Hedy Lamarr, Her Movies and Her Co-Stars
Hedy Lamarr was one of the most stunning actresses of Hollywood’s Golden Age. She was born Hedwig Kiesler in Vienna, Austria on November 9, 1913. Young Hedwig was catapulted to...
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Valley of the Dolls Stars Still Living
“Valley of the Dolls” is a 1966 potboiler that was written by Jacqueline Susann and promptly made into a film the following year. Although the film was panned by the...
“First Cow” Quotes, Notes and Clafoutis
Several reviews recommending “First Cow” (2019) as a fine film led me to rent it despite plentiful descriptions about lush scenery and cinematic techniques. Call me a Philistine, but the...
Quotes and Notes: While the City Sleeps (1956)
“While the City Sleeps” is listed as a crime drama and film noir on IMDB. But is it really? The film opens up with a murder, for sure, but it...
Quotes and Notes: The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
In 1939, Monty Woolley first starred in the role of Sheridan Whiteside in “The Man Who Came to Dinner” on the Broadway stage. The comical play, written by Moss Hart...
Multiple and Dual Film Roles
Often as movie viewers, we little question why a film has one actor playing dual or multiple roles in the same film. We don’t, for example, bother ourselves wondering why...
Dennis O’Keefe in Raw Deal (1948)
Claire Trevor was the sometimes narrator of the 1948 film noir, “Raw Deal”. She played Pat, the girlfriend of Joe Sullivan, whom she helped break out of prison. Dennis O’Keefe...
My One and Only: Quotes and Notes
Actor George Hamilton’s mother is the subject of “The One and Only,” a 2009 film loosely based upon a road trip that she took her children on after leaving her...
Green Book (2018) Wins Best Picture Oscar
The 2018 film “Green Book” starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali scooped up the Best Picture Oscar (my jaw dropped!) and two others at the 91st Academy Awards on February...
Golden Globes 2019 Winners List
Here is the list of winners at the 76th Golden Globe Awards, which was broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton and was hosted by Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg, but...
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