Movies
The Gold at the End of FINIAN’S RAINBOW
What happens when someone finally finds the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? Finian McLonergan is about to find out. Little does Finian know, the owner of the pot of gold is […]
Fred Astaire
Movies
You Call That DANCING LADY?
Contributor Jacquie Allen is mystified over the Joan Crawford vehicle, Dancing Lady. Joan Crawford‘s vehicle Dancing Lady (1933), a romantic musical, is one of many early showcases for her talents as not only an actress, but […]
Movies
Stanley Donen’s ROYAL WEDDING Climbs the Walls
Nathanael Hood reveals the man behind the curtain, Stanley Donen, the Wizard of Royal Wedding Gene Kelly may have danced in the rain and Howard Keel on boards and barn-beams, but when Fred Astaire fell […]
Opinion
Night Clubbing Through Classic Hollywood
When Fred Astaire sang about ‘Puttin’ on the Ritz,’ he had one destination in mind: The Supper Club. Chances are, if you’re at all familiar with American cinema of the 1930s, you’ve seen these decadent […]
Opinion
A Little Night (Club) Music
Yes, I know it’s a symptom of my having been born in the wrong era, but there’s something about the red orange cigarette glow of a bohemian café in the 1950s that drives me wild. […]
Photographic Evidence
Never Won an Oscar: The Actors
With the Academy Awards ceremony coming up this Sunday, February 22, we decided to take a look at some of the best actors and actresses who never won an Oscar for their acting talents. In this gallery, […]