Marlene Dietrich with Rouben Mamoulian at a Halloween party at the Trocadero in 1934

Received the formal invitation now, so I’m delighted to share the wonderful news that I’ll be part of the Collegium of Le Giornate del Cinema Muto in Pordenone this October! I’m looking forward to it

Still blown away, thankful, and frazzled about introducing Gregory La Cava’s Unfinished Business (1941) for the BFI Film on Film Festival. Also love that they went with my suggestion for using that contemporary slightly gossipy TIME review for the screening note handouts, so the handout ends on this

Wonderful new addition to my collection: Gregory La Cava interviewed by Quentin Reynolds for Collier's, March 26, 1938

John Bright nearly physically fighting for Joan Blondell is very understandable. We all ❤️ Blondell

Bebe Daniels in her memoir on working with Cecil B. DeMille

Bebe Daniels photographed by Karl Struss for Male and Female (1919)