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Actress beauty tip #19: Golden hair
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Dec 6, 2011
Marlene Dietrich and her beautiful, golden hair. This is the nineteenth installment of the monthly classic actress beauty tips that I have read about and tested. During the holiday season, glitter and sparkle seems to be all the rage. Garland, holiday dresses, sequined shoes. Well why not add read more
Six Degrees of Separation-Classic Movies
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Nov 30, 2011
Okay gang, I am continuing Page’s of My Love For Old Hollywood‘s game of Six Degrees of Separation. Marsha over at A Person in the Dark tagged me to continue to the Six Degrees of Separation game. In this round, Vincent at Carole and Co started us off with Carole Lombard and connected read more
The day we’ve all been waiting for: Robert Osborne’s return
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Nov 30, 2011
This is for the Welcome Back, Bob! Blogathon celebrating Robert’s return to Turner Classic Movies on Dec. 1. Hosted by Carley (@MissCarley) from The Kitty Packard Pictorial and Will McKinley (@willmckinley). Robert Osborne returns to TCM Dec.1 Silence always sweeps over my household whenever read more
Actor in Music Video: “Round and Round” by Ratt
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Nov 28, 2011
We have November’s installment of classic film referenced or shown in music videos. Milton Berle in the 1940s. Milton Berle makes a short cameo in the heavy metal song “Round and Round” by Ratt in 1984. You can see him at :23 and also dressed as a woman at :43. Berle started out i read more
Who’s that turkey?
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Nov 24, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving from Gordon and Doris. Several holiday themed TV shows and films have the theme of having a pet turkey that is destined to be Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. Through the months, the turkey has become a friend to the main character so they are reluctant to cover it with cranber read more
Birthday Blogathon: Film #4 Since You Went Away 1944
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Nov 17, 2011
For my fourth evening of birthday favorite films I chose: Jane and Bridget listening to Anne read a letter from their father. (This actually is my desktop background). Brief plot: The story of Anne Hilton and her two daughters Jane and Bridget on the American World War 2 home front while their fath read more
Birthday Blogathon: Film #3 State Fair 1945
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Nov 16, 2011
For my third evening of birthday favorite films I chose: "It's a grand night" for State Fair Brief plot: The Frank family travels to the annual Iowa state fair, entering their prize hog, minced meat and pickles into contests. The two children find romance at the fair, but it is uncer read more
Birthday Blogathon: Film #2 Shadow of a Doubt
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Nov 15, 2011
For my second evening of birthday favorite films I chose: From LIFE: Stroboscopic multiple exposure of Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten talking and struggling as characters from Alfred Hitchcock's film "Shadow of a Doubt." Brief plot: Charlotte “Charlie” Newton is bored wi read more
Birthday Blogathon: Film #1 Battleground 1949
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Nov 14, 2011
For my first evening of birthday favorite films I chose: Van Johnson and John Hodiak listening to a Christmas Eve sermon in "Battleground" Brief plot: The film depiction of the 101st Airborne Division when they are trapped in Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. The division is surrou read more
A Birthday mini-blogathon at Comet
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Nov 13, 2011
Constance Bennet came over to help with decorations. This Friday (Nov. 18) is my 23rd birthday. As a little birthday treat to myself, I thought I would watch a favorite classic film of mine every night until Friday. Starting tomorrow until the end of the week, I will review one movie a day. I thoug read more
Elkin goes to war and Hollywood
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Nov 11, 2011
Fred Norman, 19, in 1943 when he enlisted. I met one of the last Americans to see Churchill, Stalin and Truman together and who also has met several Hollywood stars. On Wednesday, I was excited about the interview and wore a skirt and turtleneck rather than my usual outfit of read more
The most beautiful woman in Hollywood: Hedy Lamarr book review
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Nov 9, 2011
Hedy Lamarr-The most beautiful face on screen Dubbed “The Most Beautiful Woman in Films” in the 1940s, actress, art connoisseur and inventor of radio guided torpedoes during World War 2, Hedy Lamarr has an impressive resume. However, writing a book is not one of them. Lamarr’s autobiography “Ecstas read more
Actress Beauty tip #18: The Hollywood figure
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Nov 1, 2011
This is the eighteenth installment of the monthly classic actress beauty tips that I have read about and tested. Barbara Stanwyck in "The Lady Eve" showing off the ideal 1940s figure. Back in May I did a post about Jean Harlow weight loss in honor of swim suit season. Now that we are get read more
Old Hollywood Halloween: jump on the ‘Bandwagon’
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Oct 31, 2011
The difficult thing about being a classic film lover at Halloween is no one knows who you are supposed to be. Some of you might remember my Carmen Miranda costume from last Halloween. Several of my friends thought I was Chiquita Banana and I tried to correct them-Carmen Miranda was spoofed so many read more
Comet Over Hollywood is flitterin’
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Oct 26, 2011
A few weeks ago I posted that I finally had found a reporter job. Well this past week I also finally found an apartment in the North Carolina town where the job is located- I’ve had a heck of a time finding a place to live. Today I am moving (or flitterin’ as they say in “Summer read more
Classic movies in Music Videos: Backstreet’s Back
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Oct 25, 2011
We have October’s installment of classic film referenced or shown in music videos. This month I’m spot lighting the 1997 Backstreet Boy’s video “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back). Now before you stop reading I’ll admit this one is a bit of a stretch. However the info read more
10 ways to survive the end of the world, Mad Max style
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Oct 17, 2011
Supposedly the world is supposed to end on October 21. So we can all be ready for this event, I wanted to share the knowledge I’ve learned from the three Mad Max films which showed me exactly what post-apocalyptic life will be like. Mad Max 2: Road Warrior (1981) 10. Wear leather. I’m read more
My second favorite Day
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Oct 13, 2011
LIFE 1943 She lights up the screen in every film and her last name is Day. I don’t mean Doris Day, but today’s birthday girl, Laraine Day. Today would have been Miss Day’s 91 birthday (she passed away on November 10, 2007) and since she is one of my favorite actresses, I wanted to read more
Caroletennial (+3)- The simple glamour girl
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Oct 10, 2011
The Gables: Words can not describe how I feel about this photo. Since Thursday, October 6, Vincent over at Carole and Co blog has been hosting a blogathon celebrating the 103 birthday of the lovely and fascinating Carole Lombard. I adore Carole Lombard and have been wanting to participate in the b read more
Actress Beauty Tip #17: Carole Lombard Curls
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Oct 4, 2011
**Firstly, happy birthday to my dad-famous to all of you for his insightful “Summer Place” comments ** This is the seventeenth installment of the monthly classic actress beauty tips that I have read about and tested. 1930s Carole Lombard hairstyle I was trying to copy In honor of Caro read more