Jean as Mary Pondering the future “The Happy Ending,” 1969, well this classic movie should really be titled,  “And they lived Unhappily Ever After.” As I watched it, I had to wonder what hellish consequences were unleashed on society by this selfish couple. It felt as if I were watching Fran Dodsworth (Ruth Chatterton) in pre-code movie “Dodsworth,” only with a feminist twist. Jean Simmons plays Mary Wilson, a “poor,...

My husband just can’t figure me out, each and every time he wants to watch a movie on our large screen TV,  I choose to stay upstairs in our bedroom with my 32’ inch TV to watch “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” or “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.” Ok, so why do I do this? I am totally fascinated with how Hitchcock can take a half hour or hour show and keep an audience captive.  These anthology shows were, as I put it,...

Elizabeth Taylor (1932 – 2011) The very first time I saw Elizabeth Taylor I was a little girl, I can’t remember what movie I was watching, but I remember thinking, how beautiful she was. She had these tantalizing eyes that left every man breathless. Her style and fashion sense was every woman’s envy.  My favorite movies with Liz are “Giants” (1956) where Liz plays a wife of a Texas tycoon, who is treated as an outsider in the...

Thomas Edison Well I’m excited about TCM’s “Moguls and Movie Stars, the History of Hollywood.” It’s walk through Hollywood’s history. Being a history and classic movie aficionado, it gets no better than this. This whole month starting tonight we will learn of the humble beginnings of Hollywood and how it grew into a mega million dollar empire. The series airs tonight, and every Monday and Wednesday night...

Carnival of Souls, (1962) is one of those B movies everyone makes fun of, but can’t help watching. If you decide to watch this film, just imagine you are seeing an extended episode of the “The Twilight Zone.” I remember when I was a little girl seeing this movie, it haunted me for days. Although the movie was done on a shoestring, it is scary, and director,  Herk Harvey does a fine job with it. The movie opens up with a group...

I had the pleasure of talking to co-producer Michael Knowlan about the ambitious web series, “The Projectionist”.    The official website says it best: ” A spiritual successor to the great anthology series of the 1960′s, The Projectionist speaks to a whole new generation with a fresh take on the anthology structure.”  Knowlan shares thoughts on the development process, pitching the series, and how the...