Ally Sheedy was an original “brat-packer” and starred in the wildly influential and successful mid-1980s films, “The Breakfast Club,” “St. Elmo’s Fire” and “War Games.” By 1989, her career had taken a nosedive. She…
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Gloria Swanson Recalls the First Screening of Sunset Blvd. (1950)
In Gloria Swanson’s most engaging autobiography Swanson on Swanson (1980), she describes—in typically grand Swanson style—the industry response to the first big screening of Billy Wilder’s Sunset Blvd. In this case, judging by the…
Cinematographer Jack Cardiff on Marilyn Monroe
I absolutely adore Marilyn Monroe, but I don’t write about her much because with so much out there, I honestly feel I have very little to add to the conversation. I do, however, love…
Alec Baldwin on Marlene Dietrich
Of all the TCM guest programmers who have sat down with Robert Osborne, Alec Baldwin stands out as—to use one of the network’s favorite words—the most essential. His fascinating insights are uniquely informed by his own…
Quote of the Day: Julianne Moore on Women’s Movies
“There’s always a female audience. But we will only go if they make movies for us because we’re just too busy. It makes me crazy when people ask why women don’t go to the…
Stargayzing Top 20 Posts of 2014
2014 was a very good year for Stargayzing, both in terms of growing its readership—it doubled—but also (I hope), in terms of the quality of its writing. In addition to regular pop culture commentary here, I also…
Tilda Swinton’s 8 Favorite Unsung Movies, Courtesy of Entertainment Weekly
In March 2014, Tilda Swinton, who won the 2007 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her stunning performance in Michael Clayton, shared 8 of her favorite underrated films with Entertainment Weekly. The resulting list provided…
Quote of the Day: Sophia Loren
“Every time I have wanted something badly, I have had to wait. But eventually it came. I’ve been lucky of course, but I worked hard to change from an ignorant unattractive peasant into a…
Gay Icon Quentin Crisp on Mae West
From How to Go to the Movies, by Quentin Crisp Miss West was a conspicuously round woman in a very square industry. Nevertheless, at the start of the 1930s, she took to Hollywood like…
The Top-20 Films of the Summer of 2014: No, it’s Not You—the Movies Really Did Suck
The summer of 2014 may be remembered as a tipping point, the moment Hollywood studios turned their backs for good on people who actually care about film. This summer, the studios bombarded us with a deadening…
Robin Williams’ Star on Hollywood Boulevard: August 19, 2014
You may also enjoy: 10 Forgotten Stars of The Hollywood Walk of Fame 10 Forgotten Stars of The Hollywood Walk of Fame, Volume Two Notes From the West Coast: Can Anyone Identify the Actors…
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