Have you ever watched a classic movie and wonder how on earth some of the actors or actresses were able to keep up with lines. The witty lines and the speed by which they said them has always impressed me. Now, do you ever think of your favorite classic stars as making mistakes while on the set? Can you ever imagine any one of them cursing on the set when bloopers were committed? I suppose we are all tempted to believe that the starlets...

Here is something that can be turned into a movie. A tombstone above Marilyn Monroe’s tombstone was put for auction back in August on EBay. “Here is a once in a lifetime and into eternity opportunity to spend your eternal days directly above Marilyn Monroe,” the advert read. The bid started at $500,000 and in days it was already at 2.5 million. Here is the kicker; a bidder from Japan won the auction at 4.5 million! Then...

With today’s headlines, I feel I need a real break from reality. A little nostalgia does the trick for me. On that note, let’s go back in time. “Some Like it Hot,” (1959) turns fifty this year. This movie still makes people laugh today. I’ve still to find actors which can do a better job than Lemmon and Curtis impersonating women. In fact, the American Film Institute named it No. 1 on their list of the 100 best...

Turner Classic Movies kicks off its “Summer under the Stars” tonight starting at 8:00 PM. And what a way to start, tonight’s movie star is none other than Henry Fonda. TCM’s Summer… is when movie stars have their very own day to show their stuff. A whole 24 hours of one particular star each day in August. Tonight we will see gems like, “Grapes of Wrath,”  “The Farmer takes a Wife,”...

I just got another chance to watch “Footsteps in the Fog” (1955). I dug up an old post I had on the movie just to remind classic movie fans that if you’ve never seen it, get your hands on the DVD. It is a gem! “Footsteps in The Fog” (1955) starring Stewart Granger and Jean Simmons totally impressed me. An Edwardian thriller which has all the ingredients of a dark and twisted story of betrayal and murder. Jean plays...

Recently I had the opportunity to watch Robert Osborne interview Mickey Rooney on TCM . I got to tell you, it was the most enjoyable interview I’ve seen in a while. Mickey said things that didn’t really surprise me. I kinda thought that he was the sort of person he described. His personality came through in many of his roles. What spunk this man still has…a lesson to us all. His outlook on life is refreshing. I did learn a...