If you're like me, sometimes you roam your living quarters picking up and putting down books that have accumulated in piles, all of which you intend to read -- someday. This happened when I discovered Loving Garbo by Hugo Vickers.

New York has always been known as a city where it's easy to become anonymous and unnoticed. But not when you're Garbo.

Hollywood is finally making an effort to give women and their stories the blockbuster treatment. In doing so, the film industry is hearkening back to what was once a strength of classic Hollywood: the blockbuster women's film.

I saw no mention of Robert Redford's birthday amongst all the pop dreck that seems to capture people's attention these days. I am going to attempt a tribute of sorts, as I can think of few people in the entertainment field more deserving.

Even though Entertainment Weekly named him the 16th-best film director of all time, if I mention the name Ernst Lubitsch to my own middle-aged contemporaries, I usually get a hazy look.

What sets artists apart from stars and competent actors is originality and authenticity. Patricia Neal had these and other rare qualities in spades.

If you have not experienced the German director Ernst Lubitsch's special "touch," well -- here's your chance.