Bombshells: Joey Heatherton

Pneumatic sex symbol Joey Heatherton shows us what “NSFW” really means. Long Island born Davenie Johanna "Joey" Heatherton is a singer, dancer, actress and, above all else, a true sex symbol. Her IMDb bio refers to the bodacious babe as “pneumatic” and that ain’t lying. Heatherton’s film and music careers never quite reached the dizzying … Continue reading Bombshells: Joey Heatherton →

Bad Girls We Love: Angela from Night of the Demons

Say hello to Angela, the goth demon of your dreams. Angela Franklin was a model student, but by senior year she’d gone full goth. Known as the school witch, Angela loved dressing in all black, throwing crazy-ass parties, stealing from the local convenient store, being snarky and mouthy, and dabbling in Black Magic —not necessarily … Continue reading Bad Girls We Love: Angela from Night of the Demons →

Bad Girls (We Love) in the Movies

I recently stumbled on this awesome image for the 1986 clip flick Bad Girls in the Movies. According to IMDb, it’s “a compilation tape with scenes from and trailers for films with female juvenile delinquent and/or criminal themes.” In other words, where can I get a copy? Well, VHS Collector notes that it was released … Continue reading Bad Girls (We Love) in the Movies →

Happy Birthday, Michelle!

Rejoice! It’s Michelle Pfeiffer’s birthday again! She’s the reason this blog exists, the inspiration for much of my writing on film for all these years. Today, I’m celebrating La Pfeiffer’s latest trip around the sun with a handful of vintage, and astonishingly gorgeous, black and white photos. Has anyone ever looked as effortlessly photogenic as … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Michelle! →

Pfive Alarm Baby Pfeiffer Pfire

In which Baby Pfeiffer plays sexy, dumb, and drunk. One of Michelle Pfeiffer’s earliest roles was in the ridiculous 1981 telefilm Callie & Son. My friend Nathaniel summed it up best years ago at his blog The Film Experience, when he wrote: Summing up the plot of Callie & Son is a herculean task and you probably … Continue reading Pfive Alarm Baby Pfeiffer Pfire →

Hot Shots of the Week: Michelle Pfeiffer, Esquire

These beautiful photos from Guy Webster of ascending star Michelle Pfeiffer are from the April 1986 issue of Esquire. The shots of a casually dressed, tousle-haired Michele capture the future three-time Oscar nominee just before her career kicked into overdrive, thanks to her first Academy Award nomination, for her stunning work in Dangerous Liaisons (1988). … Continue reading Hot Shots of the Week: Michelle Pfeiffer, Esquire →