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Visit www.separatecinema.com Imitation of Life  (1934)  You know, this version of Imitation of Life  isn't as hard to watch as I remembered it being when I was in my huffy, politically-hypersensitive twenties. It's slightly more nuanced than the Douglas Sirk techn read more

Visit www.separatecinema.com Imitation of Life  (1934)  You know, this version of Imitation of Life  isn't as hard to watch as I remembered it being when I was in my huffy, politically-hypersensitive twenties. It's slightly more nuanced than the Douglas Sirk techn read more

Born George Brendan Nolan, Shannonbridge, County Offaly, Ireland, March 15, 1899 Featured In Acting Irish in Hollywood: From Fitzgerald to FarrellBy Professor Ruth Barton,Irish Academic Press, 2006 Someone Should Make This Movie George Brent was born in Ireland to a read more

Born Harold Ribotsky, Brooklyn, NY March 6, 1921 - March 25, 2012 Pre-Bigshot From "Dead End" Kid to Bigshot Producer Harold Ribotsky was the youngest of seven children born to Polish -Jewish parents in Brooklyn, New York. His father was a property develo read more

Born Harold Ribotsky, Brooklyn, NY March 6, 1921 - March 25, 2012 Pre-Bigshot From "Dead End" Kid to Bigshot Producer Harold Ribotsky was the youngest of seven children born to Polish -Jewish parents in Brooklyn, New York. His father was a property develo read more

Born Louise Ellen Beavers, Cincinnati, OH, March 8, 1902 Well, I was going to delve into the life and career of the excellent Louise Beavers, but I see that there is already a thorough and well-written article by Cliff Aliperti on his site, immortalephemera.com, which I heartily rec read more

I love Fred's maniacal grin. The Egg and I  (1947) Our great family friend, Leslie, introduced us to the marvelous Betty MacDonald when we were pre-teens, starting with The Egg and I and Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, and flourishing out from there. The Egg and I was so funny and read more

I love Fred's maniacal grin. The Egg and I  (1947) Our great family friend, Leslie, introduced us to the marvelous Betty MacDonald when we were pre-teens, starting with The Egg and I and Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, and flourishing out from there. The Egg and I was so funny and read more

Assamattafayou, Leetle Feesh? Captains Courageous  (1937) Captains Courageous makes me cry like a little girl every time, and not just because of Spencer Tracy's accent*, but because Freddie Bartholomew is so very good. It's probably the only picture whe read more

Assamattafayou, Leetle Feesh? Captains Courageous  (1937) Captains Courageous makes me cry like a little girl every time, and not just because of Spencer Tracy's accent*, but because Freddie Bartholomew is so very good. It's probably the only picture whe read more

Born Mary Tomlinson, Acton, IN, February 24, 1890 Biography Marjorie Main: The Life and Films of Hollywood's "Ma Kettle"By Michelle Vogel, McFarland, 2011 The Beautiful Foghorn I am not a particular fan of the "Ma and Pa Kettle" series, or any of the "country read more

Remember to unhook the speaker. Movie Houses, Dumps, and Palaces I Have Loved I went down a very deep rabbit hole of remembrance yesterday, wondering whatever happened to this theatre or that in this town and that one. Now that I'm approaching my Norma Desmond years, I suspect this w read more

Renee Falconetti as St. Joan The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) at the National Cathedral Just got back from seeing Carl Theodor Dreyer's Passion of Joan of Arc at the Washington National Cathedral with live choral and orchestral accompaniment (Voices of Light, by Richard Einhorn, per read more

Remember to unhook the speaker. Movie Houses, Dumps, and Palaces I Have Loved I went down a very deep rabbit hole of remembrance yesterday, wondering whatever happened to this theatre or that in this town and that one. Now that I'm approaching my Norma Desmond years, I suspect this w read more

Renee Falconetti as St. Joan The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) at the National Cathedral Just got back from seeing Carl Theodor Dreyer's Passion of Joan of Arc at the Washington National Cathedral with live choral and orchestral accompaniment (Voices of Light, by Richard Einhorn, per read more

Frederick Cecil Bartholomew: March 28, 1924 - January 23, 1992 Biography Freddie Bartholomew: Complete Biography of the 1930′s MGM Child StarBy Cliff Aliperti, 8/18/2012, immortalephemera.com If Harry Potter Were a Hufflepuff I mean no disrespect to Hufflepuff o read more

Frederick Cecil Bartholomew: March 28, 1924 - January 23, 1992 Biography Freddie Bartholomew: Complete Biography of the 1930′s MGM Child StarBy Cliff Aliperti, 8/18/2012, immortalephemera.com If Harry Potter Were a Hufflepuff I mean no disrespect to Hufflepuff o read more

Margaret Nixon McEathron, February 22, 1930 Autobiography I Could Have Sung All Night: My StoryBy Marni Nixon, Billboard Books, 2006 "The Ghostess with the Mostest"* By the time Marni Nixon was 18, she had performed as a violinist, a child actress (The Bashfu read more

Margaret Nixon McEathron, February 22, 1930 Autobiography I Could Have Sung All Night: My StoryBy Marni Nixon, Billboard Books, 2006 "The Ghostess with the Mostest"* By the time Marni Nixon was 18, she had performed as a violinist, a child actress (The Bashful Bache read more

Forrest Gump: 1876 Who wouldn't see *this* movie? My Sunday With Arthur Penn Maybe it was all that laundry piled up in the kid's room. Or the several days of snow shoveling and school closings. But I just couldn't be bothered. Generally, when I feel overwhelmed by deta read more