Colossal spectacles—with the traditional “cast of thousands”—get most publicity in the filmmaking department. But a strong, intimate drama like Paramount’s “Desire Under the Elms,” requiring a full staff of only about fifty people, demands as grueling work from each one of them. Preparation started two...
I love movies. If I didn’t, I’d be in some other business. Just the same, I dreaded going to the screening of “The James Dean Story.” I was invited to the first Hollywood showing, put on by the Screen Directors Guild. As you must know,...
Ah to be in Europe—now that Hollywood’s here! If the accent in “Exclusively Yours” is slightly Continental this month, it’s because after seeing “Around The World in Eighty Days,” “Boy on a Dolphin,” “Island in the Sun” and all the other recent films glorifying far-off...
I'll never forget my first meeting with Yul Brynner. He was a big star. I was a thirteen-year-old kid, and I was scared to death! But that was only the beginning . . . By Sal Mineo...
I’m partial to Joan Collins. As far as I’m concerned, she’s the best piece of lend-lease we’ve ever had from England. When Marlon Brando put on a tuxedo, it was the end of an era. And I wish those copy-cats in T-shirts would realize it....
There were two people who loved each other very much . . . or so they thought . . . until someone named Kelly came along . . . to teach them what love was all about....