Hot Shots of the Week: A Ray of Sunshine

Kicking off Michelle Pfeiffer’s birthday week with some Sunshine—and legs for days. We’ve shared this publicity shot before and we’ll share it again, because it’s as hot as Death Valley National Park in mid-July. It’s a truly jaw-dropping display of a body that simply won’t quit, and not only won’t it quit, it won’t let … Continue reading Hot Shots of the Week: A Ray of Sunshine →

Michelle Monday

Catwoman debuted in Batman #1, which went on sale April 25, 1940. That means our favorite feline fatale turns 85 this week. Amazingly, she still doesn’t look a day over 30 because, kids, comics! “I am Catwoman…hear me roar.” I love almost every incarnation of Selina Kyle as Catwoman, from comics to screen, over those … Continue reading Michelle Monday →

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 →

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!

RIP Val Kilmer

Just a couple of kids about to take the cinematic world by storm. First, though, they costarred in a memorable ABC Afterschool Special episode in 1985 about the dangers of driving drunk. Watching the episode “One Too Many” now is a treat, as Michelle Pfeiffer’s and Val Kilmer’s magnetic screen presences are already a wonder … Continue reading RIP Val Kilmer →

Michelle Monday

For more than thirty years now I’ve been completely obsessed with Michelle Pfeiffer’s hair and makeup in her post-transformation scenes as Selina Kyle in Batman Returns. I mean, what’s not to obsess over?? Frankly, I’d be concerned if I wasn’t obsessed. Excellent work by the film’s hair and makeup team, including Ronnie Specter, who’s done … Continue reading Michelle Monday →

Michelle Monday

Today, we’re flashing back to Michelle Pfeiffer at the Los Angeles premiere of Stardust, July 29, 2007. She was forty-nine years young at the time. Has a human being ever looked more perfect than Michelle does here? No, it’s not possible. Just see for yourself and tell me I’m wrong. Simply irresistible. The woman never fails … Continue reading Michelle Monday →