
In today’s guest post, Jessica Pickens remembers the classic Torchy Blane dramas, explains how the character served as the inspiration for Lois Lane, and examines the enduring legacy of the films.
Read more →In today’s guest post, Jessica Pickens remembers the classic Torchy Blane dramas, explains how the character served as the inspiration for Lois Lane, and examines the enduring legacy of the films.
Read more →Do you remember the Disney musical “Summer Magic?” Guest blogger Jessica Pickens does, and in this post she offers up her thoughts on the movie. Will you find it to be as, well, magical as she does? Read on to find out!
Read more →Kick off your week with this look back at a forgotten musical classic starring Paulette Goddard, Fred Astaire and Artie Shaw.
Read more →In his too-brief life, Wayne Morris was both a respected actor and a World War II flying ace. Today’s guest post by Jessica Pickens presents a fond remembrance of Morris.
Read more →Guest blogger Jessica Pickens presents her views on the World War II drama, So Proudly We Hail (1943) starring Claudette Colbert, Veronica Lake and Paulette Goddard. There’s drama in today’s guest post.
Read more →A look at Harry Carey, Jr., who appeared in over 90 films and is known for his work with Director John Ford, including the films Rio Grande (1950) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949). He also appeared in Bonanza and Gunsmoke.
Read more →In today’s guest post,, Jessica Pickens tells about her first celebrity crush… the one and only Davy Jones from TV’s The Monkees.
Read more →Can Margaret O’Brien ruin Christmas? A look at the spectacular brattiness of O’Brien in the Christmas films Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) & Tenth Avenue Angel (1948). Guest Blogger Jessica Pickens gives us a play by play.
Read more →State Fair 1945 film classic Brief plot: The Frake family travels to the annual Iowa State Fair, entering their mincemeat, pickles, and prize hog Blue Boy into contests. The two children find romance at the fair, but it is uncertain if it will continue…
Read more →St. Nick a meanie? Guest blogger Jessica Pickens explores Santa Claus as he’s seen in the movie Miracle on 34th Street (1947) and in TV’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964).
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