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Katharine Hepburn’s Costumes in The Philadelphia Story

Katharine Hepburn had a good start in Hollywood, moving from the stage to the big screen and getting rave reviews.

Oh, I love a good comfy horror / sci-fi movie. Nothing gruesome or truly frightening, just something really enjoyable and

I’d forgotten just how delightful Fred and Ginger movies are. It’s been probably 15 years at least since I last

I treated myself to a 1950s Hammer B-movie yesterday: X… the Unknown. It kills… but cannot be killed! It rises

Until recently ‘ghost singing’ in movies was the best kept secret in Hollywood. It might have been that the actor

A movie called The Gay Falcon today would be a very different movie from this! Far from being what you

Swedish-born Greta was christened Greta Lovisa Gustafsson. Garbo’s first job was as a soap-lather girl in a barbershop. She also

After last week’s disappointment watching Citizen Kane I was delighted to discover a real gem this week. Don’t be put

Am I the first person to ask what all the fuss is about Citizen Kane? It has been heralded as

Brooklyn-born Tierney was a leading actress in 1940s Hollywood. She started out her adult life as a socialite, before becoming

Wow, talk about a movie Epic! You think Harry Potter’s Deathly Hallows was a long movie? Try this one, it’s

Was Fred Astaire the greatest dancer on the silver screen? Personally I think he probably was, I grew up glued

Who comes to mind when you hear the name Dracula? Gary Oldman? Christopher Lee? Or is it in my opinion