Oscar Nominees
And now, the nominees! Oscars tomorrow. This is most definitely not a prediction, because I don’t want to attempt to judge current tastes. I do however, offer my opinions, as always. Best […]
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Golden Globes Predict the Oscars?
According to the Hollywood Reporter (the trade publication of Leonard Maltin and Robert Osbourne), the Golden Globes get a D- in fortune telling. In the past twenty years, the Golden […]
“Miss Loy, I presume?”
Manhattan Melodrama and the Second Greatest Hollywood Love Story Myrna Loy was born Myrna Williams in Montana, moving to California with her mother as a child. She dreamed of becoming […]
Directors Named George: Stevens and Cukor
George Cukor and George Stevens are probably the most modest directors of the studio era: an era not known for modesty or restraint. At that time big, pushy producers and […]
Actors Named Montgomery Clift
Surprisingly, there was more than one. Well, not exactly. But there were several classic movie actors with either Montgomery or Clift in their names… Clifton Webb Most notable role: Waldo […]
