John Wayne’s Complicated Legacy

John Wayne dominated movie screens for half a century. He was a tough guy, a man’s man, an all-American…

Al Pacino Was Not the First Choice for Michael Corleone

Cary Grant’s LSD Obsession

Betsy Drake was a successful New York stage actress who moved to Los Angeles at the urging of boyfriend Cary…

The Making of Dr. Strangelove

In 1963, America was a nervous wreck. The country witnessed the Bay of Pigs fiasco, the start of the…

The Film That Killed John Wayne

In June 1954, a Hollywood cast and crew flew to Saint George, Utah to make the movie The Conqueror…

The Making of Singin’ In the Rain

In 1949, the writing team of Betty Comden and Adolph Green walked into the MGM offices of Arthur…

My Neighbor Frank Yablans

His favorite words were “schmuck” and “putz.” He walked to the mailbox shirtless in torn undies, without shame or…

Alfalfa Was Kind of a Prick

In 1921, producer Hal Roach created the Our Gang series of short films. Later renamed The Little Rascals…

Here’s To You, Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson won the 1968 Best Actor Oscar for his role as a mentally disabled man in the film Charly…

The Strange Life of Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre was an Austrian-American actor known for playing sinister foreigners. Born Laszlo Lowenstein…