By the late 1940s, Swedish-born Ingrid Bergman had become one of Hollywood's biggest and most beloved stars. Brought to the United Stat...

In the fall of 1936, Tallulah Bankhead began to prepare herself for landing the role of Scarlett O'Hara in David O. Selznick's prod...

This summer I saw My Fair Lady  (1964) on the big screen for the first time which was an absolute joy. Rewatching the film, however, I stil...

In 1922, following the public outcry against immorality in Hollywood films and the scandals involving some of Hollywood's biggest star...

In 1940, Laird Cregar portrayed Oscar Wilde on the stage to great acclaim, attracting the attention of 20th Century-Fox who sig...

Edmund Goulding's successful weepie  Dark Victory  is one of the many great films from 1939 celebrating its 80th anniversary this year....

Letters from Hollywood: Inside the Private World of Classic American Moviemaking is a gem of a book. Compiled and edited by author/produc...

When filming on location, weather conditions are not always favourable. Anthony Mann's  El Cid (1961)   --  an epic film about the Span...

Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon couldn't stand each other while making William Wyler's  Wuthering Heights  (1939). Although they ...