Author Allan R. Ellenberger discusses Miriam Hopkins in the interview further below – and in his Hopkins biography Life and Films of a Hollywood Rebel. From pre-Code antiheroine to matronly…
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…
Greta Garbo movies: The Kiss was her final silent film. Greta Garbo movies: Rare silent era star on TCM Greta Garbo, a rarity among silent era movie stars, is Turner…
Hedy Lamarr inventor ca. early 1940s. Hedy Lamarr: ‘Invention’ & inventor on Turner Classic Movies Two Hedy Lamarr movies released during her heyday in the early 1940s – Victor Fleming’s…
Conrad Veidt is Turner Classic Movies’ “Summer Under the Stars” performer of the day. An international star since the silent era, Veidt worked in Germany, the United Kingdom, and Hollywood…
The Beast with a Million Eyes: Hardly truth in advertising as Roger Corman’s micro-budget sci-fi thriller is no “monster movie.” ‘The Beast with a Million Eyes’: Alien invasion movie predates…
Constance Bennett. At one point in the early 1930s, Constance Bennett was the highest-paid actress in Hollywood. (In her early Warner Bros. movies, Bette Davis was clearly modeled after Bennett.)…
Norma Shearer in The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg with Ramon Novarro as the titular character. Norma Shearer may not be a household name today, but back in the late…
Jean Arthur movies: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Jean Arthur is one of my all-time favorite performers. So, it’s great to see her listed as one of Turner Classic Movies’ “Summer…
Oberon ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ mystery: Tasmanian- or Indian-born Hollywood and British cinema star? ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ for movie fans: Merle Oberon day on TCM Ravishing beauty Merle Oberon,…
The Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich Pre-Code melodrama Blonde Venus is their best joint effort and the high point of their respective careers.
National Board of Review Best Film winner Letters from Iwo Jima, with Ken Watanabe. Clint Eastwood’s accompanying piece to Flags of Our Fathers shows the battle of Iwo Jima from…
The River 1951: Jean Renoir India-set classic. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be presenting a restored print of Jean Renoir’s 1951 drama The River. Though largely…
Bette Davis DVD Collection movie: Dark Victory with Humphrey Bogart. Bette Davis DVD Collection: ‘Dark Victory’ & ‘The Letter’ Bulging eyes, sly looks, clipped line delivery, and assorted mannerisms –…
Film Forum screenings: Claudette Colbert & Mae West + Gary Cooper Paramount Pre-Code classics “Paramount Before the Code,” consisting of more than 40 classics, semi-classics, and forgotten gems from Hollywood’s…
The Letter movie with Jeanne Eagels and Herbert Marshall. The Letter movie (1929) review: Creaky yet a must-see as murderess + adulteress Jeanne Eagels’ sole extant talkie Having watched William…
The Letter 1940 movie: Bette Davis’ outstanding femme fatale in this classic remains one of the most memorable film performances in history.
Movie extra jobs & other Hollywood Unknowns. Holywood Unknowns: A history of movie extras and bit players In Hollywood Unknowns (University Press of Mississippi), film historian Anthony Slide delves into…
Margaret O’Brien in Meet Me in St. Louis, with Judy Garland. For Turner Classic Movies’ Margaret O’Brien Day on Sunday, Aug. 15, TCM will present the television premiere of Meet Me…
Bette Davis and Olivia de Havilland in In This Our Life. No rare Bette Davis flicks on her Turner Classic Movies’ “Summer Under the Stars” day, Saturday, Aug. 8. That’s…
Gog 1954 with Richard Egan and Constance Dowling. Little-remembered filmmaker Herbert L. Strock directed the 3D thriller Gog – a 2001: A Space Odyssey precursor about the dangers posed by…
The Little Foxes (1941) movie review: Bette Davis heads a flawless cast in William Wyler’s masterful adaptation of Lillian Hellman’s stage classic. The Hands That Bilked America: To not choose…