GIFTS FOR EVERY MOVIE LOVER
Flip books are irresistible, whether you’re 8 or 80… and Fliptomania offers some legendary movie moments: Cary Grant ducking a crop-duster in North by Northwest, the four heroes prancing off to see the Wizard in The Wizard of Oz,…
CARRIE FISHER REMEMBERED
Carrie Fisher was wary of being on display at the Telluride Film Festival in September, but she took strength from her ever-present dog Gary and came onstage after a showing of Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds.…
VINTAGE SONGS: TIME MACHINES OR MOOD ENHANCERS
I doubt that many J.K. Rowling fans watching Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them would recognize the voice of Ruth Etting…yet it’s that once-popular vocalist singing “You’re the Cream in my Coffee” who helps set the scene for…
A HORROR MOVIE MECCA IS ABOUT TO CLOSE
The day before I left Fantastic Fest in Austin some friends asked me if I knew about the SFANTHOR! House of Wax. I was embarrassed to admit that I didn’t. It’s a castle-like structure with wax-museum replicas of great…
HOLLYWOOD SPEAKS FRENCH: UNDISCOVERED RADIO DISCS
The history of movies and radio repeatedly intertwine, as I discovered when I wrote my book The Great American Broadcast. At no time was this more apparent than the 1940s, when all of Hollywood worked together to support the…
ADIEU TO A JAZZ GIANT
I was heartbroken to learn about the death of harmonica virtuoso and all-around jazz great Jean “Toots” Thielemans several weeks ago at the age of 94. I knew he had been ill in recent years but somehow that doesn’t…
ANOTHER NIGHT OF DISNEY TREASURES ON TCM
If you’re a Disney fan, or fanatic, be sure to tune in to Turner Classic Movies on Thursday, when I’ll be hosting another evening of Treasures from the Disney Vault beginning at 8pm EST/5pm PST. As always, we’re offering…
