Dietrich & Riefenstahl
Hollywood, Berlin, and a Century In Two Lives By Karin Wieland Having read previous books on Marlene Dietrich, I came into this latest edition on her life well versed on […]
Desire (1936)
Having concluded her tutelage with her very own Svengali, Josef von Sternberg, Marlene Dietrich would find herself starring opposite a very Mr. Deeds like Gary Cooper for this hybrid screwball comedy/heist/ […]
Lionel Atwill : The Exquisite Villain
by Neil Pettigrew Is Lionel Atwill one of the great “horror” stars of the first and second wave of the genre? Perhaps, but I’ll be the first to admit I […]
Looking Back at 2016 and The Road to Hollywood
Another year come and gone and I’m still having fun with this extension of my movie crazed collecting and knowledge so I hope those of you who drop in are finding […]
The Scarlet Empress (1934)
Madness ….. Mayhem …. and Marlene. Time for the monthly mad movie challenge with Kristina over at Speakeasy. She’s assigned me to watch one of the Marlene Dietrich/Josef von Sternberg […]
Mandalay (1934)
The last week of the month spells the Mad Movie Challenge when Kristina of Speakeasy joins me for a new discovery from years past. It’s when she assigns me a […]
TCM Festival 2016 : The Movies Part 1 and The Great Fire Alarm Adventure
I’ll first start by saying it’s impossible to catch all the movies as there are major decisions to be made going in. Should I catch It’s Wonderful Life with a […]
The TCM Festival 2016 : The Hollywood Experience
Now that I’ve returned home to my small town in Canada, it’s time to reflect over the next couple weeks on my crossing both the Hollywood trip and attending the […]
TCM Festival 2016 …… Here I Come
While I may not be a Jimmy Stewart type, could it be that I have my very own Clarence the angel looking after yours truly. Maybe he even looks like […]
