My 37th and latest book is now available. Here is the amazon link:. #Amazon via @Amazon.

BOOK REVIEW.My review of a new book on Bonita Granville .

Oliver Hardy died on this date - August 7, 1957. He is the co-subject of my latest book. Nobody has made me laugh more, given me as much pure joy, as dear old Ollie. Continued RIP

RT @StephenKing: Yeah. Me.

RT @katiel_carter: Alex Ross Perry’s sprawling essay chronicling the history of the video store through its portrayal in movies, VIDEOHEAVE….

FELLOW FILM HISTORY FRIENDS.I plan my projects far in advance. I am about to start a book on Humphrey Bogart's films, then the Hopalong Cassidy series, and then Barbara Stanwyck (contracts already signed). After that I want to do a film-by-film study on Sidney Poitier. Thoughts?

SAD FAREWELL - Loni Anderson.Best known for WKRP in CINCINATTI, she also appeared in several features. I am currently co-writing a book on Burt Reynolds so I have been connecting with some of her work tangentially. This is such sad news. RIP.

FIRST TIME MOVIES IN JULY.Finally got around to: Strange Brew, 9 to5 .No big deal: Superman.Good docs: My Mom Jayne, Pee Wee as Himself.Best this month: Crazy Ray, Colorado Territory.Terrible: Legend of Billie Jean, Happy Gilmore 2

Saw this on PBS before I knew anyone in the cast. It really resonated w/me - Boomers turning 30 and dealing with the cultural changes of the 80s that they had trouble understanding. Just watched it again for the first time in over 40 years. via @YouTube.

This is just my opinion, but I say the new "enhancements" are ruining the film's cinematic aesthetic every bit as much as colorization, adding voices to silent movies, or turning original 2-D movies into 3-D.

FOR MY NEW FOLLOWERS .I picked up several because I had a couple of popular posts. No politics here, just fun stuff (this is your "safe space" 😆). Old movies, old TV shows, old songs, drawings, bad jokes. Glad to have you here. Sending love to all.

Fellow movie buffs: Daffy is one of us. 😉

RIP Ryne Sandberg. You commanded second base for years.

Pardon me, but I saw this pic of Alfred Hitchcock driving a go-cart on FB and had to bring it here and show all of you. You're welcome. 😆😆😆

And suddenly the world is less smart, less insighful, and less funny. RIP Tom Lehrer

Oh yes she certainly was.

Definitely 4. Jerry Lewis was a friend for the last 25 yrs of his life, so i know how enjoyable he was in conversation. I can only imagine how amusing it would be to converse with Lucy and Jack Lemmon. And I could witness Marilyn's too-little-discussed intelligence and insight.

I liked the first Happy Gilmore, I like Adam Sandler, and I don't think they make enough fun, purely entertaining comedies these days. So, I am the perfect audience for Happy Gilmore 2. It is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. No disrespect to any who liked it, of course.

A real classic, singer Cleo Laine, has died at age 97. RIP.

Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis teamed up this day in 1946, and broke up the same day in 1956 - exactly 10 yrs. Their popularity was huge - rock stars before those existed. When they broke up, each was able to explore other areas. But for those 10 years they were uniquely hilarious.

I have some for 60+ years.