Ann Sothern: Although never a superstar, throughout her unusual and unusually long Hollywood career – after a long apprenticeship, she enjoyed two career peaks – Ann Sothern was billed above…
Kay Francis. Kay Francis revisited: One of the brightest & most underrated Hollywood stars of the 1930s Kay Francis is the star of the day (April 9) on Turner Classic…
Merle Oberon: ‘Exotic’ and mysterious star of British and American cinema was a victim of the ‘Marion Davies Syndrome.’ Merle Oberon movies: ‘Exotic’ and underrated actress with mysterious past is…
Debbie Reynolds: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer singing and dancing star. Debbie Reynolds movies: Oscar nominee for ‘The Unsinkable Molly Brown,’ sweetness and light in phony ‘The Singing Nun’ Debbie Reynolds is Turner Classic…
‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ 2015: Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer. ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ movie is a domestic box office bomb: Will it be saved by international filmgoers? Directed by…
Colonialism in Africa and its lasting legacy: The Wilby Conspiracy with Michael Caine, Sidney Poitier, Prunella Gee, and Rutger Hauer. Shot in Kenya with an international cast, Ralph Nelson’s South…