It was her trademark, her calling card and, in 1931, the name of a film for which she received third billing. Platinum Blonde had origi...

This review was part of the For the Love of Film: The Film Preservation Blogathon to benefit the Film Noir Foundation. One of the...

This review was part of the For the Love of Film: The Film Preservation Blogathon to benefit the Film Noir Foundation . San Francisco...

Huntington Park at the top of Nob Hill, San Francisco One day not too long ago my friend Dave and I went on an excursion into three San F...

 Marlene Dietrich is one of very few film stars whose career not only spanned 60+ years but who also enjoyed icon status for most ...

Edna and Hitch While doing research for a blog on Shadow of a Doubt last year I unearthed information about Edna May Wonacott Gree...

Stranger on the Third Floor So…I paid my 10 bucks to park in the lot adjacent to Sullivan’s Funeral Home on Market Street in San Franc...

Alfred Hitchcock once remarked that, “in the old days villains had moustaches and kicked the dog.”  He resisted such clichés , preferrin...

Three films of legendary star to be screened at Noir City 9 Her childhood has been called Dickensian and the rags-to-riches trajector...