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.…
MYSTERY MEN AND WOMEN ON SCREEN
As a lifelong collector of movie stills I’ve accumulated a number of shots I can’t identify. Friends have helped me pinpoint actors’ faces and I’ve made good use of the production code guidebook published by the folks at LAMP…
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…
HOW TO SEE GOOD MOVIES RIGHT NOW!
Good movies are too scarce to be ignored or tossed aside; that’s why I’m making a pitch for some recent favorites like The Meddler with Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne and J.K. Simmons, which is now available for home viewing.…
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…
MAGIC IN THE AIR AT TELLURIDE
There is something about the atmosphere at the Telluride Film Festival that can only be described as magical. It may have something to do with the beauty of the Rocky Mountains, the thinness of the air, the eclectic gathering…
