Actress Sandra Dee was a hugely popular – and curious – cross between wholesome teen Deanna Durbin and tormented teen James Dean, going to school, catching waves, falling in love,…
Lana Turner: Scandals on- and off-screen. Lana Turner movies: Scandal and more scandal Lana Turner is Turner Classic Movies’ “Summer Under the Stars” star today, Saturday, Aug. 10. I’m a…
Fred MacMurray: The All-American jerk in movies such as Double Indemnity and The Apartment. Fred MacMurray movies: ‘Double Indemnity’ & There’s Always Tomorrow’ Fred MacMurray is Turner Classic Movies’ 2013…
Douglas Sirk blockbuster Imitation of Life, with Lana Turner, Juanita Moore, and Karin Dicker. Douglas Sirk movies: ‘Imitation of Life,’ ‘Written on the Wind’ Douglas Sirk is Turner Classic Movies’…
Dorothy Malone ca. late 1940s. After years playing bits and supporting roles at RKO and Warner Bros., Dorothy Malone became a “leading lady” – sometimes co-leading lady – in the…
La Habanera with Zarah Leander and Ferdinand Marian. First, I have to state that I watched Douglas Sirk’s La Habanera, not knowing what to expect. All I knew was the…
Imitation of Life movie: Lana Turner, Karen Dicker, Juanita Moore, and Terry Burnham. Douglas Sirk’s classic melodrama Imitation of Life, starring Lana Turner, will have its 50th anniversary celebrated with…
William Castle and the Rosemary’s Baby ‘curse.’ William Castle was a director of B movie thrillers such as those in two popular franchises of the 1940s starring faded stars of…
Sandra Dee: A Top Ten U.S. box office draw in the early 1960s, the pert, cute, blonde actress was Hollywood’s personification of “all-American” youth – a singular blend of Deanna…
Lenny movie review: Adapted by Julian Barry from his own play, Bob Fosse’s multiple Oscar-nominated 1974 Lenny Bruce biopic starring a miscast Dustin Hoffman isn’t nearly as intrepid or outrageous…