Several months ago I began to get to know a lovely lady in London called Corinna Tomrley. I think it was through Twitter, but it might have been Facebook—who can say with this much…
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The Joan Collins Chronicles: Including Her Tutorial on How to Seat a Star
I have always been fascinated by Joan Collins. An actress, writer, OBE and diva nonpareil, Miss Collins was and always will be the very essence of a star. No matter the prevailing taste of…
On Peter Bogdanovich—Plus His List of the Top American Films of 1939
By 1973 Peter Bogdanovich was one of Hollywood’s true wonder boys. I have heard it expressed thusly—and I paraphrase: “taken as a group, Peter Bogdanovich’s first three major films, The Last Picture Show, Paper…
Stargayzing Quote of the Day: Marlene Dietrich
“I am at heart a gentleman”…
Frank Langella on Billie Burke
When I was a young boy I was obsessed with Billie Burke. If you think there is something odd about a six-year-old boy fantasizing about the image of a 55-year-old woman in a film…
When Special Effects Meant a Good Script and a Movie Star: Robert Redford in The Candidate (1972)
I just read a long article in Entertainment Weekly about the misfortune of the VFX industry which, despite the absolute prevalence (and to me, tyranny) of special effects-driven fare, would appear to be struggling…
Movie Quote of the Day: Night and the City (1950)
“Harry is an artist without an art.”…
The Truth Comes Out! The Sexual Secrets of the Golden Age of Hollywood’s “Gentleman Hustler” Revealed!
Though there has been much written about whether iconic stars of Hollywood’s Golden Era were gay or bisexual, confirming the veracity of these allegations was nearly impossible during the period that the studios’ all-powerful…
Eating With the Stars: Ida Lupino’s Plum Cake
“My agent had told me that he was going to make me the Janet Gaynor of England – I was going to play all the sweet roles. Whereupon, at the tender age of thirteen, I…
John Water’s 10 Favorite Overlooked Movies
One of my favorite books as a kid was the original Book of Lists (1977) which I frequently site as an influence on Stargazing (along with Rona Barrett’s Hollywood, the Merv Griffin Show, and…
Stargayzing Quote of the Day: Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson was not only one of the great character actors of the classical period of American film, but also a very erudite man who amassed a distinguished collection of impressionist paintings, which…
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