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You have lots of choices. You can go for a religious-themed film. (Easter is the highpoint of the Christian calendar, after all.) A light hearted musical. A controversial take on the subject. Hello, everybody. Well it’s just a day away and, of course, the usual fare will be offered by the TV networks. But your classic […]
Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, here today to take a look at two of classic Hollywood’s most powerful men that you probably have never heard of. One who has, at least a little bit, is regular reader Mike Sheridan, who emailed following last week’s blog about renowned Hollywood mobster Mickey […]
As a classic movie fan, you may or may not be in love with Quentin Tarantino’s movies. But there is no denying that the voluble writer-director casts each one with an inventive eye toward Hollywood’s past. Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, here to try and connect today’s movies with aspects […]
Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, once again dipping into our emailbag — one of our favorite pastimes — to unearth recent reader comments. This time, our March 15 blog (YOUR FAVORITE MOVIES FOR SAINT PADDY’S DAY?) drew some interesting responses. Just to refresh, Joe’s pick was what he termed “the obvious.” […]
He was one of the biggest stars. He was an Academy Award winner, and his days as a leading man spanned 35 years. He died a leading man. Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, here to discuss one of the easiest ways to determine whether an actor is or was […]
It was published in 1975, and for years thereafter author Kenneth Anger’s Hollywood Babylon set the standard for juicy, tell-all star guides. The book covered the scandal waterfront from the silent movie era through the 1960s, and it still makes for entertaining reading. Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, here […]
Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, marveling at how close were the links between the movie studios in the Forties and Fifties and organized crime. The big studios today are run as faceless corporate entities by interchangeable bureaucrats operationally on another planet from the Bugsy Siegels and Mickey Cohens of […]
Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, here today to confess that we just couldn’t help ourselves. For the past few weeks we’ve been digging up shots of famous stars and their pets. We’ve shown cats and dogs, and one of our dear followers asked, “what’s next? Monkeys?” So here it […]
It was published in 1975, and for years thereafter author Kenneth Anger’s Hollywood Babylon set the standard for juicy, tell-all star guides. The book covered the scandal waterfront from the silent movie era through the 1960’s, and it still makes for entertaining reading. Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, here today to […]
What does recent Academy Award Winner Jennifer Lawrence have in common with movie greats Jane Wyman and Katherine Hepburn? Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, back again to discuss some interesting Oscar trivia. (You may be Oscared out by this point […]