Movie Stars: Dee, Sandra: America’s Sweetheart, Teenage Star (Gidget, Summer Place, Imitation of Life)

Sandra Dee was popular with young audiences: Thematically, most of her films were teen-oriented.

Movie Stars: West, Mae–Pre-Code and Beyond

Paramount was in bankruptcy, until Mae West, the new star, who was not young in age, gave powerful life out of the mire of the early Depression years with a serious of outre comedies..

Movie Genres: Adventure Films–Classic Hollywood Genre from Silent Era to Present

Classic Action-Adventure Films (in chronological order) Mask of Zero, The, 1920 Don Juan, 1926 The General, 1926 Wings, 1927 Treasure Island, 1927 Scarlet Pimpernel, 1934 Count of Monte Cristo, 1934 Tarzan and His Mate, 1935 Lives of a Bengal Lancer, The, 1935 Call of the Wild, The, 1935 Crusades, The, 1935 Last of the Mohicans, The, […]

Sexism in Hollywood: Emma Stone on Equal Pay

Oscar winner Emma Stone has revealed that her male co-stars have taken salary cuts in the past in order to achieve equal pay.

Movie Stars: Cruise, Tom–Diminshed Star in U.S., Bankable Overseas

Starring Tom Cruise still means something–but not in the U.S.