Hattie McDaniel

Her Royal Fierceness: Hattie McDaniel

Jun 10, 2016 The Retro Set 1

From Vivien Leigh to James Cagney to Paul Robeson, Hattie McDaniel out-shined every single person around her in every scene she played. THAT is the definition of a star. She was born 121 years ago […]

Blu-ray Review: THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS from Warner Archive

Apr 13, 2016 Nathanael Hood 0

The most tiresome parts of old school Hollywood musicals were always the threadbare narratives strung between the song-and-dance sequences. No matter how light and fluffy the shenanigans between Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, no matter […]