Laurie's Classic Movies Blog

When the holidays come around, I can watch It's a Wonderful Life over and over again. Those of you who don't have the time or the inclination to watch the whole ... Read More

Classic director Martin Scorcese pays tribute to even more classic director Alfred Hitchcock in this fabulous short movie for Freixenet, the sparkling Spanish wine. My Spanish isn't anywhere ... Read More

So, researchers have discovered that men talk down to blonde women. Even just pictures of blonde women. Duh. We are the species that has produced everything from the classic movie Gentlemen ... Read More

They earned less per week than Toto the dog, but without the Munchkins The Wizard of Oz just wouldn't have been so magical. And finally, they've received their star ... Read More

The striking writers of Hollywood have graciously agreed to lay down their picket signs for one night outside a theater on the Paramount Pictures lot, to allow Dame Elizabeth Taylor ... Read More

I'm enough of a techno-dinosaur that I always have trouble downloading movies, even on my brand-new laptop. Nevertheless, I'm going to try this offer from Amazon, because there are ... Read More

The man who brought us Jaws, E.T., Close Encounters of the Third Kind and all three Indiana Jones movies (soon to be four) is set to receive the Golden ... Read More

Hugh Grant's investment in the legendary Liz Taylor has paid off handsomely. The actor bought Andy Warhol's "Liz" lithograph a few years ago for $3.5 million. In a November auction ... Read More

Pretty Laraine Day, a hard-working actress who appeared in dozens of films but never made the leap to super-stardom, has passed away at age 87. Perhaps best known as Dr. Kildare's ... Read More

Her four Best Actress Oscars, that red sweater she used to wear draped around her shoulders, that fuzzy halo of ungoverned hair. All on display at the National Portrait Gallery ... Read More

On the whole, I find morphing faces to be a bit creepy, especially when some of the morph subjects are dead and can't defend themselves. Neverthless, these morphs of ... Read More

I love this. According to the "Lost City" blog, the wine cellar at New York's famed "21" club has several bottles set aside for departed stars and other celebrities -- including ... Read More

Not only does she own diamonds big enough to choke a horse, but a force no less than the United States Supreme Court has made sure that Liz gets to ... Read More

Katharine Hepburn is of course known for her brilliant screen career. But the actress had a stage career as well, and a new collection of papers donated by her ... Read More

Personally, I'd rather make a bunch of money while I'm still alive, but apparently there are some classic movie stars -- and other celebrities - who are still making megabucks ... Read More