Constance Bennett showed how lovely of an actress she was in both dramatic and comedic pictures. Again, it was great when TCM had her as Star of the month a couple of years ago to showcase many of her films, including Merrily We Live. The angles are the directors thoughts. The lighting is his philos...

At the 2014 TCM Festival, Foster Hirsch sat right next to me at a screening for " Meet Me in St. Louis" in the lavish Gruauman's Chinese Theatre. At first I didn't realize it was him until I look to my side and said, " Excuse me, are you Foster Hirsch?" He politely and quietley s...

Yes, After ninety-two days of shooting, Magnificent Obsession came to a negative total of $947,000 and Show Boat was completed at $1,275,000. It's interesting to note that between 1930-1932, Universal did not shoot a picture that exceeded over $500,000 dollars.

I do agree that "Uncle Carl" was a class act, since the days of Laemmle Film Service and defying against Edison's Motion Picture Patent Company. Eventually he started one of the most recognizable Studios, Universal. I think the most interesting element Uncle Carl implemented was he built t...

Lets not forget about her wonderful performance in Otto Preminger's Bonjour Tristesse. Even so, any movie she starred in that was shot in technicolor is a treat to every movie lover.



"The angles are the director's thoughts. The lighting is his philosophy"
- Douglas Sirk