Sean Connery & Alec Baldwin on the set of THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (1990)

Michael J. Fox & James Cagney in 1985.

The late great DAVID NIVEN is asked by Michael Parkinson in 1972 how he feels about so many of his Hollywood friends having passed on - cue a wonderful Noel Coward quote.

Behind the scenes on Billy Wilder’s stone cold classic for the ages SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)

Tony & Jack SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)

David Niven shares a joke with Gregory Peck and Stanley Baker on the set of ‘The Guns Of Navarone’ as he shows them his outfit for Royal Ascot in 1961.

Well, this is an absolute MUST. MARTY, LIFE IS SHORT (2026) Premieres May 12th on Netflix.

GORDON LIGHTFOOT — who left us 3yrs ago today — is one of my favourite Singer-Songwriters. As a kid he was played a lot in my house & I loved his music then. Over the years my love & appreciation for him has only increased.

Remembering the late, great AYRTON SENNA who left us 32yrs ago today, aged just 34.

80 Candles 🎂 today for JOANNA LUMLEY

‘The 9 Rules For All Roadrunner And Wile E. Coyote Interactions’ — a wonderful guide by animation director & creator CHUCK JONES for all the animators working on the Cartoon.

The robot - 'Gort' - was played by 7ft 7inch tall Lock Martin, who before being cast in the role worked as an usher at Grauman's Chinese Theater. THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)

Russell has a ciggie, Joaquin has a laugh — on the set of Ridley Scott’s multi-Oscar winning box office smash GLADIATOR (2000) which premiered in L.A. 26yrs ago today.

Ridley Scott and Ollie Reed on the set of GLADIATOR (2000) which premiered in L.A. 26yrs ago today. Ollie of course died filming ‘Gladiator’ after getting involved in a drinking competition with some British Sailors in a pub in the Maltese capital of Valetta.

VINCENT van GOGH’s “Orchard with Cypresses” sold for $117million at Christie’s in November 2022.

“Sun readers don’t care who runs the country as long as she’s got big tits.” YES, PRIME MINISTER (1987) #PaulEddington #NigelHawthorne #DerekFowlds

Star, Director, Co-Screenwriter. 26yrs old. Twenty Six! CITIZEN KANE (1941) ORSON WELLES’ masterpiece premiered in NYC 85yrs ago today.

26yr old ORSON WELLES on the set of CITIZEN KANE (1941) which premiered in New York 85yrs ago today.

26yr old ORSON WELLES (with a huge cup of coffee!) on the set of CITIZEN KANE (1941) which premiered in NYC 85yrs ago today.

26yr old ORSON WELLES on the set of CITIZEN KANE (1941) which premiered in New York 85yrs ago today.

The premiere of 26yr old ORSON WELLES’ feature Film debut as Actor, Director & Co-Screenwriter took place in New York 85yrs ago today. CITIZEN KANE (1941)

People used to queue to see a Movie.

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(a colorised photo of) 26yr old ORSON WELLES arriving at the New York premiere of 'Citizen Kane' (1941).

Audrey loved a spot of Golf, had daily lessons, played in between films often, and when very young even thought about taking herself professional.

Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh ‘working out’ at home in 1959.

BATMAN’s first appearance came in #27 of ‘Detective Comics’ — 87yrs ago today in 1939.

STEVEN SPIELBERG’s brilliant made-for-TV movie. DUEL (1971)

The JACKSON 5 adorn the cover of LIFE magazine — Brady Bunch style — and then have a promotional ‘bump-into’ with the actual Brady Bunch kids on the ABC lot in Hollywood in 1971.

Melanie Griffith shares the bed with her Mom’s pet Lion - ‘Neil’ - in 1971. Tippi Hedren later admitted it was “stupid beyond belief” to put her family at risk by allowing an animal with “no conscience or remorse genes” to roam free. Yup.

In 1971 Kent Twitchell painted a Steve McQueen monument in downtown L.A. (12th & Union). It stood as a landmark for nearly 30yrs before it was painted over in the 90s by the property’s then owners. On the 30th anniversary of McQueen’s death in 2010 Twitchell re-painted it.

BACK TO THE FUTURE II (1989)

TV icons aplenty here in this 1989 McDonald’s ad. How quickly can you name ‘em?

A billboard for BACK TO THE FUTURE Part II in Los Angeles counting down the hours to its release in 1989.

Pierre Cardin’s “Bubble Palace” on the Côte d’Azur - designed by Hungarian architect Antti Lovag - took 14yrs to construct between 1975 and 1989.

The late great ROBIN WILLIAMS having fun with the Denver Broncos cheerleading squad in front of 70,000 fans in 1979.

When Atomic Tests were a tourist attraction in 1950’s Las Vegas.

This is Christopher Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin’s 63yr old son. Charlie was 73 when Christopher was born.

The Jackson 5 - Malibu (1969)

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STEVEN SPIELBERG bought the ‘Rosebud’ sled for $55k in 1982 (well, 1 of the original 4 made for Citizen Kane) and donated it to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles where it’s on permanent display.

The late, great, crazy genius PETER SELLERS tells a Michael Caine story on The Late Late Show in 1970. Cue Caine & Co instantly and brilliantly brought to life…

A couple of hilarious gags from the late great BOB EINSTEIN told to one of his biggest fans - Jerry Seinfeld - on COMEDIANS IN CARS GETTING COFFEE (2017)

AGATHA CHRISTIE at her desk in 1950. The Guinness Book Of Records lists her as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.

The late great JAMES CAAN leaves it alllll on the table in this 1976 Playboy interview.

Helen Mirren and Liam Neeson back when they were dating in 1983.

Farrah Fawcett and Lee Majors jogging in Los Angeles in 1977

After movie studios declined, the money to make MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL (1975) was provided by among others Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, Jethro Tull, and Elton John.

DAYTONA BEACH — FLORIDA (1957) 📷 by J. Baylor Roberts

It’s 1964 and 20yr old GEORGE HARRISON George Harrison sits in a 1964 Plymouth Fury in South Florida. The Beatles were in Miami for the Ed Sullivan Show live from the Deauville Hotel and local police provided George some American cars to tool around in.