(See previous post: Fourth of July Movies: Escapism During a Weird Year.) On the evening of the Fourth of July, besides fireworks, fire hazards, and Yankee Doodle Dandy, if you’re…
Mickey Rooney
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Godzilla 1954 a.k.a. Gojira, with Takashi Shimura and Momoko Kôchi. Somewhat surprisingly, Ishirô Honda’s monster movie tackles the sociocultural upheavals in post-World War II Japan, as the young daughter (Kôchi)…
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Mickey Rooney ca. 1940 Mickey Rooney dead at 93: Four-time Oscar nominee & frequent Judy Garland co-star may have had the longest film career ever Mickey Rooney, four-time Academy Award…
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Mickey Rooney movies on TCM: Music and murder (image: Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland ca. 1940) Mickey Rooney is Turner Classic Movies’ “Summer Under the Stars” star today, August 13,…
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June Lockhart and Lauren Hutton, Malcolm McDowell and Mickey Rooney: Multiple movie eras merge at Academy’s exhibition.
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Sandra Bullock becomes one of the few women named the top box office draw in the domestic market. But how reliable are these exhibitors’ polls?
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Christmas Cheer: Andy Hardy and rediscovering Sherlock Holmes actor who made his mark as sleuth in 5 films + Woody Allen and Katharine Hepburn.
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Were the World Mine: Director Tom Gustafson interview discusses his gay musical version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream starring Tanner Cohen.
Elizabeth Taylor Hospitalized: Two-time Best Actress Oscar winner suffers Heart Failure, had tweeted about Kim Kardashian interview.
Alfred Hitchcock British films: The Lady Vanishes with Dame May Whitty, Margaret Lockwood, and Michael Redgrave. On Nov. 27–28, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (website) will present the…