On January 5, 1942, the Warner Brothers publicity office (in)famously planted an item with the press to the effect that young contract playe...

Today is Mary Pickford's birthday. One of the greatest stars of the silent era, and pound-for-pound the most powerful woman in Hollywoo...

My brother and I were somewhere in Ohio on the last leg of our drive from Seattle to Baltimore when my good friend Mister Muleboy texted me ...

"Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?"—Jack Kerouac Like Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady—or perhaps more ac...

The final four is set in the 2013 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tournament—three favorites and a longshot, any one of whom would make a wor...

Does anybody feel any pressing need for me to weigh in on one of the most important issues of the day? If so, here it is: I believe gays (a...

No, seriously, that's what he said, in the comments section of the previous post. To be sung, he said, as if by a barbershop quartet. ...

I'm a big fan of both Diana Rigg and Shirley Jones, but to be honest with you, I didn't know anybody else was and I fully expected D...

Four years to the day since I first began blogging as the Mythical Monkey. For what it's worth.

Round Three of the 2013 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tournament is complete and the Sweet Sixteen is set. The final results for the 1960...