Michael Landon: The Career and Artistry of a Television Genius by David R. Greenland

by Erin Treat | May 28, 2015 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Film, TV & Theater

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: BearManor Media Formats: Hardcover, Paperback Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | Barnes & Noble[/alert] Michael Landon, of Bonanza and Little House on the Prairie fame, had one of his era’s most prolific and...

The Making of The Hitch-Hiker Illustrated by Mary Ann Anderson

by Site Owner | Apr 15, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Film, TV & Theater

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: BearManor Media Formats: Paperback, eBook, Kindle Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | iBooks[/alert] According to this book, The Hitch-Hiker is classified as among the best movies...

I Want It Now! A Memoir of Life on the Set of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

by Site Owner | Mar 27, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Film, TV & Theater

Veruca Salt Reveals All By Julie Dawn Cole BearManor Media, $21.95, 233 pages Julie Dawn Cole is known to most as the demanding and spoiled Veruca Salt, one of five children who find a Golden Ticket in a Wonka Bar and win a tour through a chocolate factory. Cole’s...

Bogie: The Final Chapter

by Site Owner | May 24, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Film, TV & Theater

    Bogie Fans Should Look Elsewhere By Eli Rill BearManor Media, $14.95, 45 pages In Bogie: The Final Chapter, acting coach Eli Rill shares his memories from the set of Humphrey Bogart’s last film. Unfortunately, Rill’s insights and anecdotes are hardly...

Letters From the Pacific: A World War II Romance as Told Through the Letters of Jane and Chuck Flynn

by Site Owner | Sep 21, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, History

Compiled by Kathy Flynn De Caxiola with Luz Caxiola Flynn and Mica Caxiola Flynn BearManor Media, $49.95, 692 pages A collection of letters is always interesting to read. You never know what you are going to find inside.  What nugget of information that might not have...