Jeanne Moreau photographed for François Truffaut's THE BRIDE WORE BLACK (1968).

I was texting friends about how impressive so many of the scenes in Ben-Hur and Charade were. Put on The Maltese Falcon for some razzle dazzle at the end as well.

Now Watching Killer McCoy (1947)

Annette Funicello Friday: In 1989, Annette and Ozzy Osbourne participated in a photoshoot with Pamela Des Barres for in a new magazine called "Twist Magazine," which was never launched. In the group photo, Ozzy poses with his son, Jack, and Annette with her son, Jason.

Thank you to Farran Nehme for this laugh yesterday 😅

Now Watching The Wonderful Country (1959)

Mine is when my family saw PRINCESS DIARIES (2001) in theaters. At the end of the movie, when the man begins singing "Genovia," my parents, sisters and I were the only people who laughed. Whatever, that part is hilarious 😂

I got to watch Virginia Grey’s full interview footage when I was researching my forthcoming bio. Besides the weeks I spent digging thru her archival papers, it provided me with incredible insight into her life, career, and personality. The TCM Archive team does invaluable work!

Revisiting Lady by Choice (1934)

Now Watching Nine Girls (1944)

This was a blast - a fun mystery with humor thrown in. The print available is unfortunately not the best, but I'm still glad I was able to see it!

Now Watching For Heaven's Sake (1926)

Revisiting To Please a Lady (1951) Directed by my favorite, Clarence Brown

Revisiting The Unguarded Hour (1936)

Now Watching Hideaway (1937)

Now Watching My Girl Tisa (1948) First film of Sam Wanamaker, who I'm frankly not familiar with.

Musical Monday: Hawaiian Buckaroo (1938) cometoverhollywood.com/2025/07/28/mus…

Honored and excited to say that I recently had the privilege to speak with Thomas Hobbs for BBC Culture about composer Bernard Herrmann! Thomas wrote this great article on Herrmann’s life and career with a focus on his work for PSYCHO. Here’s the link: bbc.com/culture/articl…

John Hodiak and Lana Turner study their scripts during the filming of Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944)

This week's Musical Monday has an off-beat approach, as singing cowboy Smith Ballew travels to Hawaii with the goal of working in the pineapple business. Ballew is becoming a fast favorite of mine when it comes to western musicals. Full review here: cometoverhollywood.com/2025/07/28/mus…