, I’m starting a weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Summer Magic (1964) read more
Classic in the Carolinas: Lost silent film based on Elkin, NC
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jul 3, 2013
Comet Over Hollywood is doing a mini-series of “Classics in the Carolinas.” I’ll be spotlighting classic movie related topics in South Carolina (my home state) and North Carolina (where I currently live and work). Elkin, North Carolina is a small town of roughly 4,000 people. It also is the setting read more
Musical Mondays: “Thank Your Lucky Stars” (1943)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jul 1, 2013
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, I’m starting a weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Thank Your Lucky read more
Movies in music videos: 1983 by Neon Trees
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 26, 2013
This is June’s edition of Comet Over Hollywood’s film references in music videos. In the film “Big,” a 12-year-old boy makes a wish on a Zoltar fortune teller machine at the fair to be grown up. The next day, he is a 30-year-old man in the form of Tom Hanks. Twelve-year-old Josh wishes read more
Musical Mondays: Something for the Boys (1944)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 24, 2013
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, I’m starting a weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Something for read more
Musical Mondays: “Second Chorus” (1940)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 17, 2013
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, I’m starting a weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Second read more
My dad, the practical movie watcher
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 16, 2013
My dad, Bill Pickens, is a practical movie watcher. When the Wicked Witch of the West cries “I’m melting!” after water is thrown on her in “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) he says, “Water wouldn’t make her melt. She would dissolve.” James Stewart as George Bailey asks Thomas Mitchell as read more
An influential mermaid
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 13, 2013
My dear friends at True Classics has invited bloggers to share their “Movie Memories” during the month of June. I am honored that I was invited to participate . Head to True Classics to read the other marvelous posts! Little Mermaid I remember sitting in a dim theater and looking at lit read more
Musical Mondays: “Thrill of a Romance” (1945)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 10, 2013
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: “Thrill of a read more
The All-American Aphrodite: Remembering Esther Williams
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 7, 2013
My cinema relationship with Esther Williams helped shape my film interests. I didn’t full watch any of her films until 2003 when my film appetite craved musicals. A swimming scene from “This Time for Keeps” When I was 15 I read her autobiography, “The Million Dollar Mermaid.” It’s read more
Musical Mondays: Rose of Washington Square (1939)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 3, 2013
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, I’m starting a weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Rose of Washington read more
Actress Beauty Tip #30: Marilyn Monroe breakfast
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 1, 2013
This is the thirtieth installment of the monthly classic actress beauty tips that I have read about and tested. Since I’ve started these beauty tips, I’ve tried some crazy things. Some include washing my hair with champagne and bathing in milk. When I was living at home, my parents didn read more
An education from “The Philadelphia Story”
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 30, 2013
“The Philadelphia Story” taught me what a hangover was when I was nine. And who knew what yare meant before Katharine Hepburn used the word? My fourth grade education was enhanced when I learned the meaning of those words the first time I saw “The Philadelphia Story” (1940) read more