Tomorrow’s Birthday Girl is today’s Monday Motivation. And, oh, what motivation she provides! We could solve all the world’s problems with those pulchritudinous pins in our corner. Yowza. Happy almost-birthday, Michelle.
Michelle Monday
Tag: movies
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
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!
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
