by Danny Miller | Jul 9, 2016 | Features, What's Hot
It’s hard to imagine that 1932’s Call Her Savage was the “comeback” film for Clara Bow. Why on earth does a 26-year-old actress at the top of her game need a comeback? While it’s true that Clara Bow’s spectacular career had reached its zenith during the silent era in...
by Danny Miller | Jul 1, 2016 | Features, What's Hot
Olivia de Havilland was born 100 years ago today, on July 1, 1916, in Tokyo. The Oscar-winning actress moved to Paris a little over 60 years ago and still resides there today. I wrote her a letter as a kid and was delighted when I received a lovely response sent from...
by Danny Miller | May 6, 2016 | Features, What's Hot
The seventh annual TCM Classic Film Festival took place last weekend in Hollywood — three and a half glorious days of over 80 classic movies and presentations. I’ve attended all seven festivals and it is by FAR my favorite movie event of the year — and one that I look...
by Danny Miller | Mar 23, 2016 | Features, What's Hot
On this day in 1904, Lucille Fay LeSueur (later known as Joan Crawford) was born in San Antonio, Texas. Some sources list the year of her birth as 1904, 1905, or even 1908, but a quick search of the San Antonio census records reveals the truth. By any measure,...
by Danny Miller | Mar 21, 2016 | Features, What's Hot
When screen legend John Barrymore declares a 12-year-old girl he worked with as “Hollywood’s greatest actress,” you can’t help but take notice. Born 89 years ago today, classic movie fans remember Virginia Weidler as Dinah Lord, Katharine...
by Danny Miller | Feb 6, 2016 | Features, What's Hot
This post is part of the 31 Days of Oscar Blogathon hosted by Aurora of Once Upon a Screen, Kellee of Outspoken & Freckled, and Paula of Paula’s Cinema Club. These three classic movie mavens have organized a month-long salute to the Academy Awards around...
