Five Fabulous Years

Five years ago tomorrow, and one month into a global pandemic, I launched the Starfire Lounge on April 19, 2020 as a tribute to my love of Michelle Pfeiffer’s Susie Diamond and the movie The Fabulous Baker Boys. Of course, this site was always meant to be more than just a place to sing Susie’s … Continue reading Five Fabulous Years →

The Greasy Double Cheeseburger of the Art World

Scottish artist Jack Vettriano died in March at age 73. Vettriano, whose paintings have been described as being “like a double cheeseburger in a greasy wrapper,” was insanely popular with the masses but thoroughly despised by the art world. Considered a terrible draftsman whose work lacked anything of substance to say about the world, he … Continue reading The Greasy Double Cheeseburger of the Art World →

Hot Shots of the Week: Daniela Melchior

Portuguese bombshell Daniela Melchior played Ratcatcher 2 in The Suicide Squad (2021). Along with Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Melchior was our favorite part of that Tim Gunn joint. Her performance was wonderfully weird and funny, yet also tender and heartfelt. Plus, she’s drop-dead gorgeous, so it’s understandable why a bunch of rats—or any sentient … Continue reading Hot Shots of the Week: Daniela Melchior →

Bombshells: Peggy Knudsen

Margaret Ann “Peggy” Knudsen (1923–1980) was a Minnesota girl who first ventured to Broadway and then across country for a Hollywood movie career. While she had small and bit parts in several big films, like A Stolen Life and The Big Sleep, Peggy largely carved out a career in B movies, where her midwestern beauty … Continue reading Bombshells: Peggy Knudsen →

Nicole ‘95

In which we remember Nicole Kidman’s white hot ascension in 1995. Nicole Kidman has been “Nicole Kidman” for so long now in the public consciousness that we’ve come to take her extraordinary commitment to screen acting for granted. A recent film of hers, Babygirl is a reminder of just how far she’ll go to commit … Continue reading Nicole ‘95 →

Michelle Monday

These cheekbones could cut glass! Yowza. Michelle and Maxwell Caulfield bringing the heat in these Grease 2 (1982) publicity shots. Feel the burn!

Hot Shots of the Week: Green with Envy

Looks like we went to the wrong Irish pub on St. Patrick’s Day. Our bartender was named Brian. He wasn’t exactly comparable to this absurdly hot eye candy in her lingerie serving up green beer like a champ. Dammit. We’ll need a lot of that shamrock brew to drown these sorrows.