Aug 19, 2013 | Hollywood Chronicles
Natalie Wood was an American film and television actress best known for her screen roles in Miracle on 34th Street, Splendor in the Grass, Rebel Without a Cause, and West Side. More than 50 years ago, on October 18, 1961, Natalie Wood premiered one of her...
Jul 24, 2013 | Hollywood Chronicles
Elvis Aaron Presley was an American singer, musician and actor. One of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as “The King of Rock and Roll”, or simply, “The King”. Simply a man of many talents that...
Jul 3, 2013 | Hollywood Chronicles
AN AMERICAN LEGEND LOST TOO SOON…. This Indiana boy lived only 24 years, but his legend as an American icon continues to thrive. He started in show biz in a Pepsi commercial, standing around a jukebox with a group of teens singing “Pepsi-Cola hits...
Jun 6, 2013 | Hollywood Chronicles
Brando originally drifted into acting after being expelled from military school and was perhaps never fully committed to it as an art form. But his name runs through the second half of 20th century American culture like it was a stick of rock. Marlon...
Jun 6, 2013 | Hollywood Chronicles
There are two types of movie fans: Those who have been freaked out by the 1983 cult classic “Videodrome,” and those who have never heard of it. The movie, starring James Woods and Debbie Harry, is about a cable TV executive who becomes addicted to a secret...
May 28, 2013 | Hollywood Chronicles
The first real studio, Nestor Film Company, soon followed from New Jersey, cranking out three pictures a week – one ‘western,’ one ‘eastern,’ and one comedy – for a grand total of $1,200. By 1912, word of Hollywood’s ideal film-shooting climate and landscape...
