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Actress Beauty Tip #15: Bette Davis Eyes
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Aug 2, 2011
Young Bette Davis This is the fifteenth installment of our monthly classic actress beauty tips that I have read about and tested. Bette Davis is known for her eyes. There is a cheesy song that emulates them, people reference them all the time. I came across a beauty regiment of Bette’s that I read more
What happened to Carole Landis?
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Jul 22, 2011
My sophomore year of high school I had one of the best teacher’s I’ve ever had during my student career. Her name was Leslie Pierce and she taught honors English. We read a lot of really boring books like “The Scarlett Letter” or “Ethan Frome” but she somehow mad read more
Classic Movies in Music Videos: “Llyod, I’m Ready to Be Heartbroken” by Camera Obscura
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Jul 16, 2011
Here we have another installment of music videos that feature either classic movie stars, movies or reference classic movies. This month’s music video is “Lloyd, I’m Ready to Be Heartbroken” by Camera Obscura from their 2006 album “Let’s Get Out of This Country.” The video is of read more
There’s No Business Like Show Business: book review of Betty Hutton’s autobiography
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Jul 14, 2011
The zany Betty Hutton we love performing her role as Trudy Kockenlocker in "Miracle of Morgan's Creek" (1944) dragging William Demarest. Bob Hope called her a “Vitamin pill with legs.” Betty Hutton was one of the top stars at Paramount studios from the 1940s until the ear read more
Hollywood’s King and Queen: The Oliviers
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Jul 10, 2011
Through the years, several acting couples have been dubbed “Hollywood Royalty”: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner. But none of these couples come close to the class and sophistication of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. T read more
Hooray for the red, white and blue
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Jul 4, 2011
I’ve always been under the firm belief that World War II era America is one of the most patriotic times this country has ever had. Women saved cooking grease, nylon hose and tubes of toothpaste to donate for war materials. Film stars enlisted and performed for the soldiers. Female actresses read more
Edith Fellows: Tossing pennies from heaven
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Jul 2, 2011
Another star faded on Sunday, June 26. Child star Edith Fellows died at the age of 88. Her name may not as familiar as child stars like Freddie Bartholomew or Virginia Weidler, Fellows was still popular with audience, but usually was type cast as a brat. She played a spoiled little pill in “ read more
Classic Actress Beauty Tip #14: Clear Katharine Hepburn complexion
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Jul 1, 2011
This is the fourteenth installment of our monthly classic actress beauty tips that I have read about and tested. Recently, Glamour magazine listed several classic actress beauty secrets. One that peaked my interest was how Katharine Hepburn had such clear skin. It’s no secret that I am not th read more
The story of Tommy Kirk
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Jun 27, 2011
Tommy Kirk in "Old Yeller" You may have seen him turning into a sheepdog on “The Shaggy Dog,” tragically killing his dog in “Old Yellar” or as the know-it-all brother in “Swiss Family Robinson.” Life for fresh faced, slightly goofy Tommy Kirk seemed sun read more
Yankee Doodle dressed in drag
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Jun 26, 2011
When you think of transgender individuals what comes to mind? Cher’s daughter, Chasity, becoming Chaz? The teased wigs and lots of eye make-up of Rupal’s contestants on the VH1 show “Rupaul’s Drag Race”? Robin Williams in “Mrs. Doubtfire”? What about a female impersonator in a 1919 silent read more
Turn down your bass
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Jun 22, 2011
Are you ever riding in the car and the song you are listening to makes your bass embarrassingly loud? That’s happened to me on several occasions lately. No I wasn’t listening to Lil’ Wayne or Lady Gaga’s latest single. I was listening to classic movie soundtracks and my read more
Happy Father’s Day with the MacRea’s
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Jun 19, 2011
Last year I did a post on fathers and their actor children. This year I decided to focus on just one father and daughter: Gordon MacRea and his oldest daughter Meredith. I found a very sweet duet of the two singing “Count Your Blessings” from the movie “White Christmas” (195 read more
Classic Movies in Music Videos: “Bones” by The Killers
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Jun 15, 2011
Here we have another installment of music videos that feature either classic movie stars, movies or reference classic movies. This month’s music video is “Bones” by The Killers from their album “Sam’s Town.” The video is of a guy and a girl in a drive in movie an read more
The hills are alive in D.C.
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Jun 12, 2011
I met Eddie Scarry in Media Writing, MCOM 241, in the Fall of 2008 at Winthrop University. We bonded over conversations about how GAP clothes were now boring and how we liked Gwen Stefani’s album “Sweet Escape.” Scarry was the opinion editor for “The Johnsonian.” He made students and professors read more
D-Day, 6th of June
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Jun 6, 2011
Today, I started thinking about the star-studded movie “The Longest Day” (1962) since it is D-Day today. The movie is full of every male star during that era you can think of:
John Wayne
Robert Mitchum
Robert Ryan
Sal Mineo
Richard Burton
Eddie Albert
Sean Connery
Red Buttons
Richard Be read more
Time marches on: Comet’s Anniversary
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Jun 3, 2011
I’m as bad as a cinema husband. I forgot my own one year anniversary! “Comet Over Hollywood” turned a year old on May 17. Technically, it was created in April 2009, as I shared in a post about the blog’s namesake back in April. However, I only wrote five posts from April read more
Beauty Tip #13 **Anniversary Edition**: Lux Soap
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on Jun 1, 2011
Lovely Laraine Day in a Lux Soap ad A year ago today, I posted my first classic movie tip. It was Lana Turner’s use of Boraxo soap to scrub her skin. I still use it now and find it really effective. This is the 13th beauty tip and is a special tip for Comet’s beauty tips anniversary. I read more
The Van Johnson War
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on May 29, 2011
In honor of Memorial Day, I wanted to share some of my favorite war movies. But there’s a catch…they all star Van Johnson. It’s no denying that Van Johnson was one of the most sought after actors on the MGM lot during World War II. Big names like James Stewart, Clark Gable and Mic read more
Classic Movies in Music Videos: “Dark of the Matinee”
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on May 25, 2011
I’m starting yet another new feature on “Comet” about actors and actresses, or anything classic film related, in music videos. The video featured today is Franz Ferdinand’s 2004 song “The Dark of the Matinee” from their self titled first album. The video doesn’t have a read more
Classic film in daily life: Jane Fonda workout
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on May 23, 2011
Jane Fonda pregnancy workout record, Workout book and the workout VHS What do classic film and a good work out have in common? Jane Fonda. In 1982, my mom bought the “Jane Fonda Workout” VHS tape. Twenty-nine years later, my mother and myself are still doing the exercises along with Ja read more